The Binge
Jessica Zafra
NO ONE was more excited about the return of The X-Files than I was. In the 1990s, that show was my life in an alternate universe. I never met a limb-stretching serial killer who killed people and stole their livers, then hibernated for 30 years in a nest of newspapers, but Tooms was an improvement on some people I knew.
SAVE THE DATES as Warner TV brings back from hiatus four big titles that are truly worth the wait. Brace yourselves with the return of fan favorites like iZombie Season 2, Arrow Season 4, Gotham Season 2 and Blindspot on the first quarter of 2016.
WITH LARVA-CHOMPING FISH and genetically modified insects, Latin Americans are deploying legions of little helpers to destroy mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus in the world’s latest mass health scare.
NEW YORK — After years in the making, Deadpool hits cinema screens this week and fans of Marvel’s anti-hero got to interact with the movie’s cast at a special event in New York on Monday.
By Zsarlene B. Chua
HOME-GROWN hotel brand, the Henry Hotels, is embarking on a quite ambitious expansion as its sights are set on having ten hotels by 2020, with some rising in resort locations such as Panglao in Bohol and in Palawan—a departure from the two current hotels which are set inside city centers.
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
Auction
The Asian Cultural Council Philippines Art Auction 2016
Feb. 20, 2:00 p.m.
G/F Eurovilla 1, Rufino cor. Legazpi Streets, Legazpi Village, Makati City
By Zsarlene B. Chua
SM SUPERMALLS, in partnership with Hong Kong Disneyland, recently announced a promotion to take 30 SM patrons (and their families) to the “happiest place on earth.”
NEW YORK — Rihanna’s new album, Anti, officially took the top spot on the Billboard 200 album charts on Monday, a week after 1 million giveaway copies made it ineligible for Billboard consideration.
AUSTRALIA is expected to legalize the cultivation of cannabis for medical or scientific purposes with a bill introduced to parliament on Wednesday — the first step towards doctors eventually prescribing it to patients with chronic pain.
By Zsarlene B. Chua
Ballet
Rebel
Ballet Manila
Feb. 25-27, 8:00 p.m.
Feb. 28, 3:00 p.m.
ALIW Theater
Sotto St., CCP Complex, Pasay City
MARATHON, UNITED STATES — The young patient writhes on the operating table, kicking its flippers. A team of medical attendants turns it over, revealing an underbelly cluttered with tumors, some as big as golf balls.
