Macallan’s new look
A COLLABORATIVE dinner between Uma Nota and Macallan introduced the single malt’s new bottles (though they emphasized the liquids stay the same).
On Nov. 18,...
Dining In/Out (12/04/25)
KICK OFF the festive season at Solaire Resort Entertainment City on Dec. 6 at 5 p.m. with its Christmas Celebration Pool BBQ.
Arts & Culture (12/04/25)
THE SECOND iteration of Stephanie Syjuco’s show Inherent Vice is now in Ayala Museum. First shown at Silverlens Manila in 2024, the exhibit culminates five years of exploring American museums and institutional archives for representations of the Philippines during the American occupation.
Judy Ann Santos on the DTI P500 Noche Buena budget issue: more research should’ve...
Filipina actress and chef Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo urged the Trade Department to be more sensitive and to conduct more thorough research following its claim...
Batang Poz sequel highlights how teens face HIV
THE LATEST release by author Segundo Matias, Jr., titled Stigma: Mga Batang Poz 2, offers a glimpse into the lives of young Filipinos living...
Shaping tomorrow’s stories at the Singapore Writers Festival 2025
THE 28th edition of the Singapore Writers Festival (SWF), which ran from Nov. 7 to 16, made a stab at the future with its special focus on sci-fi, fantasy, and speculative writing, featuring marquee names associated with the popular genre such as the Americans Ken Liu and R.F. Kuang and the Philippines’ own Dean Francis Alfar.
Fabergé Imperial Winter Egg eyes auction record with $26-million price tag
LONDON — A Fabergé Imperial Winter Egg, commissioned by Tsar Nicholas II as an Easter gift to his mother, heads to auction this week...
Tom Stoppard, playwright who dazzled with verbal gymnastics, 88
LONDON — “What’s it about?” was a frequent response from bemused theatergoers to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Tom Stoppard’s first stage triumph.
Tired of...
Putting Pompeii’s pieces together, with the help of a robot
POMPEII, Italy — Pompeii’s ancient Roman frescoes, shattered and buried for centuries, could get a second life thanks to a pioneering robotic system designed...
Siargao beyond the surf
WHEN people think of Siargao Island, they visualize foreigners flocking to the waves to surf in the day, then crowding the bars, mingling with locals and fellow travelers in the night.
Bang & Olufsen launches centennial collection
NOW that it has turned 100, Danish luxury audio brand Bang & Olufsen (B&O) has unveiled its Centennial Collection to mark a century of...
Disney’s Zootopia 2 fuels box office frenzy with $556 million worldwide
LOS ANGELES — Walt Disney’s animated Zootopia 2 racked up an estimated $556 million in global ticket sales over the US Thanksgiving weekend, providing...