Entertainment News (09/15/23)
Murder mystery A Haunting in Venice now showing
THE LATEST movie adaptation starring Agatha Christie’s world-famous detective Hercule Poirot is now screening in Philippine cinemas...
From wedding rituals to fancy distilleries, Asia is taking over the world’s whisky market
IF YOU’RE invited to a wedding in Southern China you might see couples perform an unexpected ritual. First their hands are bound together, then the pair imbibe a shared toast of Scotch whisky. It’s an invariably heart-warming symbol of shared destiny that might seem to hark back to ancient Celtic lore.
The Way, according to Ninong Ry
SOCIAL MEDIA darling Ninong Ry (Ryan Reyes in real life) was presented as Knorr Professional’s first ambassador in the Philippines in an event at Makati’s Mess Hall on Sept. 7. How did a guy cooking (sometimes) in an undershirt get there?
Polish your tubas and your beer goggles, because Oktoberfest is rolling into town
THEY’RE PULLING OUT all the stops on Oct. 19 to 21: they’re bringing in beer from Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan (the Bavarian State Brewery of...
Dining In/Out (09/14/23)
UNTIL Oct. 5, restaurants at Newport World Resorts celebrate ube (purple yam) with the YAM it up! Ube-licious Feast.
Taylor Swift racks up trophies at MTV’s Video Music Awards
POP superstar Taylor Swift dominated MTV’s annual Video Music Awards on Tuesday, adding nine trophies to her collection as she claimed the top prize...
French wine output falls with sharp contrasts between vineyards
PARIS — Wine production in France is expected to fall 2% this year, with major disparities between regions after some vineyards were severely hit...
Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum during pandemic is recovered
AMSTERDAM — A painting by Vincent Van Gogh that was stolen from a small Dutch museum in 2020 during a COVID-19 lockdown has been...
Objects of antiquity unveiled to the public
An exhibit of a banker’s treasures launches Salcedo Auctions’ series of private art collections
FOR Edwin R. Bautista, the president and chief executive officer of...
Jon Santos and Jenny Jamora restage Bawat Bonggang Bagay
A UBIQUITOUS Filipino dessert, comedian Jon Santos confessed to BusinessWorld, is at the top of his list of brilliant things. But to find out what it is, he is inviting everyone of come and see the restaging of Bawat Bonggang Bagay — the Filipino translation of Duncan Macmillan’s play Every Brilliant Thing.
Switching up orchestral music for Filipino audiences
The PPO’s new musical director will promote local composers
NEARLY a year after conducting a Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) concert as part of the orchestra’s...
How video games like Starfield are creating a new generation of classical music fans
By J. Aaron Hardwick
STARFIELD was one of the most anticipated video games in recent history. The game, which was released on Sept. 6, allows players to build...