Chimes from Crusader times: Recreating Nativity Church’s Medieval music
JERUSALEM — Crusader-era bells and organ pipes from the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem are inspiring researchers’ efforts to re-create music as it may have sounded in the birthplace of Jesus during almost 800 years ago.
‘Merry Christmas’ First SMS sells for over 100,000 euros in Paris auction
PARIS — The first text message ever sent, reading “Merry Christmas,” was sold on Tuesday for 107,000 euros ($121,000) as a Non-Fungible Token at a Paris auction house.
Dining In/Out (12/23/21)
DIAMOND Hotel Philippines helps guests be merry this holiday season with dining specials. Dishes from around the world are offered at Corniche with Christmas Eve and Christmas Day lunch and dinner buffets, made more special with a complimentary glass of wine.
Nation rebuilding depicted in art
The winning works in this year’s Shell National Students Art Competition included an image of unseen emotions under a face mask, frontliners, and a...
Gifts of Art
Whether it be decorative pieces, uniquely designed dinnerware, fashion items which are handwoven with indigenous prints or printed with artworks, or art history books,...
Spain returns smuggled figurines, funeral jars to Egypt
MADRID — Spain returned 36 stolen antiquities to Egyptian officials on Monday, including figurines of gods and goddesses and ancient jars meant to hold...
Anilao Underwater Shootout stages a successful comeback
Amateur and professional underwater photographers, divers, and marine enthusiasts captured the beauty of Anilao, Batangas for the 7th Anilao Underwater Shootout (AUS), recently mounted...
The sound of Christmas
The Philippines is at No. 6 among countries with the most Christmas music streams on Spotify
CHRISTMAS tunes are very popular in the Philippines according...
MMFF launches short films by creators on Facebook
THE METRO Manila Film Festival (MMFF) has partnered with Meta, formerly the Facebook company, to showcase short films by Filipino creators on Facebook.
The MMFF...
Spider-Man ignites pandemic box office with historic opening
LOS ANGELES — Spider-Man: No Way Home racked up a head-spinning $253 million in US and Canadian ticket sales over the weekend, setting a...
Gifts of flavor
WHETHER you want to do a bit of good while also giving something delicious, or want to give a bottle of cheer to welcome...
Avatar director James Cameron’s inspirations laid bare in art book
LOS ANGELES — Movie director James Cameron has created some of the most striking images on screen, from the sinking of the ocean liner...