47,000 in Cagayan Valley displaced

BAGUIO CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said at least 14,733 families, or 47,068 individuals, have been affected by the...

Pianist Cecile Licad: Playing through a blackout, dreaming of Banaue

THOSE who watch a classical music performance may think that it is all about never-ending practice, calculated moves, and absolute perfection. For Cecile Licad...

I loved being a ’90s rock journalist, but sometimes it was a boys’ club...

By Liz Evans
IN THE 1990s, I was a rock journalist striving to assert myself as a young woman, working at the heart of the United Kingdom’s male-dominated music press. I loved my job. I met and interviewed all my favorite bands, and spent my twenties and early thirties in a whirl of parties, clubs, gigs and all-expenses trips to America and Europe.

Entertainment News (09/23/25)

PRIME VIDEO has just announced that the global hit series The Summer I Turned Pretty will conclude with a feature film written and directed by Jenny Han. The reveal was made during the Season 3 finale red carpet celebration in Paris, marking a milestone for the coming-of-age series. While story details are still under wraps, the film promises to deliver “a heartfelt final chapter to Belly’s journey.”

Chinese film on ‘evil’ World War II germ warfare unit risks adding fuel to...

BEIJING — Evil Unbound, which depicts Japanese germ warfare during World War II, set a first-day box office record among the war films released...

Vietnam wins Russia’s ‘Intervision’ song contest, geopolitical and conservative rival to Eurovision

MOSCOW — Vietnam was crowned the winner of the Russian-hosted Intervision song contest in the early hours of Sunday morning, a competition backed by...

Cary Santiago’s animal chic

THERE was no escaping the glam at the Diagold and Cary Santiago show on Sept. 11. Amid all the (literal) gold and diamonds (not just on the jewels, but the clothes themselves), one felt strangely inadequate in plain black and white.

Luxury brands’ big challenge: figuring out Gen Z

NEW YORK — Fleur Arbel and Christophe Kairouz, both from France, were lured into Louis Vuitton’s New York flagship recently by a colorful sculpture...

From ballet to Marrakech: Rustan’s Christmas tableaus show a wide range of inspirations

CHRISTMAS came early at Rustan’s on Sept. 18 (or if you’re going by the Filipino “-ber” months calendar, just in time) with a display...

New York Fashion Week: Tory Burch, Siriano, Hudson unveil collections for spring

AMERICAN designer Tory Burch unveiled her Spring 2026 collection at New York Fashion Week on Monday, inspired by “the complexity of women and different...

New UK exhibition looks at ‘the most fashionable queen’ Marie Antoinette

LONDON — From her dazzling jewels and silk footwear to modern interpretations of her extravagant gowns, a new exhibition exploring the style of France’s...

Bananas? Taiwan entrepreneur wants to make clothes out of plant material

CHANGHUA, Taiwan — Entrepreneur Nelson Yang is reaching back into Taiwan’s history to turn the humble banana plant into an unlikely sustainable textile. Taiwan is...