Fit for a King
By Victoria Mendoza Fritz
OURS is a land of kings.
But who knew that? Antonio Pigafetta did, apparently. In entry after entry of his diary, as...
Your weekend guide (October 16)
EVENTS
Ayala Museum holds an “Advanced Writing Workshop” with Jessica Zafra on Oct. 15, 22, 29, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The workshop fee is P6,800....
New Elvis album teams king with royal orchestra
LONDON — Priscilla Presley closes her eyes and bites her lip as she listens to a new album of Elvis songs, with the king...
Maribel Verdu charms Manila
By Susan Claire Agbayani
RENOWNED Spanish actress Maribel Verdu flew into town to attend last week’s opening of Pelicula-Pelikula, Manila’s Spanish Film Festival.
One of the...
Sitting no worse for health than standing: UK study
LONDON — Sitting down is no worse for you than standing up as long as you take regular exercise, a British study said on...
China’s new glass bridge tests courage of tourists
PINGJIANG, CHINA — China’s first glass suspension bridge, which dangles 180 meters over a canyon in the central Hunan province, has excited — and...
Building the cities of tomorrow
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
QUEZON CITY, the largest and the most populated city in Metro Manila, is now 75, and to mark the occasion,...
Women in cages
By Noel Vera
DVD Review
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Directed by Chantal Akerman
THE LATE Chantal Akerman’s best-known work and popularly acknowledged masterpiece...
Art, music, food, and yoga in one hub
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
ZUMBA, yoga, Pilates, juicing veggies and fruitsm these are just some of the many popular activities today that illustrate...
Climate change clips wings of migratory birds: ornithologist
KRYNICA MORSKA, POLAND — It takes the dexterity of a lacemaker to remove the tiny bird caught in nets strung between pine trees on...
Antioxidants speed up cancer spread in mice: US scientists
PARIS — Antioxidant supplements that are supposed to boost health and slow ageing could in fact spur the spread of melanoma, the deadliest type...
What to see this week
5 films to see on the week of October 16-23, 2015
Regression
SET IN MINNESOTA in 1990, the film follows Detective Bruce Kenner (Ethan Hawke) who investigates...