The vessel to Venice

The curator of the Philippine Pavilion talks about Manuel Conde's Genghis Khan. Words  Patrick D. Flores When Filipino filmmaker Manuel Conde graced the screening of his 1950...

Philippine business optimism falls

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Favorite Things | The art of comics

Gerry Alanguilan talks about the high art/low art divide; Carlo J. Caparas; and Francisco V. Coching, National Artist for Visual Arts. Interview  Sam L. Marcelo |...

Sidebar | Francisco Feliciano’s silent soul

Francisco Feliciano’s "Silence My Soul: Eternal Echo" begins with the metallic ring of a ching chap, a Thai percussion instrument. A hushed male voice...

Ramon Santos: A much-needed boost for contemporary music

Ramon P. Santos and Francisco F. Feliciano, National Artists for Music. Words  Pablo A. Tariman With the proclamation of composers Ramon Santos and Francisco Feliciano as...

Braving stormy weather

Alice Reyes, National Artist for Dance, as Lena Horne. Words  Sam L. Marcelo | Photography  Kai Huang It’s a gray and soggy Tuesday, the kind better...

Sidebar | Tools for the well-equipped watch enthusiast

Without the proper tools, a watch collection is incomplete. Words  Troy C. Medina | Photography  John Chua Watch winders Many modern automatic watches have a power reserve...

The case for the quietly capable watch

Understated, well-designed, reasonably priced, and still sufficiently luxe to catch the eye. WORDS TROY C. MEDINA Let’s make one thing clear: You are not James Bond....

Bangladesh-Philippines ‘dirty money’ trail

Here's what we know so far about how the $81-million stolen from Bangladesh Bank and wired to the Philippines moved within the country. 

Keeping the kids busy this summer

By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman It is alarming that kids these days belong to “the most sedentary generation in history.” So said Sam Kass,...

Bunker mentality

By Noel Vera Movie Review 10 Cloverfield Lane Directed by Dan Trachtenberg HOW GOOD is the first three-fourths of Dan Trachtenberg’s supposed sequel to Matt Reeves’s popular monster...