BACK IN THE 1950s Ideal Optical started selling eyeglass frames and watches in Quiapo, Manila. And back in the day, getting a pair of glasses made was not as simple as it is today.

CELEBRATING Filipinos’ love and passion for collegiate sports, New Era Philippines and the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) collaborated on a line of caps bearing the designs of UAAP member institutions in time for the start of Season 81 of the league in September.

THIS AUGUST, Rustan’s brings the heart of Morocco to the Philippines at the 5^th Level of Rustan’s Makati.

FOR IT’S third year, AsiaPOP Comicon Manila (APCC) 2018 is bringing three content showcases from Marvel, Netflix, and Disney, promising exclusive sneak peeks of future projects alongside the presence of some of the shows’ biggest stars at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City from July 27 to 29.

DOMINIC ZAPATA, with his two decades-long career directing film and television, is no stranger to large-scale productions with the most recent being GMA’s Alyas Robinhood (seasons 1 and 2) and Mulawin vs. Ravena in 2017, but his newest foray into fantasy series — Victor Magtanggol — is proving to be his biggest work to date.

BEVERLY HILLS, California — HBO will debut the final season of its international hit Game of Thrones in the first half of next year and it aims to start production on a prequel in 2019, a network executive said on Wednesday.

ROME — FROM westerns to the space race and the latest offerings from Oscar-winning directors, this year’s Venice Film Festival will present a rich line-up of premieres, including a host of Netflix movies and an unfinished Orson Welles work, organizers said.

THE Czech comedy film Cosy Dens (Pelíšky) will be the ninth film in the Czech Movie Gems festival to be screened at the Manila Cinematheque.

DONALD TRUMP’s star has dimmed in Hollywood, after a suspect with a pickax early Wednesday vandalized his plaque on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Facebook Inc., said on Wednesday that it would debut an interactive reality show starring basketball star Shaquille O’Neal on a quest to open a restaurant, as the company looks to attract viewers to its Facebook Watch video service.

WASHINGTON — SINGER and actress Cher, country music artist Reba McEntire, and the creators of the Broadway hit, Hamilton, will be celebrated at this year’s Kennedy Center Honors, one of the country’s highest recognitions for artists, the center said on Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES — Three former US secretaries of state — Hillary Clinton, Colin Powell, and Madeleine Albright — will make guest appearances in October on political TV drama Madam Secretary, broadcaster CBS said on Tuesday.