ENGLISH singer/songwriter Dua Lipa is returning to Manila for a solo concert on Sept. 14 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City and is bringing with her the chart-topping hits including “New Rules,” “IDGAF,” and “One Kiss.”

NEW YORK — Given the boot after a racist rant by its star, Roseanne was a rare TV series depicting conservative America despite the election of President Donald Trump, which could have popularized the genre.

LONDON — Hollywood actor Benedict Cumberbatch channelled his inner Sherlock Holmes by leaping to the defense of a cyclist under attack by four men, according to reports.

LOS ANGELES — Solo: A Star Wars Story clung to the top spot in North American theaters this weekend but again fell below expectations, taking in $29.3 million, just over a third its opening-weekend receipts, said box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.

STAND-UP COMIC Mike Unson headlines Mayhem B. Funny on Tuesday from June 5 to July 31 at Johnny B. Good restaurant and bar at Glorietta 3, Ayala Center, Makati City.

THE Sense8 cluster comes together on Netflix for one final mission in hopes that love conquers all.

Meet the Cruiserheads, a group of guys who ride their bikes in search of good food and good coffee.

Photography by Rxandy Capinpin. Styling by Carlos Tomawis with Nina Magdalen M. Diaz. Modeled by Elisa Taylor of Elite Model Management. Make-up and hair styling by Pamm Merrera. 

AMIDST THE frou-frou, frills, and fancy reinterpretations of the traditional baro’t saya, including exaggerated sleeves, handpainted skirts, and elaborate bead work and cutouts, the most simple rendition won the first “Balik Saya” fashion design competition, which aims to modernize and re-introduce the Maria Clara dress as a classic but wearable garb.

YOU CAN count the designers who participated in this season’s Philippine Fashion Week with the fingers two hands. The fashion extravaganza was once held in convention centers, but the Holiday 2018 shows now has to squeeze itself in a few rooms in Discovery Primea, during the weekend (as opposed to blocking off a whole week, as it sued to do). At least, with less people in the tussle, one could really take a good look at the clothes, which may encourage some to buy a few pieces for showing off during the holidays.

THE RISE of the fashionable sneaker -- the result of casual Friday’s inexorable creep across the rest of the week -- has footwear retailers scrambling to adjust.

DE BEERS, which almost single-handedly created the allure of diamonds as rare, expensive and the symbol of eternal love, now wants to sell you some party jewelry that is anything but.