CANNES, France — Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonca Filho wanted to explore his childhood memories of life under the country’s military dictatorship and how that...

Spotify’s AI Playlist available in the Philippines THE beta version of Spotify’s AI Playlist is now available for Premium users in the Philippines. It allows...

VIENNA — The Austrian government and national broadcaster ORF are grappling with where to host the next Eurovision Song Contest and how to cover...

CANNES, France — For Bono, the U2 frontman used to performing at sold-out arenas, being without his bandmates on a sparsely decorated stage for...

LONDON — Elton John on Sunday accused the British government of “committing theft” by proposing that tech firms could train artificial intelligence (AI) models...

MANCHESTER, England — US singer Chris Brown was denied bail by an English court over a serious assault charge on Friday, throwing his upcoming...

STARS like Bella Hadid, Scarlett Johansson, Aubrey Plaza, and Jenna Ortega are said to be fans of the shoe brand Vivaia, with K-pop star Jennie of the girl group BLACKPINK spotted wearing them as well. While it has already made its presence felt in the Philippines since January through pop-up stores (in Power Plant Mall and Shangri-La Plaza), it officially opened its first permanent store in SM Megamall on May 8.

TIME TICKS forward for Seiko’s diver’s watches as the company releases its 60th anniversary diver’s watch, a tribute to several pieces that they have...

LARRIE SILVA, pioneer of ready-to-wear (RTW) Filipino fashion, died last week on May 14. He was 74. Born on Sept. 20, 1950, Mr. Silva was...

WHILE HABI FIESTA, a gathering of local weaving businesses supported by the J. Amado Araneta Foundation through the Gateway Gallery, ended on May 18...

THE FITNESS RACE format Hyrox, which blends endurance running and functional workouts, may not be in the Philippines just yet, but many Filipinos have...

So about that asterisk in the title — (skip this one paragraph if you haven’t seen the picture!) turns out it’s exactly what it signifies, a mark meant to refer to a footnote or omitted matter, in this case the movie’s real name The New Avengers, suggesting several things: 1.) this is about the level of humor we’re getting here on out, more meta and complicated and not really that much funnier, and, 2.) this movie and the characters in it are placeholders for when the real thing arrives.