LAST YEAR, German artist-photographer Sven Pfrommer showcased a two-part portrait series and photo installations of Manila’s construction workers in what he called their “contemporary fashion style” — wearing a T-shirt turned into a face mask, which protects them from heat and dust while working. Mr. Pfrommer is back, but this time, his subjects are random and blurry.

KHAVN DE LA CRUZ’s Philippine-American wartime drama, Balangiga: Howling Wilderness (2017) was the night’s biggest winner at the 66th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts...

FOR THE 24^th year, Fete de la Musique is coming back for a three-day, free-for-all music festival this month, this time featuring almost 40 pocket stages scattered across the metro and main stages in Makati; Intramuros, Manila; Baguio City; and Pagsanjan, Laguna.

FOR A generation of chefs and food enthusiasts, Anthony Bourdain’s book Kitchen Confidential was a passport to the seamy, sexy world of restaurant kitchens.

NEW YORK — Harry Potter and the Cursed Child won the Tony for best play on Sunday while The Band’s Visit swept the musical categories with 10 wins, including the top award best musical at Broadway’s annual honors for the best in theater.

THE LARGEST US actors’ union and the four major television networks on Saturday agreed to limit auditions in private hotel rooms and homes, ratifying a guideline the screen actors’ guild had enacted on its own following the #MeToo uproar, the union said.

LOS ANGELES — HBO said on Friday it is moving ahead with a prequel for its hit television series Game of Thrones, the first green light for five potential spin-off projects for the award-winning medieval fantasy.

FOR ITS fourth season, the three-minute cooking show San Miguel Purefoods Home Foodie is bringing with it “trending dishes” from restaurants as well as classic favorites with a twist.

LOS ANGELES — The women of Ocean’s 8 proved this weekend that they know how to steal the show — and much more — as the new heist flick took in an estimated $41.5 million in North American theaters.

NEW DELHI — Bollywood superstar Priyanka Chopra apologized Sunday after a furor over a US TV series that showed her uncovering a terror plot hatched by Indian Hindu nationalists.

THE MAN behind History’s Ancient Aliens, Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, will returns to Manila for History Con 2018, which will run from Aug. 10 to 12 at World Trade Center, Pasay City.

WITHOUT Stores Specialists Group (SSI) Inc., avid fans of luxury products would still have to fly out of the country for a taste of clothes from some of the world’s favorite brands, such as Marc Jacobs, Prada, and Tod’s. This year — as the SSI group celebrates 30 years in the business with a new campaign called The Curated Life — it aims to make shopping even easier with the launch of a website and an app.