CHICAGO — There are new tour guides in town at the Chicago Shedd Aquarium, and they are about to star in a children’s book.

LOS ANGELES —  Comic actors Amy Schumer, Regina Hall, and Wanda Sykes will host this year’s Academy Awards ceremony as producers try to attract new viewers after record-low ratings in 2021, Hollywood publication Variety and other media outlets reported on Monday.

IN TIME for National Arts Month, professor and artist Fernando Martin “Nani” Roxas opens his second one-man art show, “Music in Me,” at the Gateway Gallery in Araneta City.

GMA Regional TV, GMA Network’s regional arm, expands its reach in Southern Luzon this month with the launch of GMA Batangas.

It’s amazing to think that the Monster Hunter series is still going strong. Monster Hunter World and its Iceborne expansion were fan favorites, featuring a smoother progression system alongside all the bells and whistles you’d expect from the series.

LOS ANGELES — There’s a battle between love and Death this weekend at the North American box office, as the Jennifer Lopez rom-com Marry Me and Kenneth Branagh’s follow-up to his 2017 whodunit Murder on the Orient Express both attempt to lure older audiences back to movie theaters in their openings. Death on the Nile looks to bow at No. 1 with a muted $12.8 million from 3,912 locations, while Marry Me will follow with an expected $8 million intake.

TV HOST Willie Revillame will be moving to the Villar-linked Advanced Media Broadcasting System (AMBS) network. He confirmed the move during the final episode of his long-running TV variety show on GMA, Wowowin, on Friday.

NEW YORK —  New York Fashion Week kicked off on Friday with menswear and genderless designers presenting their fall/winter collections at the 17th bi-annual New York Men’s Day.

“MY soul burns ardently to understand this most intricate enigma,” said St. Augustine in his Confessions, making an inquiry about the nature of time. For centuries, philosophers and scientists have struggled to give shape to the nature of time. A smartwatch campaign by tech company Garmin throws its hat into the ring, and its contenders are a dancer, an artist, and a model.

BAUME & Mercier is exploring vision through the color black, as seen through the work of artist Pierre Soulages.

Love at Araneta City Araneta City is celebrating this year’s Valentine’s Day – which has the theme “All we need is Love” -- with music,...

THE JAPANESE Film Festival (JFF) returns this year with a virtual edition, featuring 20 films depicting Japanese culture across different time periods.