We take a look back at 2021 through Manila Bulletin Lifestyle Arts + Culture’s top trending stories
The year that is about to end, 2021, has certainly been an eventful one. While it followed a challenging 2020, when most industries including the arts were largely put on hold, one obvious difference is that things have become more open this year.
Here’s a look at the top 20 stories that defined the world of arts and culture this 2021, according to our articles that you, our readers, read the most this year.
20. A Filipino actor in ‘Squid Game’
READ: https://mb.com.ph/2021/09/20/icydk-there-is-a-filipino-actor-in-netflix-series-squid-game/
19. The Manila Metropolitan Theater
READ: https://mb.com.ph/2021/02/04/the-metropolitan-theater-gets-a-third-life/
18. A strange collection: dead mosquitoes
READ: https://mb.com.ph/2021/01/20/look-this-young-artist-collects-every-mosquito-she-kills/
17. National Museums reopening
READ: https://mb.com.ph/2021/06/19/national-museums-in-manila-reopen-on-rizals-birth-anniversary/
16. A Pinoy cultural symbol takes the roads of California
READ: https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/08/pinoy-tricycle-roams-the-streets-of-california/
15. Remember when Joseph Gordon-Levitt took a lot of interest in the Philippines
READ: https://mb.com.ph/2021/01/15/joseph-gordon-levitt-needs-your-story-for-a-photo-taken-in-quezon-city/
14. That huge portrait of VP Leni
13. The tragedy of Bree
READ: https://mb.com.ph/2021/09/20/filipino-painter-bree-jonson-passed-away-at-age-30/
12. An exclusive: A geisha turned full-time mommy
READ: https://mb.com.ph/2021/02/23/exclusive-get-to-know-this-geisha-turned-full-time-mother-and-vlogger/
11. A biography of Estelito Mendoza hits the shelves
10. National Arts Month 2021
READ: https://mb.com.ph/2021/01/12/ncca-announces-theme-for-national-arts-month-2021/
9. Arturo Luz, National Artist, passes
READ: https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/27/arturo-luz-national-artist-for-visual-arts-passes-away-at-94/
8. Back to Pinoy grammar basics: ‘Dito’ and ‘Rito’
READ: https://mb.com.ph/2020/08/25/how-to-use-dito-and-rito-correctly/
7. Remember that Whang-Od and Nas Daily issue?
6. That Korean star who studied in the Philippines
READ: https://mb.com.ph/2021/01/08/hwang-in-youp-of-true-beauty-studied-in-the-philippines/
5. Cinemas in Manila reopening
READ: https://mb.com.ph/2021/10/25/heres-a-list-of-cinemas-opening-in-metro-manila-this-november/
4. That controversial beauty ad
3. Celebrating the Filipina
2. This has become a reader’s favorite for two years now
READ: https://mb.com.ph/2020/08/17/get-your-ng-and-nang-right/
And the top trending story, very aptly, goes to a topic that’s taken the global art industry by storm this year: Non-fungible tokens or NFTs
1. When Heart Evangelista sells an NFT worth ₱3.6 million
READ: https://mb.com.ph/2021/11/26/heart-evangelistas-first-nfts-earned-17-35-eth-thats-p3-6-million/