Why is Marie Antoinette so popular? The French queen still sells
BEFORE she was sent to the guillotine in 1793, 37-year-old Marie Antoinette couldn’t have imagined that more than two centuries later, she’d still be one of the most famous women in the world.
Arts & Culture (01/07/26)
KUNDIRANA, the award-winning music ministry of La Salle Green Hills (LSGH), is set to hold its first concert for the year this week.
Live music for the next 5 months
THIS YEAR has a lot in store for music lovers, with local and international acts populating the live concert lineup. Filipinos can expect performances from hitmakers, indie artists, rock stars, rappers, and balladeers all throughout the year.
Avatar: Fire and Ash reaches $1 billion in global ticket sales
JAMES CAMERON’S science-fiction fantasy Avatar: Fire and Ash has surpassed $1 billion in global box office proceeds, the director’s fourth film to cross that...
Battleship Potemkin at 100: How the Soviet film redrew the boundaries of cinema
By Alexander Howard
PEOPLE CROWD together in the sun. All smiles and waves. Joyous.
Pandemonium erupts. Panic hits like a shockwave as those assembled swivel and bolt, spilling...
A new year for Rajo Laurel
THE first month of the year is turning up roses for designer Rajo Laurel: he’s set to represent the Philippines in Thailand in an...
A Birkin looks better on your arm than in a hedge fund
SOCIAL MEDIA algorithms know me better than I do. Who knew I’d get such joy from watching Love Luxury, a handbag reseller with a YouTube channel that typically features bereft women trying to sell Birkin bags gifted from former lovers? “It is just too painful to keep,” one says. “Oh, and the stickers are still on … can I get $50,000 for it?”
Passport for fashion aims to end industry greenwashing
DHAKA — Clothes destined for Europe could soon require digital passports to prove their green credentials, opening a new era of transparency for the...
Fendi releases new bags this month
FENDI presents the Fendi Way bag, unveiled on the Fendi Spring/Summer 2026 catwalk. This hobo embodies a softer, more effortless take on luxury, with...
It’s not too late for a Chanel makeup holiday
WHILE the festive season is finally past us, that does not mean that the Holiday 2025 makeup collection from the Chanel Makeup Creation Studio...
A show for lawyers
THE 2017 film Bar Boys is becoming quite the beloved franchise, with a 2024 stage adaptation and now with a second movie. Unfortunately for me, I didn’t ride the 2017 hype of the first movie, about friends navigating life and law school. In other words, I did not see it.
Why AI could make human jazz popular again
AS A MUSICIAN and music-lover, the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution terrifies me in many ways.











