TRAGEDY UNFOLDS Akira Kurosawa's Ran follows the story of the Ichimonji clan's downfall after the father divides the rule of his kingdom among his three sons Each year many folks look forward to the QC Film Festival for its various screenings of international and local films. One of its categories...
JOURNEY OF SELF-DISCOVERY Some Nights I Feel Like Walking follows the relationship that forms between Zion and Uno Petersen Vargas’ body of work specializes on LGBT+ representation. After having its world premiere at the 28th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, his fifth feature film, Some...
A SIMPLE CELEBRATION President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leading the Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the Malacañang grounds “We all deserve Christmas,” said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (PBBM) at his speech at the Christmas Tree Lighting ceremonies at Malacañan Palace on Dec. 1....
AN ANIMATED DISPLAY Manila C.O.D.'s animated Christmas display was once a large spectacle everyone looked forward to during the Christmas season in Cubao By JACQUELINE LUCERO Photos from Araneta Center Facebook Page “Let’s go, kids! Don’t forget your sweaters!” This joyful call always...
MIGHTY RELIC Vulcain was an Apatosaurus that roamed the earth over 150 million years ago “Vulcain,” the giant American dinosaur that once roamed the earth 150 million years ago, which was excavated in Wyoming and brought to France for its first public exhibition was sold for €6 million...
USAD , acrylic, ink, spray paint and oil on repurposed tracing paper on canvas, 48x60 inches, 2024 “Good morning” takes on a whole new meaning in Jonathan Joven’s latest exhibit. For him, these two words isn’t your ordinary greeting but a salute to the city’s unsung heroes, a...
HAVEN FOR THE ARTS Circuit Makati will soon be graced by the construction of a center for contemporary art designed by renowned architect Kulapat Yantrasast and his firm, WHY Architecture, in partnership with Lor Calma & Partners Set to rise at Circuit Makati under the operational expertise of...
FILIPINAS IN THE FOREFRONT From left, top row: Dr. Clare Baltazar, Fe del Mundo, Lourdes J. Cruz; second row: Josefa Llanes-Escoda, Angelita Castro-Kelly, Dr. Lourdes Cruz; third row: Clara Lim-Sylianco, Sen. Imee Marcos, First Lady Imelda Marcos with President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr., and...
There’s a notable lack of women artists on the forefront of art studies. Some women artists like Frida Kahlo, Margaret Keane, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Yayoi Kusama have made waves for the feminist art movement, but there are fewer women brought up when it comes to discussing the classical scene....
A NOBLE ARTIST Hayao Miyazaki is best known for his animated films under Studio Ghibli that offer critiques on war, promoting environmentalism, and peace above all We bravely faced the Friday night traffic to attend the one-time showing of 2024 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee Hayao Miyazaki’s...
Nick Harkaway, son of John Le Carre, writing a George Smiley novel. Jonathan Coe, with his latest political satire, and Alan Moore, who wrote V for Vendetta and Watchmen , with his new time travel yarn. What more can one ask for when deciding on which new novel to read? Karla’s...
A NEW REVOLUTION Factions of the Katipunan movement met during the Tejeros Convention to elect the new leaders of the Philippine Revolution My uncle, the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos (PFEM), believed that one of the things needed to ensure the success of government programs was...
