THE BLENDED Scotch whisky brand, Chivas Regal, launched its new campaign last week called “Success is a Blend.”

JOHNNIE WALKER Scotch whisky, puts the spotlight on the Johnnie Highball which breaks old notions that whisky should only be consumed neat or on-the-rocks.

JOLLIBEE is again making life convenient for Filipinos who flock to cemeteries and memorial parks on All Saints’ and All Souls’ Day by bringing their favorite Jollibee meals closer to them.

AFTER 52 years and 82 seasons, Repertory Philippines (Rep) opens 2020 headed by a new artistic director, three first-time directors, and a new staging concept that is separate from Rep’s regular season.

PARIS — A major exhibition marking 500 years since the death of Leonardo da Vinci opened in Paris on Thursday but there was intrigue over whether the Salvator Mundi painting of Christ, one of the best-known works attributed to the master, would make a late appearance.

SENLIS, France — A long-lost painting by 13^th century Italian master Cimabue that was found in the kitchen of an elderly French woman was sold for €24 million ($26.6 million), more than four times the pre-auction estimate, auction Acteon house said on Sunday.

CLYFFORD STILL was not an easy man.

“I CAN’T change the fact that my paintings don’t sell. But the time will come when people will recognize that they are worth more than the value of the paints used in the picture.” Artist Vincent Willem van Gogh — whose painting The Red Vineyard (1888) is the only work known to have been sold in his lifetime — wrote those prophetic lines in a letter to his brother, Theo in 1888. Today, his works are sold for millions in auctions and private sales worldwide.

THE Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Poland, presents leading Polish jazz pianist and composer Artur Dutkiewicz in a solo concert on Nov. 12, at 7:30 p.m. and a Piano Improvisation Workshop on Nov. 13 from 10 a.m. to noon.

“ORIGINALITY in all its permutations” is the enduring battle cry of the now 15-year-old Cinema One Originals Film Festival as it continues to present films that challenge audiences to experience something “that goes beyond cinema, beyond cinephilia, beyond entertainment.” And with that mantra, the festival is presenting eight films from various genres from horror to the tried-and-tested romantic comedy.

THERE’S A new streaming service on the block and this time it’s focused on making sure people get their daily dose of reality drama — from Keeping Up With the Kardashians to Vanderpump Rules — from NBCUniversal and it’s called Hayu.

IN 2011, The Voice popularized blind auditions with judges hearing contestants without actually seeing them. If sufficiently impressed, the judges would turn their chairs and see the contestant for the first time. The concept was so popular that it became a franchise — the Philippine has its own version that has been running for several years. This year, ABS-CBN is making a case for a revolving set in Your Moment, where the judges and the audience will switch stages to see contestants perform.