Holidays and heritage

CORALIE CHARRIOL, chief executive officer and creative director of Charriol, and daughter of the brand’s founder, the late Philippe Charriol, was in the Philippines...

Style (11/24/25)

FROM Nov. 25 to 28, visit the 2/F Atrium of SM Podium for Dyson’s Trade to Upgrade event — a limited-time opportunity to upgrade old machines and experience Dyson’s latest innovations.

Dyed hair and nail art ok! More Japanese firms relax rules in tussle for...

TOKYO — When 22-year-old Hinako Mori moved to Tokyo last year, she chose to work part-time at Don Quijote, a major discount retailer, for...

Timezone to revamp, open more venues by year-end and 2026

Timezone Philippines is set to renovate and open additional locations nationwide by year-end and in 2026, the company’s top official said on Friday. “Before the...

Major music labels strike deals with new AI streaming service

THE WORLD’S LARGEST music companies have licensed their works to a music startup called Klay, which is building a streaming service that will allow...

When cries of resistance seep through the cracks

THE QCINEMA International Film Festival’s shorts program this year has expanded to a whopping 26 films, spread out across five sections. In QCShorts International 2, five filmmakers turn their attention to the realities that ignite pockets of resistance — within communities, families, and entire societies.

Stuff to Do (11/21/25)

THE Peninsula Manila celebrates Christmas in November with some of Manila’s finest choirs performing in The Lobby.

Stranger Things creators elevate creative elements for final season

LOS ANGELES — Matt and Ross Duffer, the twin directors known as The Duffer Brothers, have pushed to raise the stakes with each season...

Netflix’ Warner Bros. bid would include theater releases

NETFLIX, INC. has told management of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. that it will keep releasing the studio’s films in theaters if it’s successful in...

Afterlife rom-com Eternity asks existential questions

LONDON — Actors Elizabeth Olsen and Miles Teller say their new movie Eternity combines comedy, romance and big philosophical questions. The movie is set in...

Film Train Dreams traverses a man’s ‘ordinary life’ on screen

LOS ANGELES — Joel Edgerton describes the American drama movie Train Dreams as a “Western epic sort of celebration of an ordinary life.” “And I...

Brendan Fraser dives into Japanese culture for film Rental Family

LOS ANGELES — Actor Brendan Fraser had never heard of a Japanese “rental family" service before working on the comedy-drama film Rental Family. “I had...