A DIVERSE program of themes and styles from this year’s winning short films are in store in QCinema’s 10th year, which will be held in November.

QUEEN of Philippine Cinema Susan Roces passed away on Friday evening (March 20), her daughter, Senator Grace Poe confirmed on Facebook. She was 80 years old.

The Big Dome — a.k.a. the Smart Araneta Coliseum — is opening its doors once again to foreign acts as it hosts the country’s first live international show in two years, Begin Again: KPOP Edition.

WHILE Ayala Avenue may just be a road to some, it serves as the main artery of the Makati Central Business District (CBD). This street, lined by some of the country’s most expensive real estate, is the headquarters of many of the companies that determine the country’s day-to-day movement; this financial district dictates how money is made and moved around the country.

“FARRALES@BENILDE,” a physical exhibition on some of the most desired pieces in Philippine fashion by the legendary couturier Ben Farrales, opens on May 27 at the 12F Main Gallery of the Design and Arts Campus, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde.

NEW YORK — Late fashion designer Virgil Abloh is being honored in a New York exhibition featuring 47 pairs of Louis Vuitton Nike Air Force 1 sneakers he created before his death in November.

STAR WARS Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi is back for a six-part television series and so is Ewan McGregor, who had played him as a young man. Forget the Jedi mind tricks and lightsaber battles, though.

CANNES, France — American film director James Gray, debuting his movie Armageddon Time at the Cannes Film Festival, lambasted the Ronald Reagan-era racism that the film deals with, saying on Friday it set the stage for current social tensions.

THE ADVENTURES of Mike, Lucas, Dustin, Max, Will, and Eleven continue despite their separation and having to adjust to life as teenagers in the fourth season of Stranger Things, which the stars describe as “the beginning of the end.”

TBILISI — When a friend messaged voice actor Bev Standing to ask whether she was the voice of TikTok’s text-to-speech feature, the Canadian performer’s surprise soon turned to irritation.

TOKYO — Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corp. said it is well-positioned to play a leading role in the metaverse, or immersive virtual worlds, which commentators speculate will massively disrupt industries and establish new powerhouses.

IN the latest chapter of Downton Abbey, the Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager countess’s newly inherited villa.