UP Arts and Culture Fest

FILIPINO nationalism, consciousness, and freedom are the focus at the month-long celebration of the 2022 UP Diliman Arts and Culture Festival. This year’s particular focus is on the three martyred priests from the Spanish era, Fr. Mariano Gomez, Fr. Jose Burgos, and Fr. Jacinto Zamora, known collectively as Gomburza or GomBurZa.

As NFTs flourish, US Treasury raises alarm over money laundering in art

WASHINGTON —  The US Treasury Department on Friday issued a set of recommendations to combat illicit finance in the high-value art market and warned that the emerging digital art market, such as non-fungible tokens (NFTs), may present new risks.

Museums reopen until Feb. 15

SOME museums are opening their doors to the public once again with the lowering of the level of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) restrictions in the National Capital Region (NCR).

Diana musical ‘honored’ with nine Razzie nominations

DIANA, the film version of a musical about the late Princess of Wales, received a field-leading nine Razzie Award nominations on Monday, including worst picture and worst actress, while Bruce Willis was skewered with his own category of acting ineptness.

Matrix co-producer Village Roadshow sues Warner Bros. over streaming release

THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS co-producer Village Roadshow Entertainment Group has filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros., alleging the studio’s move to release the film simultaneously on HBO Max and in theaters was a breach of contract.

Robin Williams, George Carlin estates sue Pandora over copyrighted jokes

THE ESTATES of Robin Williams and George Carlin sued Sirius XM’s Pandora Media, Inc. on Monday, claiming the online music service owes royalties for streaming their material millions of times.

Arts & Culture (02/09/22)

To commemorate the Battle of Manila, The Heritage Collective, Renacimiento Manila, Don’t Skip Manila, and WanderManila present an online experimental tour “1945: In Memoriam,” a multimedia experience that will detail how the Battle of Manila unfolded, how the City of Manila fell, and how so many lives were lost. It will stream live on Feb. 26, 7 p.m., at the Facebook pages of Don’t Skip Manila, The Heritage Collective, Renacimiento Manila, and WanderManila. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/WanderManila/.

Cheap date? Wining and dining in Manila relatively cheap, according to a report

A romantic date in Manila is relatively cheap, according to a recently released global report by Picodi.com, an international e-commerce platform. Dinner for two...

Nike cries foul over virtual shoes, suing retailer that sells sneaker NFTs

SNEAKER giant Nike sued online reseller StockX in New York federal court last week for selling unauthorized images of Nike shoes, marking the latest lawsuit over digital assets known as non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

Unintended consequences

THERE is a good reason behind every bold decision, and often there are unforeseen consequences — and in the world of science fiction, these consequences can be horrendous. In the Korean series All of Us are Dead, a father only hoped that his son would develop self-defense skills and stand up to his bullies. But the son, and soon everyone else, became a monster instead.

Jackass Forever catapults to No. 1 in US as Moonfall craters

LOS ANGELES — After living through a pandemic for nearly two years, Americans, as it turns out, were in desperate need of a laugh.

Bollywood singer Lata Mangeshkar given state funeral

MUMBAI — Lata Mangeshkar, one of India’s best known cultural icons and a singer who defined music for generations of her countrymen, died on Sunday and was given a state funeral as politicians and personalities united in mourning.
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