Elephant Gym brings bass-driven math rock to Manila
FOR Elephant Gym guitarist Tell Chang, it was essential to have Manila as one of the first stops in the band’s world tour this year.
K-Pop star G-Dragon cleared of drug allegations
SEOUL — K-Pop star G-Dragon has been cleared of allegations of illegal drug use by South Korean police, according to media reports.
Police had been...
Warner Bros. is in talks to merge with Paramount Global
WARNER BROS. Discovery, Inc. held talks on a possible merger with Paramount Global, potentially combining two of the biggest media companies in the world,...
Entertainment News (12/22/23)
Disney+ showcases Christmas holiday movies
MANY Christmas movies are now available to stream on Disney+. These include contemporary holiday picks like the 2019 comedy Noelle...
Tequila’s dignity: A’toda Madre Mezcaleria goes online
A’TODA MADRE MEZCALERIA only meant to make an announcement of its online bottle shop, www.atodamadretequila.com, on Dec. 5. That means that scores of brands...
The 20th Grand Wine Experience: A post event review
By Sherwin A. Lao
After what seemed like an almost eternity-long absence for wine enthusiasts like me (when in reality it was only three years), the 20th Grand...
Dining In/Out (12/21/23)
Favorite restaurants reopen at Shangri-La Plaza
FAVORITE dining destinations are coming back to Shangri-La Plaza mall. Via Mare, Cafe Lyon, and Healthy Shabu-Shabu are reopening...
Italian food historian cooks up carbonara controversy
ROME — Food is a serious business in Italy, part of the national identity, as illustrated by a row that has broken out over...
Festive food and fizz top Europeans’ Christmas shopping list
LONDON — Supermarkets in the UK and Europe are offering more own-brand festive food from roast duck to truffle crackers as cash-strapped families spend...
Opening new avenues for film discussion
IN ORDER to document today’s knowledge on Philippine film and the moving image, one would have to simultaneously focus on its history, its contemporary situation, and its future.
Dancer and Ballet Manila founding member Osias Barroso, Jr., 58
OSIAS “SHAZ” BARROSO, JR., a danseur and choreographer best known as a founding member of Ballet Manila and prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s long-time dancing...
New York’s Met Museum to return looted antiquities to Cambodia
NEW YORK’S Metropolitan Museum of Art agreed with the Department of Justice (DoJ) to return more than a dozen antiquities to Cambodia, a major...