Theater group says Paramount, Warner Bros. merger ‘harmful’ to industry
LAS VEGAS — Paramount Skydance’s proposed purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery will consolidate too much power in one company and cause harm to consumers...
Oasis, Wu-Tang Clan, Phil Collins to join Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
THE Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation unveiled its list of inductees for 2026 on Monday, including 1990s Britpop icons Oasis and American...
Taylor Swift tops American Music Awards nominations again
LOS ANGELES — Taylor Swift leads this year’s American Music Awards (AMAs) with eight nominations, including artist of the year, song of the year...
Frenchman scoops up €1-million Picasso painting in Paris raffle
PARIS — A Frenchman won a Picasso painting worth €1 million ($1.18 million) in a non-profit raffle on Tuesday.
The winner, Ari Hodara, a 59-year-old...
A woman’s strength
WOMEN never quite fit into narrow definitions for Meneline Wong, MD, a multidisciplinary artist and obstetrician-gynecologist.
Benilde Open Design and Art merges the natural and the technological
FILLING the gallery space with an inviting area of soft seats and hammocks with a netted canopy overhead, Karl Castro’s Maytubig emerged as part...
The Samurai Detectives: Volume 2 explores money and kinship in the Edo underworld
ByHui-Ying Kerr
AT HIGH NOON on a scorching summer day, retired samurai Kohei finds the fearsome Kumagoro writhing around a field in agony. The stricken man’s...
Arts & Culture (04/15/26)
THE Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) is staging a grand finale for its 41st season, titled Concert VIII: Coda, on April 17, 7:20 p.m., at the Metropolitan Theater in Manila.
Hollywood stars sign open letter opposing Paramount-Warner Bros. deal
OVER 1,000 filmmakers, actors, and industry professionals signed an open letter opposing Warner Bros. Discovery’s proposed $110-billion merger with Paramount Skydance, warning it would...
Britney Spears enters rehab after arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence
LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears voluntarily checked into rehab on Sunday following her March arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence, a representative...
Bert Lozada Swim School: Alive and splashing for 70 years
IT HAS been 70 years since the Bert Lozada Swim School (BLSS) began, a staple for those looking for swimming lessons either for themselves...
All the President’s Men at 50: One of the finest films about investigative journalism...
By Alexander Howard
NIGHTTIME. A dim and dingy car park. Woefully inadequate fluorescent lights flicker and buzz overhead. Two men stand in half-shadow. One is barely visible,...