Entertainment News (02/02/24)
Free admission to Yuchengco Museum
VISITORS can enter the Yuchengco Museum for free until Feb. 2. On view are works by National Artist Fernando Amorsolo,...
It takes two to tango in Samira
IN THE hands of Josh Boutwood (the man behind Helm, The Test Kitchen, Savage, and Ember) and Chele Gonzalez (his Gallery by Chele is...
Cognac at $4,000 bumps up against luxury shoppers’ new limits
INTERNATIONAL distillers have for years been concocting niche formulations to justify charging drinkers ever higher prices. Diageo Plc’s Japanese-inspired limited edition of Johnnie Walker...
A taste of Japan at Glorietta’s roof deck
HALF of what used to be Glorietta 3’s mostly empty roof deck has been transformed into Japantown, bringing a mix of known and new...
Lunar New Year celebrations around the metro
THE city’s hotels are gearing up to celebrate Lunar New Year, with treats from lucky trees and cakes to auspicious room rates.
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Universal Music to not renew licensing agreement with TikTok
UNIVERSAL Music Group (UMG) will cease licensing content to TikTok and TikTok Music services, as the music label said on Tuesday that its agreement...
X lifts ban on Taylor Swift searches after spread of fake explicit images
SOCIAL-MEDIA company X lifted the ban on searches for Taylor Swift Monday evening, after blocking users from searching for her following the spread of...
Sotheby’s defeats Russian oligarch in art fraud case
NEW YORK — A federal jury on Tuesday ruled in favor of Sotheby’s at a trial in which the Russian billionaire oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev...
Chita Rivera, West Side Story Broadway star, 91
NEW YORK — Chita Rivera, the musical theater legend and multiple Tony winner who created the role of Puerto Rican firebrand Anita on Broadway...
Alec Baldwin to be arraigned this week for Rust movie-set shooting
ACTOR Alec Baldwin will be arraigned on Thursday in New Mexico after he was charged again with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal 2021 shooting...
MTRCB bans Private Convos with Doc Rica
A television program featuring a sex therapist who discusses various issues of an intimate nature has been banned by the Movie and Television Review...
Art gets eco-conscious
AS IMAHICA Art Gallery mounts its first exhibition of the year, it spotlights efforts to combine artistic innovation and environmental consciousness.
The gallery’s latest exhibit,...