From readers' favorites to upcoming titles, here's the website's top list of comics to read Comic books are nostalgic. It is undeniable that these illustrated stories have contributed a lot to pop culture, whether within the Philippines or beyond it. What used to be just a thing for geeks is now...
Arisaka is set to be released on 2021 There is no challenge too great for an artist not to overcome. And this couldn’t be more true in the case of filmmaker Mikhail Red ’s Arisaka . The director shared on Instagram his gratitude for his coworkers on the set for helping realize his seventh film...
An award more special than others By Nick Tayag This Dec. 7, NCCA Chairman and CCP President, and Manila Bulletin Lifestyle Arts + Culture columnist Arsenio “Nick” J. Lizaso received the Fernando Poe Lifetime Achievement Award from the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP). According to the...
FRUIT OF FUTURE Zac Sarian holding a Florida pummelo If you don’t know Zac Sarian , you don’t know the future. But that’s because the future is—or should be—about a dramatic return to a green planet, where green, live things will soon reclaim what we razed forests to the ground for, what...
All we can say is ' hAiszxt !' Photo from Penlab After 10 months in community quarantine, many of us have already adjusted to life indoors. Many have found the simple joys of having a hobby these days. While some no longer deal with early morning traffic jams, OOTDs conundrums, and never-ending...
A true league of legends Online games have been a part of everyday life for many Filipinos even before the pandemic. But during the community quarantines, online platforms, such as various forms of digital entertainment, have redefined what it means to be connected. Apart from the bonds made, these...
“Chinatown is not a place,” declared journalist-author Jullie Yap Daza to her friends. Now that sentence is the title of her latest book. Technically, Chinatown is only one square kilometer in size, an area surrounded by streets whose real estate values rival Makati’s. If it’s not a place,...
'We will fight back and end your toxic masculinity.' Last week, the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) announced its roster of films for its first ever digital showcase. While there are the usual Pinoy favorite comedies and romantic flicks, there are also some interesting picks that make the...
'I feel lucky to be writing this. To be here. To have arrived at this place in my life.' Elliot Page (Photo from @ theelliotpage ) The Umbrella Academy star Elliot Page now lives his truth as a transgender. The actor who became an Academy nominee for his performance in 2007 movie Juno shares his...
Asia’s first silent film festival goes digital this month Even in its earliest days, film and music go hand in hand. In the era of silent films, music was one of the potent tools used not just for effective storytelling, but also to convey emotions and help the pacing of the movie flow smoothly....
What is it to be a woman in our time? What does femininity actually mean? What is the definition of feminine power? “The Divine Feminine” explores what may be the source of a woman’s power, the female spirit which thrived in the more woman-oriented goddess cultures, only to be...
Image from Netflix K-drama lovers and Money Heist fans, unite! Netflix announced that the hit Spanish series La casa de papel is having a Korean adaptation. Set on the Korean peninsula, the K-drama version of La casa de papel will be directed by Kim Hong-sun , who has helmed TV dramas like The...
