AFTER two years of online performances, the 17th Virgin Labfest (VLF) — the theater festival of untried, untested, and unstaged plays — returns to the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Tanghalang Huseng Batute stage from June 16 to 26.

DEPARTMENT heads of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) have said they uphold the artistic intent of the art installation that is currently located on its front lawn. This after a post on the CCP Facebook page disavowed changes made to the work that it said were “a blatant and brazen violation of election rules.”

THE NUSTAR Resort and Casino in Cebu has opened two new restaurants. These are Fina Restaurant which specializes in Filipino cuisine, and the Italian steakhouse Il Primo.

LOS ANGELES — From a Star Wars X-Wing spacecraft model to a Thor hammer, a treasure trove of entertainment memorabilia from much-loved movies is going up for auction in Hollywood next month.

APPLE, Inc. is discontinuing the iPod more than 20 years after the device became the face of portable music and kickstarted its meteoric evolution into the world’s biggest company.

BOSTON —  Chef Mario Batali was acquitted on Tuesday of sexually assaulting a woman at a Boston bar in 2017 while posing with her for fan “selfie” photos, with the judge doubting the credibility of the accuser in the latest #MeToo era trial involving a US celebrity accused of misconduct toward women.

ARGUABLY one of the first celebrity makeup artists to become a household name, Fanny Serrano (né Felix Mariano Fausto, Jr.) has passed away. He was 74.

SAYING that it is “time to snap out of the shackles of the ‘safe only’ discipline of the past years,” the Hotel Sales and Marketing Association (HSMA) is launching the 8th edition of its Virtus Awards, which honors outstanding sales and marketing professionals and institutions in the hotel industry.

IN THIS action-comedy, Nicholas Cage stars as a fictional version of himself. Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, Mr. Cage accepts a $1-million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan.

AMERICAN rapper and singer Doja Cat released her new single, “Vegas,”  from the ELVIS Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. The soundtrack is set to be released on the same date as Baz Luhrmann’s forthcoming film, ELVIS, on June 24.

MASTER satirist, Jon Santos, is vaccinated and ready to flex his acting chops again with Jon Santos: LiveScreaming. Mr. Santos and his plethora of characters are finally coming out of lockdown to perform in from of a live audience at Resorts World Manila’s Newport Performing Arts Theater on May 14, 8 p.m.

WHEN the final 12 episodes of Grace and Frankie were released, the show became the longest running television series on Netflix.