Ateneo Art Awards winners’ works feature bubble gum, maps, and marca demonio
FOR EYES that are quick to judge, the three winning works of this year’s Ateneo Art Awards-Fernando Zobel Prizes for Visual Arts could be...
The young talent of The Sound of Music
NEAR the beginning of the musical The Sound of Music, the lead character, novice nun Maria is asked to leave the abbey to become...
Heartland rocker Tom Petty, 66
NEW YORK – Tom Petty, the heartland rocker whose classic melodies but dark storytelling created a string of hits over four decades, died Monday...
Bowl sells for Chinese porcelain record $37.7M – Sotheby’s
HONG KONG – A 1,000-year-old bowl from China’s Song Dynasty sold at auction for $37.7 million on Tuesday, breaking the record for Chinese porcelain,...
Margaret Atwood hails Handmaid’s Tale protesters
LONDON – Writer Margaret Atwood on Monday celebrated the use of her literary characters as a protest symbol in the United States, with her...
Art & Culture (10/04/17)
Fly Me to the Moon
ARTIST PLAYGROUND presents Fly Me to the Moon, a play written by Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature Hall of...
New Los Ultimos de Filipinas version a highlight at Spanish film festival
CONSIDERED THE biggest Spanish film festival in Asia, the Pelicula-Pelikula Spanish Film Festival returns for its 15th year from Oct. 5 to 15 at...
Cartoon Network at 25: sketching out a cutting-edge future
LOS ANGELES – Sunday marked a quarter century since the Cartoon Network (CN) burst upon the pastel-colored landscape of American television animation, redefining the...
Sex and the City 3 is over, but actress Kim Cattrall says she’s not...
LOS ANGELES – Sex and the City will not be back for a third movie, despite years of on-again, off-again plans, but actress Kim...
Collapsing stage prop hurts Marilyn Manson
NEW YORK – Shock rocker Marilyn Manson was rushed to a hospital and halted his tour Sunday after being crushed under a falling stage...
MCAD’s horror film festival focuses on growing up
FOR MANY teenagers, growing up may seem like being in a horror movie. Finding the right balance between the need to conform and to...
It scares off competition in tight box-office race
WASHINGTON – It was knocked into second place last week – but as Halloween approaches, freaky box-office sensation It was back at number one...