Valentine’s season seen boosting demand for local craft chocolates
Craft chocolates in the Philippines have gained popularity as more Filipinos explore distinct flavors of the sweet treat, in time for the love season,...
Jeremy Wade checks out the Bermuda Triangle in new show
FOR decades the Bermuda Triangle in the North Atlantic Ocean has been associated with unexplainable disappearances, including that of the USS Cyclops, a US coal transport vessel belonging to the Navy that disappeared en route from Brazil to Baltimore with no trace of the ship or its 309 passengers; Flight 19, a routine two-hour training mission that ended in the disappearance of 13 student pilots with a lieutenant who said that his compass wasn’t working before losing contact; and a Piper Navajo cabin class aircraft that disappeared on the radar a mile before landing even as a controller previously saw it approaching.
Chinese director Zhang Yimou to oversee opening ceremony of 2022 Winter Olympics
BEIJING — Internationally acclaimed Chinese film director Zhang Yimou will oversee the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, state media said on Friday.
Keeping reading fashionable
TO PARAPHRASE the saying, it takes a library to raise a child. For a country like the Philippines where children (14 and below) account for 35% of a population of 104 million, it will certainly require more libraries filled with more books to adequately raise the nation’s youth.
Bob Barker, long-time US TV game show host, 99
BOB Barker, an affable fixture on US television for half a century who hosted the popular game show The Price Is Right for 35...
Now’s the time: 3 bottles of 1774 vintage wine on sale in France
STRASBOURG, France — Tucked away in a vaulted cellar of eastern France for eight generations, they may be the oldest bottles of wine available...
Disney delays Black Widow debut, adds streaming option in summer movie shuffle
LOS ANGELES — Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday delayed the worldwide release of Marvel Studios film Black Widow by two months until July and said it would offer the movie simultaneously in theaters and for a fee on the Disney+ streaming service.
Food and art tripping in Rizal
LIKE LOVERS who have made themselves too available, it’s easy to take the province of Rizal for granted. It’s too near the city, and it doesn’t boast of Tagaytay’s views and chilly mountain breezes. It does, however, have a character and beauty of its own: so much of it, in fact, to make artists want to work, live, and as in the case of National Artist Carlos “Botong” Francisco, to want to die there.
Chanel, Fendi host tribute to couturier Karl Lagerfeld
PARIS -- Amid colossal portraits and clean lines of black, white and red, Chanel, Fendi and a gaggle of stars paid homage to the fashion titan and Kaiser of mode Karl Lagerfeld on Thursday.
Dining In/Out (02/16/23)
Kiwa Express opens in Ayala Malls Manila Bay,
KIWA Express opened its doors at Ayala Malls Manila Bay, introducing to mall patrons Korean dining options...
How malls celebrate women
INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day may be over, but there are still plenty of Women’s Month events being held throughout Metro Manila. Malls, being the place...
Your Weekend Guide (August 16, 2019)
TWIN Bill Theater presents Mark St. Germain’s Dancing Lessons on Aug. 16 to 24 at Power Mac Center Spotlight in Circuit Makati.






