Netflix turns to theaters to launch Stranger Things animated spinoff
LOS ANGELES — Netflix is inviting fans back into the supernatural world of Stranger Things with limited theatrical screenings of its upcoming animated series,...
Dune director Villeneuve nearly took a break before Part 3
LOS ANGELES — Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve revealed he nearly took a break before completing Dune: Part Three, the conclusion to his epic science-fiction...
BMG sues Anthropic for using Bruno Mars, Rolling Stones lyrics in AI training
MUSIC company BMG Rights Management has sued artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic in California federal court for allegedly using its copyrighted lyrics to train...
A peek at a speakeasy
PREVIOUSLY we had gone on a visit to Solaire Resort Entertainment City’s BRB bar, which proudly features a Prohibition Era-theme, complete with cocktails named ironically for pro-Prohibition figures.
Vinexpo Paris overtakes ProWein as world’s largest trade show
By Sherwin A. Lao
PARIS, France — For decades, ProWein in Düsseldorf held the uncontested title as the world’s most influential international wine trade fair. But in 2025,...
Using traditional ingredients in modern ways
HOW CAN ONE use traditional Filipino ingredients when following a modern lifestyle? That was a topic tackled by James Beard awardee Erwan Heussaff* and...
Dining In/Out (03/19/26)
ON MARCH 22 and 29, Mang Inasal is treating all its customers to a marked down 12 oz Mang Inasal Extra Creamy Halo-Halo.
Global art market returns to growth, upbeat for 2026, UBS report says
THE GLOBAL art market returned to growth in 2025 for the first time in three years, and the industry is gaining in optimism, an...
The stars of A Chorus Line make the stage their home
KARLA PUNO GARCIA poured her heart and soul into directing and choreographing Theater Group Asia’s production of A Chorus Line — and it shows.
Quest to identify the artist Banksy uncovers much more than a name
HORENKA, Ukraine — In late 2022, an ambulance pulled up to a bombed-out apartment building in this village outside Kyiv. Three people emerged. One...
Lampara Books’ educational materials to address literacy crisis
THE LATEST LINEUP of educational materials by local publishing company Lampara Books, developed as a proactive measure against literacy setbacks in the Philippines, has...
Confronting a tumultuous part of history
IT’S BEEN 11 years since Mabining Mandirigma — a retelling the life of Apolinario Mabini with a firm grasp of 19th century Philippines through a compelling steampunk lens — took local theater scene by storm. Tanghalang Pilipino has brought back this landmark production, which swept the Gawad Buhay awards in 2015 and has been restaged a few times since.