Spain’s Princess Leonor swears allegiance to divided nation on her 18th birthday
PRINCESS LEONOR, the heir to Spain’s throne, formally stepped into the spotlight by swearing allegiance to the constitution on her 18th birthday on Tuesday,...
Opera goes underground in Ukraine’s Kharkiv to avoid Russian missiles
OPERA singers in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv hope to return to the stage more than 20 months into Russia’s war by performing...
A case for Chilean pork
WHILE Chile is known for its fruit and wine exports, livestock sounds more like the playground of its neighbor, Argentina. However, on Oct. 13,...
Phenomenal finds at California wine tour
THE CALIFORNIA Wine Institute Vintner’s Tour for 2023 went around Asia last month, rolling from Shanghai, Taipei, and Hongkong, before making a final stop...
US military bulk buys Japanese seafood to counter China ban
THE UNITED STATES (US) has started bulk buying Japanese seafood to supply its military there in response to China’s ban on such products imposed...
Drop that hotdog if you value your health
THE HEALTH case against regularly eating red meat keeps getting stronger. At what point is the data convincing enough for Americans to change their...
Carlsberg CEO: Russia has ‘stolen our business’
COPENHAGEN - Carlsberg has cut all ties with its Russian business and refuses to enter a deal with Russia's government that would make its seizure of...
Hamilton: A masterclass in theater production
WHY ANYONE from this part of the world would care about an obscure American Founding Father makes no sense until one troops to the theater to watch Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton. And then clarity sets in.
The woman as divine
THE IDEA of a universal woman has always inspired Fil Delacruz, a stalwart of the Filipino art scene known both as a painter and a printmaker.
Playing with light and color
THE TEXTURE of copper, and how light can bounce off of it and draw out luminous colors, is visual artist Katrina Cuenca’s latest fascination.
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Arts & Culture (11/01/23)
Nayong Pilipino convenes cultural education research summit
THE NAYONG Pilipino Foundation (NPF) convened its 3rd Research Summit on Cultural Education from Oct. 25 to 27....
Child padlocked in Polish grave reflects ancient supernatural beliefs
ARCHAEOLOGISTS in Poland have uncovered the remains of a 17th-century child padlocked to his grave to stop him rising from the dead, a discovery...