Paramount sues Warner Bros. for Netflix deal details, plans proxy fight

PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE on Monday sued Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) for more information on a rival $82.7-billion deal with Netflix, escalating a battle to take...

Top Australian writers’ festival canceled after Palestinian author barred

SYDNEY — One of Australia’s top writers’ festivals was canceled on Tuesday, after 180 authors boycotted the event and its director resigned saying she could...

(P)oppas

FOR a large part of the recent past, Caucasian men have mostly occupied the space reserved for sexual fantasies (think The Chippendales and Magic Mike). Judging by The Man Alive Choice show late last December at the City of Dreams Manila, perhaps that sentiment is changing.

One Battle, Hamnet claim top movie trophies at Hollywood’s Golden Globes

BEVERLY HILLS, California — Dark comedy One Battle After Another and Hamnet, a story about William Shakespeare’s grief over the death of his son, claimed the top prizes on Sunday at the Golden Globes, one of the first major ceremonies in Hollywood’s annual awards season.

Entertainment News (01/13/26)

FILIPINO indie rock band We Are Imaginary has released their self-titled third album on digital music platforms worldwide via indie label floppydisks.

A Minute With: Hijack star Idris Elba on hostage thriller return

LONDON — Actor Idris Elba faces another crisis in season two of thriller series Hijack, when passengers on a Berlin underground train are taken...

Erich von Däniken, Swiss author who popularized ancient alien theories, 90

ZURICH — Best-selling Swiss author Erich von Däniken, who built a lucrative career on his argument, rubbished by scientists and archaeologists, that humanity owes...

Lost glamor

AUTHOR Carmen Guerrero Nakpil was supposed to have been the one who coined the phrase “300 years in a convent and 50 years in...

Saks woes cloud cashmere king Cucinelli’s department store bet

MILAN — Italian luxury brand Brunello Cucinelli, known for its $3,000 cashmere sweaters, bet big on department stores, a strategy now in the spotlight...

Style (01/12/26)

HOW did clothing become a tool of power and resistance in colonial Philippines?

Bob Weir, Grateful Dead co-founder and rhythm guitarist, 78

VETERAN rock musician Bob Weir, the Grateful Dead’s rhythm guitarist who helped guide the legendary jam band through decades of change and success, has...

Musk’s X sues music publishers over alleged licensing conspiracy

WASHINGTON — Elon Musk’s X Corp. sued 18 major music publishers and a leading US music industry trade association on Friday, alleging they conspired...
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