Bryan Antonio's works feature local classics such as 'Batang X' and 'Sineskwela' and international ones from 'Star Wars' to the 'Muppets' Tomi chips, Yoda from 'Star Wars,' and 'Batang X' bootleg toys Filipino artist Bryan Antonio is bringing nostalgia and a few giggles with his bootleg toys paying...
Here are four fine novels with women in the lead role. One is a fine example of contemporary crime fiction, and one is a double helix narrative set in today’s London and the late 18th century. The third novel deals with dissociative identity disorder, while the fourth is a stirring account of...
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) is calling on both private and public institutions in the country to launch heritage-related activities this May in celebration of "National Heritage Month". (Photo by Austin Nicomedez / Unsplash) "The NCCA enjoins all cultural agencies,...
A historical perspective In the history of any nation, the role of the so-called fourth estate has always been vital. Information, after all, is crucial in the formation of a collective consciousness for people to identify to what is largely a social construct but is so much more....
Sometimes, all we need is that sense of chikahan to make us feel ourselves again These podcasts got your back More than a year in one form of community quarantine or another, and we'd think that we would get used to being apart from each other—that Zoom meetings and video calls would ease the...
This Mother's Day, let's recognize the role of weaving mothers through their works Tagbanwa weavers Since its earliest days, weaving in the Philippines has been a tool for storytelling. It encapsulates our history, not with ink and paper, but with natural dyes and fibers. It anecdotes dreams...
This National Heritage Month, discover artworks of the past at 'Segundo' auction Pieces from 'Segundo'auction Heritage and history are often best reflected in art. Artists gain inspiration from the things of their era and create works whose relevance and beauty go beyond their lifetimes. Even in...
In time with the holy month of Ramadan, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) is set to hold a webinar series featuring various Islamic traditions and cuisines. (Photo by Levi Meir Clancy / Unsplash) The activity, to be done in partnership with the Embassy of the Republic of...
(Clockwise from top left) Kim Seon-ho, Song Joong-ki, Kim Soo-hyun, Kim Young-dae, Na In-woo, Kim So-yeon, Krystal, Kim So-hyun, Shin Hye-sun and Seo Ye-ji (Instagram) The 57th Baeksang Arts Awards will be held on May 13 to honor outstanding Korean works on TV, movies and theater. Part of the...
It's time to welcome a new MCU family! Angelina Jolie as Thena in the movie 'The Eternals' The year 2020 was a bit of a slump for superhero movie fans with the absence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) on the big screen. While the stories of Marvel superheroes Wanda Maximoff, the Falcon, and...
View the first ever survey of the complete body of ink works by Cheong Soo Pieng, a key figure in the development modernism in visual arts in the Southeast Asia Cheong Soo Pieng, Resting, c. 1978-83, Chinese ink and colour on silk, 68 x 95 cm. Private Collection. (2) As we coop up at home in these...
The art of waiting IMG_20210503_065434 Anton Del Castillo believes that his art, although often rooted in personal events and people close to him, can be a way to express universal themes. For Anton, all art conveys a narrative. The stories shown in his works, however, are founded on visions. “...
