Labubu-maker Pop Mart diversifies into jewelry with new concept store
SHANGHAI — “Blind box” toymaker Pop Mart, which has seen frenzied sales worldwide for products related to its ugly-cute Labubu character, opened its first...
Bagets the Musical to open auditions in July
THE HIT 1984 coming-of-age comedy film Bagets will be revived through a stage adaptation, Bagets the Musical. Open auditions for the show will begin...
Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson, 82
BEACH BOYS cofounder Brian Wilson, who created some of rock’s most enduring songs such as “Good Vibrations” and “God Only Knows” in a career...
Stuff to Do (06/13/25)
FUNDLIFE, a Tacloban-based non-profit organization committed to protecting and empowering marginalized children, is launching “Move for Play: Infinity Run,” the Philippines’ first-ever 116-km split-stage community run, taking place from June 14 to 15.
Trump met with cheers, boos at Kennedy Center as he attends Les Miserables
US PRESIDENT Donald J. Trump was greeted with a high-volume mix of boos and cheers on Wednesday as he took his seat for his...
Disney, Universal sue image creator Midjourney for copyright infringement
WALT DISNEY and Comcast’s Universal filed a copyright lawsuit against Midjourney on Wednesday, calling its popular artificial intelligence (AI)-powered image generator a “bottomless pit...
Celebrating independence with that most celebratory dish: Lechon
AS THE COUNTRY celebrates Independence Day today, a spread at The Grand Hyatt’s The Grand Kitchen with the “Lechon Diva” Dedet dela Fuente can...
Ginebra San Miguel is now in 12 countries
GINEBRA SAN MIGUEL, the gin in the dimpled bottle that you can find in virtually any store in the Philippines, can now be found...
Does a michelada without beer still taste as sweet?
I FIND MYSELF unhappily on trend. Young people everywhere are increasingly “on the wagon” — to use the American idiom for sobriety from the 1920s, when the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution banned the production and sale of alcohol.
Dining In/Out (06/12/25)
The Pen’s The Bar goes Japanese
SATOMI MIZUGISHI, formerly of Jigger & Pony (No. 5 in Asia’s 50 Best Bars list), is taking over The...
BTS members Jimin and Jungkook discharged from South Korean military
YEONCHEON, South Korea — K-pop group BTS’ members Jimin and Jungkook were discharged from the South Korean military on Wednesday, the fifth and sixth...
Labubu human-sized figure sells for over $150,000 at Beijing auction
BEIJING/SHANGHAI — A Beijing auction house sold a human-sized Labubu figure for 1.08 million yuan ($150,275.51) on Tuesday, setting a new record for the...