THE pandemic may have brought several industries to their knees because of quarantine measures which limit people’s movements outside their homes — but not Lenovo as the computer manufacturing company is expecting to see a rise in demand for its laptops and other productivity accessories. That optimism also led the company to hold the Philippine launch of the new additions to its Legion gaming line via a digital press conference, the first time it has ever done so.

ONE-WAY corridors, buffer zones around desks, and clear plastic screens to guard against colleagues’ coughs and sneezes may become office standards after coronavirus stay-at-home orders are lifted, say occupational experts.

MOTHER’S Day falls on Sunday, May 10 and just because most of the archipelago is under some form of quarantine, that does not mean skipping out on celebrating the day. Especially now with everyone stuck at home and getting a bird’s eye view of what she has to do every single day, ECQ (enhanced community quarantine) or no ECQ. We owe her and all other mothers a lot.

Catch the rerun of #TaumbayanToTheRescue! A Bayanihan Musikahan Special on May 9, 9 p.m., with Filipino musical artists.

THE Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) has been transitioning to the digital platform as live shows and programs have been suspended until the end of the year thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.

THERE’S an adage in theater that no matter what, “the show must go on.” That is especially true — and challenging — in the time of a pandemic that prohibits any sort of gathering. For Singaporean theater company T:> Works, the focus is all about creating new works for the digital platform.

YOU’VE already unraveled brainteasers and played with words. This week’s Conundrum is a bit mysterious.

LOS ANGELES — Oscar-winning Jojo Rabbit screenwriter Taika Waititi will direct and co-write a new Star Wars feature film for theaters, Walt Disney Co. said on Monday.

LOS ANGELES — Author Stephenie Meyer thrilled fans of her best-selling Twilight novels on Monday by announcing she will release a prequel that explores the characters’ love story from the perspective of vampire Edward Cullen.

ON April 21, Lockdown Cinema, a loose organization devoted to raising funds for displaced movie workers, ran a two-hour live streaming of tributes to National Artist Ishmael Bernal’s Himala. Dubbed Gabi ng Himala, it featured, among others, re-enactments of the more memorable scenes of Bernal and screenwriter Ricky Lee. There are hits, and there are misses. More of the latter. Whoever thought of putting in and directing Nadine Ilustre and Marian Rivera to re-interpret Nora Aunor’s Elsa should be made to explain to the schoolmaster why they thought they could tinker with a masterpiece. Ano ba?

FILIPINO singer Rico Blanco has returned after a four-year hiatus with the single, “This Too Shall Pass,” a song meant to “help [people] deal with the uncertainty of the times,” according to a release.

FOR its sixth season, business reality TV show The Final Pitch, is looking for “heroes” — non-profit organizations, start-ups, and innovators with “new solutions to address COVID-19 challenges” and need funding.