Making art, doing good: creative enterprises making positive impact on communities

Creative enterprises in the Philippines are motivated by social causes and view their interests as intertwined with society and the environment, according to a...

Filipinos believe consumers are more powerful than voters — report

Filipinos believe that voting with their wallet has more immediate impact than participating in elections, according to a report by Red Havas, the public...

Get ready for Space Sweepers, Korea’s first space opera

WHAT happens when you put together a gang of misfits and have them scavenge for space junk? The first space opera of South Korea, that’s what.

Gavel&Block holds Bridgerton-themed auction

GAVEL&BLOCK by Salcedo Auctions is riding on a trend by Bridgerton for their first auction of the year titled Art+Design: From Regency to Contemporary.

‘The table is getting longer’ as diversity rules in this year’s Golden Globe nominations

MANK, the Hollywood period drama about screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz led a list of Golden Globe nominations on Wednesday that were strong on diversity and dominated by streaming service Netflix in a reflection of the upheaval wrought by the coronavirus pandemic on the movie world.

How to cut COVID risk in one Paris concert hall? Pump in less air...

A SCIENTIFIC study into how coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) could spread through the audience at a Paris concert hall has delivered a surprise: for that particular venue at least, the less ventilation there is, the better.

Entertainment News (02/05/21)

THIS year, Bonifacio Global City (BGC) celebrates love with a lineup of activities where you can spark joy with fresh, intimate, and safe experiences designed for our new reality.

Pho24 opens first of three restaurants this year

WHEN a restaurant says their slogan is “Cooked slow and served fast,” one shouldn’t  wonder about the speed of their expansion. Pho24, another one of Jollibee Foods Corp.’s foreign conquests — these would include The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf and Tim Ho Wan, plus the Philippine franchises for Burger King and Panda Express — is slated to open 100 stores, with three immediately opening this year. The first of the three branches (and the second one in the country so far) opened earlier this week in Jollibee Tower in Ortigas Center. Jollibee acquired 60% ownership in the SuperFoods Group that owns the Highlands Coffee and Pho24 brands.

Try making prawn potstickers at home for Chinese New Year

ANDREW WONG this week became the first chef ever to win two Michelin stars for a Chinese restaurant in the UK.

Missing customers, Belgian restaurateur serves mannequins

RIXENSART, Belgium — A Belgian restaurant owner near Brussels says she misses her customers so much since her restaurant was forced to close last October under coronavirus laws, she has replaced them with mannequins.

Datu Puti earns new Guinness World Records title

DATU Puti just kicked off 2021 by setting a new Guinness World Records title: for the most people dipping food into vinegar online simultaneously.

Dining In/Out (02/04/21)

MANDARIN oranges, peanut candy, and glutinous rice cakes have historically been the biggest foods contending for space on the snack platters of the Chinese Lunar New Year festivities — until now that is.