THIRTY-SIX years after Top Gun was released, Tom Cruise reprises his role as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell. Having worked his way up the ranks to captain, Maverick is now a trainer of a new generation of Top Gun graduates for a special mission, among them Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw, the son of his late best friend “Goose.”

CANNES — Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander said her latest leading role allowed her to draw from her own experiences as an actor.

ACTOR Johnny Depp returned to the witness stand on Wednesday to refute ex-wife Amber Heard’s testimony in their defamation battle, saying the abuse claims she leveled against him were “unimaginably brutal, cruel and false.”

ROCK band Aerosmith canceled the first two months of shows scheduled for its Las Vegas residency after lead singer Steven Tyler suffered a relapse in his sobriety and entered treatment, the band announced on Tuesday.

FILIPINO alternative rock band Sponge Cola addresses the truth about regret and longing in their heart-wrenching new single, “Laman ng Panaginip.”

“CLIENTS are the lifeblood of a mountain.”

MY first visit to Coron won’t be forgotten easily. Coron, the final leg in an interisland tour earlier this summer consisting of stops in Boracay and Cebu, organized by Philippine Airlines (PAL) and the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB), showed an unspoiled part of the Philippines waiting to be discovered.

HOMELY vegetables tumbled about on the floor of the Activity Center of UP Town Center during Rural Rising’s Box All You Can, held on the weekend of May 20 to 22. At the price of P699, shoppers filled 14 x 14-inch boxes with all the vegetables they could fit (and they could carry).

WITH the prices of gas rising, the idea of going on out-of-town vacations or attending parties has become somewhat of a drag.

CHEF Josh Boutwood, who is known for his maverick approach to dining, offers a new restaurant concept that smolders with sophistication.

CHILDHOOD memories of playing near water, repurposing discarded materials, capturing an element at its specific state, and taking inspiration from real events are a few of the stories behind the European Union (EU) in the Philippines’ latest art exhibition relating to the importance of water.

ON the same day that a selloff wiped $1.5 trillion of value from the stock market, Asher Edelman was in the audience at Phillips auction house in New York. Million-dollar lots sold in quick succession — $8.4 million for a Rothko, $15.6 million for a Calder, $85 million for a Basquiat — with many selling well above their high estimates.