THROUGHOUT his career, Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake, who has died of cancer at 84, rejected terms like “fashion.”

“BY ALL MEANS move at a glacial pace. You know how that thrills me,” said Miranda Priestly to her assistant Andrea Sachs in The Devil Wears Prada. Montblanc’s cross-category Glacier collection, which sees pens, leather goods, and watches try to show just how thrilling glaciers can be.

SHOE brand PONY opens its very first brick-and-mortar store in Trinoma in Quezon City. Located on the 2nd floor beside the food court, the store features a wide selection of footwear ranging from its heritage designs to the brand’s newest styles.

AFTER the decision was finally made over whether to produce the new adaptation as a film or TV series (television won out), and who the actress to don the famous costume would be, the Pinoy superheroine Darna flies again beginning Aug. 15.

HOW many ways can Lav Diaz take on the Marcos dictatorship? As early as Batang West Side (West Side Avenue, 2001) where a lead character admits to a dark relationship with the regime, he’s presented that period in Philippine history as a kind of collective trauma, a recurring nightmare we struggle to wake from.

THE NATIONAL Quincentennial Committee has released books about the Philippines’ participation in the first circumnavigation of the world.

BASED upon the book Maria Beetle by Kotaro Isaka, Bullet Train follows Ladybug (played by Brad Pitt), an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs having gone off the rails.

YEARS since the release of the albums Secrets and Emergency Room, independent singer-songwriter Nikki Nava returns with her newest single, “Ephemeral.” 

AS a tourist, it’s easy to get all shopped out and tired from strolling in the malls or exploring the wide range of cultural sights that Singapore has to offer, so the best thing to do in such instances is seek refuge in a cozy place and fill yourself with good food.

TO MANY people from outside the island, especially Luzon, Mindanao might as well be another country. A cooking webinar by Maya Kitchen last month found commonalities between Davao cuisine and those of the rest of the Philippines.

WHEN we trooped off to the SMX Convention Center last week, we thought the Nespresso Iced Coffees Masterclass would take hours. But thanks to the new Nespresso machines, the whole thing wrapped up in 15 minutes.

WEDNESDAY is Taste Teaser Day at Sheraton Manila Bay’s Unspoken bar as the hotel’s bartenders and mixologist create cocktails and unique beverage concoctions for guests and diners to taste test for free.