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PARIS — British graffiti artist Banksy, known for his politically charged sketches on walls from London to New York to Gaza City, has descended on Paris, painting a series of murals that are sparking debate among residents and tourists.

THE PHILIPPINES has lost two formidable women in the passing of historian and journalist Carmen Guerrero Nakpil, 96, and art critic Dr. Alice V. Guillermo, 80.

BREATHE in. Breathe out. If you don’t, you’ll run out of stamina trying to keep up with Lungs, a rapid-fire 90-minute play about lovers M (Jake Cuenca) and W (Sab Jose) who are both striving to be conscientious members of society while figuring out their personal lives, as in, planning to conceive a child.

IN THE days before television and video games, children played outdoors — patintero, tagu-taguan (hide and seek), and tumbang preso. Those who preferred to stay indoors, could spend time with a game of jackstones, sungka, and joining clapping games with siblings or neighbors.

IN celebration of the 70^th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Cultural Center of the Philippines presents AHRT!: Artists for Human Rights on Dec. 8, 3-10 p.m., starting with the artist talk The Memory Project 01: The Thirteen Artists in a Time of Dictatorship from 3-6 p.m., Bulwagang Juan, with Jaime de Guzman, Danilo Dalena, Brenda Fajardo, Cian Dayrit, Carlo Gabuco, Eisa Jocson, Archie Oclos, and moderated by Karen Ocampo Flores.

AT 2 p.m., artist Gerry Baguio sits alone in his studio surrounded by pieces of cogon paper. To kickstart his creativity, he sets his iPod on the speakers and plays the album In a Silent Way (1969) by Miles Davis. At 4 p.m., he takes a break. And at 7 p.m., he resumes working.

JUST A few months ago, Vice News published a story with a provocative headline: “The Coolest Place to Get a Drink in Midtown Manhattan Is the New Taco Bell.”

AMERICAN singer-songwriter Taylor Swift may be more popular in China than the US, going by the first-week sales of her latest music.

THE GALLERY will open two exhibits on Jan. 11 (they will run until Feb. 4) — Kristoffer Ardeña’s Geopoemas: Bacolod at the Main Gallery, and Czar Kristoff’s A Series of Suspended Readings No. 2 at Gallery 2.

Think about our world during the enhanced community quarantine without the arts – no movies, no music, no online museums and galleries, no dancing, no designers making apps like TikTok or Houseparty, no free online concerts, no online art classes, no food shows, no YouTube, no theater plays and musicals available.