After techno and street art, Berlin tackles graphic novels
BERLIN, GERMANY -- Better known for its electronic music and street art, Berlin is now also home to a budding graphic novel scene in...
Nine Inch Nails return with ‘impenetrable’ music
NEW YORK -- Industrial rockers Nine Inch Nails on Friday last week announced their first release in three years -- an EP that frontman...
It’s a good life
By Noel Vera
DVD Review
It’s a Wonderful Life
Directed by Frank Capra
(Warning: plot and narrative twists discussed in close and explicit detail)
I do think Frank Capra’s...
2016: the beginning of the end of a rock era
NEW YORK — The year 2016 began with David Bowie releasing one of the most acclaimed albums of his vast career, a sign of...
Cops and robbers
DVD Review
Hell or High Water
Directed by David Mackenzie
DAVID MACKENZIE’S Hell or High Water, from a script by Taylor Sheridan (Sicario) turns on a terrifically...
Mat-maker, mat-maker, make me a mat
MAT WEAVING, or pagbabanig, is a tradition that has been ignored for the past several years — long enough for an author to declare...
New Rolling Stones album rekindles Chicago-blues love affair
LONDON -- Eleven years after their last studio album, the forever Rolling Stones are back once again with Blue and Lonesome, a tribute to...
The Weeknd, smooth yet steamy, makes quick return
By Shaun Tandon
NEW YORK -- Just one year after he catapulted into the ranks of top pop stars, The Weeknd has returned with a...
Back from hiatus, Metallica is still angry
PARIS — Back with its first album in eight years, Metallica has returned to its thrash metal roots, making it clear the band hasn’t...
An excerpt from Kathy Griffin’s memoir: When Joan Rivers took her to Windsor Castle...
By Kathy Griffin
Look, it was hard to pick one Joan Rivers story for this book. I’ll always miss her. I have countless meaningful and...
Killers drop Don’t Waste Your Wishes Christmas compilation
THE KILLERS have released this year’s holiday treat for their fans, the Don’t Waste Your Wishes charity album, which dropped exclusively on Nov. 18...
Winners of the 35th National Book Awards announced
The National Book Development Board and the Manila Critics Circle have announced the winners of the 35th National Book Awards. The following is the...