SOUTHEAST ASIAN e-commerce platform Shopee has launched a dedicated page for all things beauty in Shopee Beauty, offering the “best deals from top make-up and skincare brands,” according to a company statement.

Now that half our faces are covered with a mask, makeup lovers have to turn their emphasis to the eye.

WHEN Patek Philippe launched its first exclusively feminine collection in 1999, it had the busy lives of modern active women in mind — refined, elegant independent women.

GOOGLE Philippines has launched a collection of animated videos and spoken word poetry as part of its 2021 Safer Internet Day celebration which aims to teach digital responsibility and help Filipinos be better netizens and stewards of the internet.

LOS ANGELES — The Academy Awards, or Oscars, ceremony in April will be an in-person event that will air live from multiple locations, organizers said on Wednesday.

CONFESSION: when I saw Lamberto Avellana’s revered film adaptation of Nick Joaquin’s classic play Portrait of the Artist as Filipino some (mumble mumble) years ago, I wasn’t thrilled. It was an adaptation of a stage play that at first glance looked unapologetically stagy, complete with well-timed entrances and exits, and its actors spoke a Spanish-accented English I’d never heard in a Filipino film before. It was filmed in an understated style, and after the low angles and looming closeups and deep shadows of Gerry de Leon’s Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo felt like a step backwards, a middlebrow work of art.

LOS ANGELES — Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt, Jr., the self-described “smut peddler who cares,” who used his pornography empire and flair for the outrageous to push the limits of free speech, has died at the age of 78, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.

Rapper Jay-Z, 1980s pop group The Go-Gos and rock band Foo Fighters were among first-time nominees announced on Wednesday for possible induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

NEW YORK — Rock music legend Bruce Springsteen was arrested nearly three months ago at a national park in New Jersey on charges that included reckless driving and driving while intoxicated, a park spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood is preparing to take another trip down the yellow brick road with a remake of classic movie The Wizard of Oz, one of the most celebrated films of all time.

ABS-CBN Events and IME have postponed the Freedom: Regine Velasquez-Alcasid Digital Concert scheduled on Feb. 14 because Ms. Velasquez-Alcasid was recently exposed to someone who tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is now in quarantine. ABS-CBN, in a statement, said all tickets sold for the original date will be honored at the new Freedom concert schedule, which will be announced soon.

It’s been pretty lonely for the past year or so, thanks to community quarantines and the general air of things. Why don’t you sweeten that deal this Valentine’s Day with a good meal and a few sweet treats? The hotels are raring to go with luxurious romantic feasts — and in keeping with the times, many of them are outdoors with views of gardens and sunsets.