Beyond the visual bluff is a strong message
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
ARTIST Mark Justiniani’s latest installation, called The Settlement, invites the audience into a mirrored room where 90% of what’s...
‘It was all worth it’
By Carmencita A. Carillo
DAVAO CITY — It almost did not happen.
After the Philippines successfully hosted the Miss Universe 2016 pageant last month, Tourism Secretary...
Scams in the online dating world
GONE ARE the days when introducing oneself to prospective romantic partners required actual physical effort (and mental courage). Today it is so much easier...
Beauty collab at the club
In the world of fashion, music, and even sports, collaboration is a favorite buzzword.
Artists from different musical genres can whip up a one-of-a-kind record...
Can comedy unite a divided nation?
Theater
Extra Judicial Kidding
Feb. 15, 8 p.m.
Newport Performing Arts Theater,
Resorts World Manila, Pasay City
IN A BID to see if laughter can bring a divided nation...
Running at the Bataan Death March
WHILE some horrible history must arguably be buried and forgotten, some ought to be remembered, especially if it made the nation ultimately stronger and...
You don’t have to talk to be a good salesman!
Getting the edge in professional selling
Terence A. Hockenhull
Most salespeople like to think of themselves gregarious and outgoing by nature. They display a high degree...
Culture, cuisine, and adventure
ON FEB. 1, 1814, Mayon Volcano erupted, killing over 1,200 persons in the town of Cagsawa in Albay, and destroying its poblacion or town...
Dornan and Johnson go darker in Fifty Shades sequel
LOS ANGELES — Two years after the film Fifty Shades of Grey had housewives reaching for the smelling salts, its sequel reunites Christian, Anastasia...
Manual work, night shifts may harm women’s eggs
PARIS — Women who work nights and do heavy lifting on the job may have fewer and inferior eggs than nine-to-fivers, said a study...
Your Weekend Guide (February 10, 2017)
CONCERTS
Tell It Like ’80s, a concert featuring Gino Padilla -- best known for the 1980s hits “Closer You and I,” “Let The Love Begin,”...
Why art matters
By Sam L. Marcelo
Books
Seven Days in
the Art World
320 pages
W.W. Norton & Company
33 Artists in 3 Acts
448 pages
W.W. Norton & Company
SARAH THORNTON rescued art...