Reaching a wider public
“WE MUST CREATE SPACES — physical and digital — where people feel welcome. Exhibits that don’t intimidate, but rather, invite,” said Joanna Preysler Francisco, co-owner of the Provenance Art Gallery, which now has an exhibit at Makati’s Power Plant Mall.
Disney launches stage musical Hercules in London
LONDON — Disney takes London audiences back to Ancient Greece with its new musical Hercules, bringing alive its 1997 animation on the West End...
Stuff to Do (06/27/25)
THE Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) has joined the global celebration of Pride Month with a façade lighting display that honors the diversity, individuality, and resilience of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Mega for Mega
FOR its 50th anniversary this month, Mega Prime Foods, Inc. (MPFI) — the company behind the Mega sardines brand, among other canned goods and bottled sauces — tapped “Megastar” Sharon Cuneta as its latest brand ambassador.
Bistro Group opens second of three steakhouse brands
THE BISTRO GROUP has opened another steakhouse franchise and BusinessWorld got a taste of its meaty specialty.
LongHorn Steakhouse, in Shangri-La Plaza, is just one...
Hilton breaks into cruise with a Waldorf Astoria Nile ship
By Fran Golden
WHEN Marriott dipped into cruising with its introduction of the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection brand in 2022, it was the first hotel company...
Dining In/Out (06/26/25)
THE WHISKY LIBRARY is home to the largest whisky collection in Manila. Start the night with Happy Hour, daily from 5 to 8 p.m. at P1,200 net.
US to drop guidance to limit alcohol to one or two drinks per day,...
THE US government is expected to eliminate from its dietary guidelines the long-standing recommendation that adults limit alcohol consumption to one or two drinks...
Bezos’ Venice wedding party moved to isolated area on security concerns
MILAN — A celebrity wedding party for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez in Venice this week has been moved to an...
China tries to shift appetite for extreme eating shows
HONG KONG — China said on Tuesday that consumers should “rationally resist bad content” of extreme eating shows, which have boomed online, because they...
Digital geological art on view at the National Museum
TO BRING TOGETHER art and technology, LG has partnered with the National Museum of Natural History on a solo exhibit by digital artist Isaiah Cacnio about the beauty and diversity of Philippine geography.
White rage
IN YASMINA REZA’s Art, a 15-year friendship among three men falls apart when one of them shells out 200,000 francs for a white painting — about five feet by four, with a white background... completely white — and another decries it as “a piece of shit.”