Balladeer Bert Nievera dies at 81
Roberto Jose “Bert” Nievera, known for singing ballads including “Salamat sa Pag-ibig” (1996), passed away at the age of 81 on Tuesday, March 27.
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Style (05/31/21)
MARKDOWNS of up to 50% off on a variety of brands are being offered at Rustan’s End of Season Sale.
Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II is bigger and messier than the first
IN 2000, Ridley Scott’s Gladiator made perhaps the ultimate dad movie. The story of the Roman general-turned-slave Maximus Decimus Meridus, played by Russell Crowe, reduced grown men to tears with its portrayal of honor in the face of cowardice, and went on to win best picture at the Oscars the next year. Crowe also got a best actor trophy for his stoic take on a wronged man who stands up for himself.
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...
Entertainment News (06/10/22)
ENGLISH SINGER-SONGWRITER Calum Scott has announced that his Asia tour, the BRIDGES Asia Tour, will make a stop in Manila, along with Tokyo, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur.
Jolie wants kids to ‘fight back’ with new child rights book
HOLLYWOOD actress Angelina Jolie says she hopes to empower children around the world with tools to “fight back” for their rights with a book she has written with Amnesty International.
Artist of calado embroidery Araceli Dans, 95
ARTIST Araceli Limcaco Dans, the Presidential Medal of Merit Awardee known for her paintings of intricate calado embroidery, died on May 18 at the...
Arts and Culture (01/06/21)
THE PHILIPPINE Guild of Watercolorists, Inc. (PGW), will be opening its annual exhibit — which is also its first virtual exhibit — on Jan. 9.
On liquor deals, bans, and recipes for the ECQ
WITH liquor bans about to be imposed, or already in place in some cities in the National Capital Region (NCR) because of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ)(here we go again), we won’t judge you if you decide to stock up on these “essentials.” Here are a couple of places to get deals from (before Friday’s lockdown) and some recipes for drinks to make you happy when stuck at home. Just remember to drink responsibly and safely within your own homes.
Home away
JUNIOR ISN’T the only Filipino eatery in Montreal, but as all the others are clustered around the Cote-des-Neiges neighborhood it’s the only one that chose to strike out for other pastures, establishing itself in 2014 in Griffintown, a former Irish immigrant community turned industrial area turned urban renewal experiment.
Beyond cows and hobbits
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman, Reporter
New Zealand is often associated with two things: dairy products and The Hobbit. But there’s more to this...
WFH during quarantine: DF Art Agency’s Derek Flores
BEFORE the quarantine, Derek Flores, artist manager (he handles artists like Andres Barrioquinto, Anna Bautista, and Angelo Quintos) and managing director of DF Art Agency Inc., would meet with artists to discuss future projects and exhibits (both local and abroad), attend art related events, meet with collectors, and regularly correspond with artists, galleries, and clients. Now that he is stuck at home like most everyone else, he is dealing with an occasionally poor Wi-Fi signal and cabin fever while trying to stay in touch.