Art criticism essay contest announces gallery shows to be reviewed
THE ANNUAL Ateneo Art Awards-Purita Kalaw Ledesma Prizes, which recognizes art criticism in the country, is now open for submission of entries.
Beyonce and Jay-Z help Paris Louvre museum to record number of visitors
PARIS — A music video by Beyonce and Jay-Z set in the Louvre helped boost visitor numbers to a record 10.2 million last year, the most for any museum in history, the Louvre said on Thursday.
Art dealer to billionaires offers 10 prized works at auction
AN ART dealer with clients including billionaires Leon Black and Ronald Lauder is selling 10 works from his private collection that could set individual auction records for some of the masters who created them.
Art & Culture (01/09/19)
SILVERLENS welcomes the new year with the show A Paradise Lost, Ryan Villamael’s 7th solo exhibition in the gallery. The exhibit will open on Jan. 12, 6-9 p.m.
What to make of Netflix’s big losses
WHILE YOU spent the holidays streaming Bird Box, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, and/or re-watching The Office for the hundredth time, Netflix Inc. was playing out a corporate drama of its own — poaching Activision Blizzard Inc. Chief Financial Officer Spencer Neumann to be its new CFO.
Bohemian Rhapsody, Green Book win Globes on night of upsets
LOS ANGELES — The Golden Globes gave Queen musical Bohemian Rhapsody its top prize on Sunday in an unexpected victory over romance A Star is Born, and named 1960s segregation-era roadtrip Green Book the best comedy or musical film.
Moving to the music
IT IS a universally acknowledged truth that when January rolls in, gym membership spikes with many people trying to fulfill their “new year, new me” resolutions or to simply burn away all those holiday calories.
Bandersnatch: a good introduction to interactive films but not the best
A FEW days before 2018 ended, global internet streaming service Netflix and the people behind sci-fi series Black Mirror decided to release their most ambitious project yet — an interactive film called Bandersnatch, which immediately, it caught viewers’ fancy. It presents an intriguing, yet familiar, proposition, especially for those who grew up reading Choose Your Own Adventure books published by Bantam Books from 1979.
2 reports show women still struggle in Hollywood, black men make strides
LOS ANGELES — African-American men made measurable progress in gaining top jobs in Hollywood last year, though women — and particularly non-white women — continue to miss out.
As China cuts back on iPhones, LVMH handbags could be next
AFTER Apple Inc.’s shock profit warning, investors were quick to make the connection: if Chinese consumers are cutting back on iPhones, Louis Vuitton handbags could be next.
First PUMA Select in the Philippines now open
THE streetwear scene in the Philippines got a new player with the recent opening of the first PUMA Select standalone store in the country.



