AS HIP-HOP prepares to turn 50 in 2023, US rapper Nas wants to make sure the world understands its history, relevance and influence.

BRITISH musician Elton John quit Twitter on Friday, the latest high-profile celebrity to leave the social media platform following its acquisition by billionaire Elon Musk.

FANS who are unable to attend the concert onsite at the SMDC Festival Grounds, Eraserheads: Huling El Bimbo will be available on pay-per-view via Cignal TV on Dec. 22 for P650. To order, visit https://cignal.tv/article/2966/eraserheads-huling-el-bimbo-ppv.

SWISS and Filipino fabrics were woven together during a fashion show at a party celebrating the 65th anniversary of Swiss-Filipino diplomatic relations on Nov. 29.

TWO designer collaborations are up for grabs at Uniqlo this season: the second collection of Italian brand Marni with the Japanese clothing giant, as well as the Fall Winter collaboration with Japanese brand Mame Koroguchi.

KIM KARDASHIAN is refining her personal brand. Right-wing news outlet Fox TV is gaining viewers through attention-grabbing headlines. Photographer Gabriele Galimberti is gaining notoriety. All this is due to a recent advertising campaign from leading global fashion brand Balenciaga that has caused widespread controversy.

FOR HOLIDAY 2022, the homegrown local fashion brand Plains and Prints offers a unique collection inspired by the hit Netflix series Emily in Paris.

LONDON — Valentino designer Pierpaolo Piccioli and model Bella Hadid were among the winners at the Fashion Awards in London on Dec. 5.

LONDON — Filmmaker James Cameron is taking audiences back to his visually mesmerizing world of Pandora, releasing the sequel to his 2009 epic Avatar, the top-grossing movie of all time.

IN a fictional Japanese village called Kuge, a newly hired police officer Daigo Agawa (played by Yuya Yagira) arrives in town a broken man. Then a series of alarming events — including unexplainable deaths and disappearances — begin to unfold, leading Daigo to the horrifying realization that something is deeply wrong with the village and those who live there.

LONDON – Britain’s royal family will be braced for renewed criticism from Prince Harry and his wife Meghan on Thursday when a Netflix documentary series about the couple airs. Trailers suggest the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who stepped down from royal duties and moved to California two years ago, will deliver more embarrassing barbs against Harry’s father King Charles and elder brother Prince William.

ALABANG Town Center’s Christmas Emporium takes centerstage at the Town Plaza, and includes a full-scale Tower Orrery in motion, a rotating life-size musical box, and a unique take on a giant snow globe.