Entertainment News (02/08/22)

GMA NETWORK’s long-running Saturday family sitcom Pepito Manaloto is the No. 1 comedy program based on Nielsen Philippines’ official data for 2021. The sitcom recorded an average people rating of 13.2% in National Urban Philippines for the full year of 2021.

Just because Valentine’s Day is a Monday does not mean it can’t sparkle

BECAUSE Valentine’s Day will be landing on a Monday this year, things can get a little blah. Add some sparkle to next Monday with some jewelry, scent, an ultra-luxurious hotel stay, and even a treat for the household’s favorite (hint: it’s the dog).

Wordle is the Word: A logophile’s paean

“IN the beginning was the Word.” John was exaggerating in his Gospel — there had been rather a lot going on even before words. But he was on to something. Whenever humanity took a leap, words weren’t far.

Science fiction epic Dune leads BAFTA nominations with 11 nods

LONDON — Science fiction epic Dune, a mammoth adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel, led nominations for the British Academy Film Awards on Thursday, securing 11 nods, with dark Western The Power of the Dog following with eight.

Style (02/07/22)

Bonifacio High Street (BHS) in partnership with Globe, prepares their Lucky In Love promo for both Bonifacio Global City (BGC) customers and Globe subscribers this month of February.

Game of Thrones studio tour takes fans into world of Westeros

BANBRIDGE, Northern Ireland —  From the frozen lands “Beyond the Wall” to the destroyed “Throne Room,” a new Game of Thrones Studio Tour takes fans behind the scenes of the hit television series.

How social media forces stand-up comedians like Trevor Noah and Basket Mouth to self-censor

By Izuu Nwankwọ
THE essence of stand-up comedy is that you have a comedian performing to a live audience with the goal of entertaining through eliciting humor. Comedians hold social, cultural, and political phenomena up to ridicule. Jokes can instigate re-evaluations, reversals and replacements of the status quo — or dominant beliefs of the day.

New series tackles life after heartache

THE HOW-TO’S of facing and moving on from rejection and pain are the focus of iWantTFC’s new original series The Goodbye Girl.

Dolly Parton, Duran Duran among Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees

SINGERS Dolly Parton and Lionel Richie, rapper Eminem and new romantic band Duran Duran were among the first-time nominees announced on Wednesday for possible induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Four men charged in actor Michael K. Williams’ overdose

FOUR men have been arrested and charged in last year’s overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams, who was best known for playing a shotgun-toting drug dealer in the HBO crime drama The Wire, the US prosecutor in New York City said on Wednesday.

CNN’s Jeff Zucker resigns for not disclosing relationship with colleague

CNN President Jeff Zucker, whom industry insiders speculated would play a larger role when the network becomes part of Discovery, resigned on Wednesday, telling staff he failed to disclose a consensual relationship with a colleague.

Whoopi Goldberg suspended from The View over Holocaust remarks

WHOOPI Goldberg was suspended from ABC’s The View talk show on Tuesday for asserting a day earlier that the Holocaust was “not about race,” the network’s news division president said, addressing a furor over the comments.
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