In 'Munich: The Edge of War,' Jeremy Irons as Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. George MacKay will be best remembered as the lead actor in Sam Mendes’ 1917. Today, we have two film features that have MacKay as their lead actor. One is a historical drama set pre-World War II, while the second is...
PEACE-MAKER Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr. Tensions have escalated once again in the Korean Peninsula following the series of missile tests conducted by North Korea since the start of the year. The Korean Peninsula is one of the lingering flashpoints in Asia and the global...
Editorial Although the Filipinos, declaring independence from Spain, proclaimed a provisional government on June 12, 1898, it wasn’t until Jan. 23, 1899 that the first “proper” Philippine republic was inaugurated, following the promulgation of the Malolos Constitution two days before. It...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Reflections today Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21 Since many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the events that have been fulfilled among us, just as those who were eyewitnesses from the beginning and ministers of the word have handed them down to us, I too have decided, after...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares A young aspiring politician approached me a few weeks ago to ask me how to “campaign”. One of his questions struck me. He asked, “What’s the best way to hit my opponent?” I asked back, “What do you mean by ‘hit’?” He explained: “How do I tell...
Heard It Through the GripeVine: Our New Abnormal It’s heartening to read about government work and public service being achieved, even in the face of dwindling revenues; as it exemplifies how in some institutions, there is no room for excuses or lame explanations. In such public corporations, it...
The Oscar-nominated documentary features a Filipina nurse’s COVID-19 ordeal The First Wave director Matthew Heineman One of the 15 documentary features vying for an Oscar in the coming 94th Academy Awards is Matthew Heineman’s The First Wave , an inside look at the COVID-19 health scare as the...
Man of the World (file photo) Some 45 talented and gorgeous men from around the world will join the 4th Man of the World Pageant, which will be held in Baguio City on June 18. "This year, we are happy to announce to all of you that the 4th edition of Man of the World will be held in the Summer...
The National Arts Council Singapore announces the presentation of Pulp III: A Short Biography of the Banished Book at the Singapore Pavilion at the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia THE VANISHING Film still, 16th century edition of Petrarch's work, censored in...
Erehwon Center for the Arts welcomes Marat Pavlov, ambassador to the Philippines of the Russian Federation, and his wife, Madame Irina Pavlova DROOK Russian Ambassador Marat Pavlov Erehwon Center for the Arts started the year on a cultural note with a festive Russian Cultural Night with no less...
Mass testing of individuals with the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) symptoms is a must with the highly contagious omicron variant spreading rapidly as evidenced by the soaring number of active positive cases of the virus in the country. League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) and...
Though nothing has been verified yet Making rounds on many social media platforms is a video of an end credits scene that features an unverified cast of the forthcoming Marvel Studios film “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. And it is surprisingly, nay, absurdly long—quite mad, even....
