Arts & Culture (10/29/25)
LIFESTYLE portal PalabasTayo will be posting a two-part video series titled Critic on Critic, hosted by theater reviewers Vincen Gregory Yu and Ryan Robert Flores.
Napoleon’s diamond brooch heads to auction for the first time
A UNIQUE diamond brooch once owned by Napoleon Bonaparte — and said to have been retrieved from the chaos of the Battle of Waterloo...
Piano stool maker to the stars rebounds from deadly Valencia floods
ALGEMESÍ, Spain — The makers of piano stools for stars such as Lady Gaga and Elton John are back in business after losing everything...
Biopic reintroduces female revolutionary hero
THIS YEAR, new life will be breathed into the untold story of the Mother of the Philippine Revolution — in the form of a...
BTS plans its biggest world tour ever for comeback in 2026
BTS is planning its biggest tour ever.
The South Korean supergroup temporarily disbanded as its members undertook their mandatory military service. With that done, BTS...
The K in K-pop is already silent, and that’s OK
ANYONE with children endlessly rewatching KPop Demon Hunters might assume that South Korean content has already taken over the world.
Entertainment News (10/28/25)
P-POP boy group SB19 took home the most trophies at the inaugural Filipino Music Awards.
Suspects in Louvre jewel heist arrested near Paris, prosecutor says
PARIS — Suspects have been arrested over the brazen jewelry heist at the Louvre, just as one of them was about to fly out...
Pentagon frets over A House of Dynamite nuclear doomsday film
THE plot of A House of Dynamite, the new thriller from Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow, hinges on — spoiler alert — US missile...
Innovation meets dessert in Miele, ‘Dubai Chocolate Chef’ collaboration
German manufacturer Miele collaborated with the viral ‘Dubai chocolate’ chef Nouel Catis in a limited-edition dessert trio that bridges two heritages together through uniquely...
A tale of two fashion weeks
THE CITY was treated to two back-to-back fashion spectacles this month: first came industry stalwart Philippine Fashion Week on Oct. 15, then BYS Fashion Week, now rebranded as Manila Fashion Week (its first showing with that name) just the day after.
Exhibit of antique shawls talks international trade
MEZCLA: Interwoven Cultures and the Mantón de Manila, an exhibit at the Ayala Museum, shows off antique examples of mantóns dating from the 1800s....