France weighs how to return Africa’s plundered art
PARIS — Half-man, half-beast, the tall African statues dominate a busy gallery in Paris’s Quai Branly museum. But few of the visitors are aware...
Shanghai bourse bans film star, highlighting celebrity crackdown
THE SHANGHAI stock exchange expanded its punishment of Chinese actress Zhao Wei over irregularities related to a failed 2016 takeover bid, underscoring the widening scrutiny of the finances of wealthy celebrities in the country.
Twilight rises again, this time as a concert tour
LOS ANGELES — Twilight is coming back from the dead with a live concert that will tour the world.
Friends reunion may be in works
COULD Friends be getting back together, if only for a one night stand?
Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson leave hospital after virus treatment
SYDNEY — Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, have left a hospital in Australia’s Queensland state five days after testing positive for the coronavirus, People magazine reported on Monday.
‘What is the Filipino’ discussed in webinar
INSTITUTO Cervantes will be holding an online lecture tackling the Filipino identity by anthropologist Fernando Zialcita on May 13, 6 p.m.
TV show The Simpsons ditches using white voices for characters of color
LOS ANGELES — Animated TV comedy The Simpsons is ending the use of white actors to voice characters of color, producers said on Friday.
Rolling Stones jam with Jimmy Page in lost track from ‘hallowed era’
LONDON — The Rolling Stones on Wednesday released a previously lost track, “Scarlet,” recorded at guitarist Ronnie Wood’s house in 1974 and featuring Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page.
A digital dance-off spreads from Argentina to the world
BUENOS AIRES — With theaters closed around the world, three South American dancers have created a digital dance-off for aspiring twirlers, with Instagram the new stage where competitors from Argentina and Brazil to Israel and Italy post clips of their moves.
Crimson, Quest hotels hold Passionately Pink Virtual Run
IN SUPPORT of breast cancer awareness month, Chroma Hospitality, Inc., the management company behind Crimson Hotels and Resorts and Quest Hotels and Resorts, launches the fund-raising project Passionately Pink Virtual Run from Oct. 26 to Nov. 8.
Black Panther director developing Wakanda TV series for Disney+
LOS ANGELES — Black Panther director and co-writer Ryan Coogler is developing a streaming television series set in the movie’s fictional futuristic kingdom of Wakanda, Walt Disney Co. said on Monday.
Shredded plastic on canvas
SOME artists use discarded pieces of wood, metal, or steel to create their art. Gilbert Calderon Angeles uses single-use plastic to create his abstract paintings.