David Bowie archive with 90,000 items to open to public in London
LONDON — From glittery “Ziggy Stardust” costumes and handwritten song lyrics to fan letters and notes on an unfinished musical, a new archive of...
Sweden launches AI music license to protect songwriters
SWEDEN’S music rights organization has introduced a license that allows artificial intelligence (AI) companies to legally use copyrighted songs for training their models, while...
Imagination peoples the air
A DECADE AGO, Anvil Publishing Manager Karina Bolasco sought the support of arts patron Senator Loren Legarda, so that the Philippines could have a bigger presence at Frankfurter Buchmesse, the world’s largest trade fair for books. From her support came a vision of the Philippines as the Guest of Honor at the fair — an initiative which finally bears fruit this year with a 2,000-square-meter pavilion.
F. Sionil José heir talks on the potential sale of Solidaridad Bookshop
SOLIDARIDAD BOOKSHOP, a 60-year-old enterprise founded by the late National Artist for Literature F. Sionil José, is in the midst of a potential buyout....
Book launches, talks, workshops, discounts and more at the MIBF
THE 2025 Manila International Book Fair (MIBF) is opening today, Sept. 10, and will run until Sept. 14 at the SMX Convention Center Manila,...
Arts & Culture (09/10/25)
TWO EXHIBITIONS are opening at MO_Space on Sept. 13. One is Jonathan Ching’s The World, in a Moment at the Main Gallery, which presents a world of connectedness through an inward process of reflection and deliberate brushstrokes.
New Banksy mural at London’s High Court shows judge striking protester
LONDON — British street artist Banksy has painted a mural on London’s High Court depicting a judge beating a protester, possibly in reaction to...
Rick Davies, Supertramp co-founder and singer, 81
LONDON — Rick Davies, the Supertramp vocalist and songwriter behind some of the British rock band’s best known hits such as “Goodbye Stranger” and...
Wealthy ancient Roman’s tomb discovered in Albania
STRIKÇAN, Albania — Archaeologists in Albania have discovered a large Roman burial chamber dating from the third to fourth century AD, the first of...
New York Fashion Week opens this week amid fragmented luxury backdrop
ESTABLISHED apparel brands including Coach, Michael Kors, and Calvin Klein will hit the runway alongside emerging labels at the New York Fashion Week (NYFW),...
Toronto Film Festival: Russell Crowe and Rami Malek captivate in historical drama Nuremberg
TORONTO — Academy Award winners Russell Crowe and Rami Malek captivated their Toronto audience in historical drama Nuremberg, which received a roaring four-minute standing...
Actors, entertainers pledge to boycott Israeli film institutions over Gaza
WASHINGTON — Over 1,800 actors, entertainers, and producers, including some Hollywood stars, signed a pledge released on Monday to not work with Israeli film...