Women take over the red carpet at Cannes
CANNES — Jane Fonda, Salma Hayek and Marion Cotillard were among 82 women who made a symbolic walk up the red carpet at the...
Dining In/Out (04/24/25)
Tiziano Tasso does The Pen
PITARA GROUP Hong Kong’s master mixologist Tiziano Tasso is teaming up with The Peninsula Manila for a one-night-only take over...
Disney introduces new US park perk: Skip the long lines for $400
WALT DISNEY CO. is introducing a new theme-park perk for rides such as Indiana Jones and Rise of the Resistance, where the waits can...
You don’t just try on the glasses in this shop, you try them out
IN LINE with its mission of offering high-quality and high-performance gear and accessories for various outdoor activities, Rudy Project recently launched in the country...
Bifocal
By Noel Vera
It isn’t as if the life of Vincent Van Gogh hasn’t been adapted for the big screen before. Lust for Life was Vincente Minnelli’s lustily melodramatic take (based on Irving Stone’s novel), with Kirk Douglas holding little back as he strained to suggest Vincent’s intensity; Robert Altman’s Vincent and Theo focused on the relationship between the Van Gogh brothers and their destructively parallel course; Maurice Pialat’s Van Gogh — easily the most unsentimental of the group — presents a harsh, uningratiating view of a harsh, uningratiating artist, avoiding the traditional highlights (including that ear thing) and focusing on more quotidian activities — Pialat doesn’t even make much effort to show the paintings, or approximate Vincent’s unmistakable style onscreen.
Apple to pull the plug on iPod after 20 years
APPLE, Inc. is discontinuing the iPod more than 20 years after the device became the face of portable music and kickstarted its meteoric evolution into the world’s biggest company.
Keeping the old and adding the new
JUST in time for the runup to its fifth anniversary, Sheraton Manila is keeping some of the old but is also introducing the new...
Near 12% of India’s tested spice samples fail quality, safety standards
HYDERABAD — Nearly 12% of tested spice samples failed to meet quality and safety standards, according to data obtained by Reuters of tests by...
China’s box-office revenues to bounce back in 2017 says regulator
BEIJING – China’s movie box-office revenue is expected to grow in 2017 at more than three times the pace of last year thanks to...
Manila comes alive with The Sound of Music
WHO IS NOT familiar with Julie Andrews’ movie The Sound of Music? The lines “The hills are alive, with the sound of music” and...
2016 Barbarescos shine in blind tasting
By Sherwin A. Lao
BARBARESCO is often perceived as the little brother of the Barolo. Both DOCGs are Piedmont’s most cherished wine treasures, made from the versatile nebbiolo grapes. Barbaresco is, however, roughly just a third of the size of Barolo in terms of vineyard hectarage (734 hectares vs. 2,073 hectares) and bottle production (4.8 million vs. 14.1 million). While both Barbaresco and Barolo have obvious similarities brought about by using the same varietal, there are also distinct differences that can at times be subtle, but also at times be quite glaring.
Lea Salonga proudest being first Asian in Les Miz
TONY AWARD winner Lea Salonga is set to perform on Aug. 30 and 31 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila (RWM), Pasay City as part of the 10th-anniversary celebrations of the integrated casino-resort.






