Pixar’s Elemental challenge: Originals aren’t breaking big at the box office
LOS ANGELES — Pixar, the studio that introduced the world to blockbuster franchises Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., and Cars, has a problem: an original...
Secret Invasion, a Marvel mini-series without a ‘superhero solution’
LOS ANGELES — Samuel L. Jackson is grateful that Marvel decided not to depict his role as the spy Nick Fury as a “swagalicious...
EntertainmentNews (06/23/23)
HARRISON FORD is back to play his iconic role of archaeologist adventurer Indiana Jones one last time.
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NEWPORT WORLD RESORTS recently launched its newest nightclub, Kao Day and Night Club. The club’s name means “face” in Japanese, but is also a...
Putin’s lost battle for borscht and other food fights
By Howard Chua-Eoan
WHEN this year’s list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants is announced on Tuesday, there will be lots of talk of...
Food delivery app fights hunger
WITH the importance attached to food in the Foodpanda name, the food delivery platform is launching an advocacy program that fights hunger.
On June 15,...
Singapore gets 19 new value-for-money eateries on Michelin list
THE MICHELIN GUIDE has named 19 new eateries on the Bib Gourmands, its value-for-money list, in Singapore.
There are 79 names on the list in total...
Dining In/Out (06/22/23)
Johnnie Walker celebrates Glasgow ghost distillery
Johnnie Walker explores the character of rare whiskies from one of world’s most famous grain whisky distilleries, the Glasgow...
All boxed up: How the CCP packed the country’s cultural treasures
WHEN the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) announced its temporary closure to give way to a massive rehabilitation program, the men and women of the Visual Arts and Museum Division (VAMD) found themselves with the herculean task of packing and transferring over 4,700 pieces of art and artifacts housed in the main building to a facility yet unknown.
Big Bad Wolf: Two million books and a story of survival
SURVIVING a global pandemic and a massive flood, the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale is set to return to Manila with 2 million books under one roof. The much-awaited return will take place June 23 to July 3 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) Forum Tent in Pasay City. And just like its previous book sales, this year promises bigger bargains for bookworms of all ages.
Arts&Culture (06/21/23)
Wilfrido D. Nolledo book to be read at hybrid event
A reading of But For The Lovers authored by the late Wilfrido D. Nolledo, is...
Rome to open ancient square where Julius Caesar was killed
ROME — History buffs will be able to stroll close to the spot where legend says Julius Caesar met his bloody end, when Rome...