Scaffolding goes up in Venice to save Banksy’s migrant mural
VENICE — Scaffolding went up in Venice on Tuesday to restore a mural by the elusive street artist Banksy that had appeared on the...
Streaming surpasses broadcast and cable TV viewing in US for first time
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Supporting local weavers: New exhibit showcases ceramics and puni
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Art for children at the National Museum
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Stage and film actor Cocoy Laurel, 72
MULTI-TALENTED theater and film actor Victor D. Laurel, known by most as Cocoy Laurel, passed away on June 14. He was 72 years old.
Mr....
Arts & Culture (06/18/25)
THE Ateneo University Press will be holding its anniversary sale on June 20, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Those who attend will enjoy up to 70% off titles found exclusively at the Ateneo Press Bookshop in Bellarmine Hall, Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights Campus, Quezon City.
Doctor to plead guilty to supplying ketamine to Friends star Matthew Perry
A CALIFORNIA doctor charged in the overdose death of Friends star Matthew Perry has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of illegal distribution...
US Supreme Court rejects bid to revive copyright suit over Ed Sheeran hit ‘Thinking...
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Indian tribes visit UK museum to bring home ancestors’ remains
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Taiwan’s storied National Palace Museum must expand its global horizons, president says
TAIPEI — Taiwan’s National Palace Museum, home to one of the world’s biggest collections of imperial Chinese treasures, must expand its horizons internationally to...
How emotional, story-driven ads are shaping the internet
ADS THESE DAYS have full-blown narratives, taking viewers through a beginning, middle, and emotional climax in a matter of 30 seconds — and Filipinos...
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By Noel Vera
GIVE Adolfo Alix due credit — where few others seemed eager to cast Nora Aunor as lead in films (mainly because she wasn’t a young fresh talent anymore, the primary requirement for this ruthlessly youth-oriented relentlessly skin-deep industry) he kept doing so, in recent films (Pieta, Mananambal, Whistleblower, Padre de Familia among others) and in one project (Kontrabida) still awaiting a local theatrical run.