Tomomichi Nishimura was best known for providing the voice for characters from iconic anime series like "Slam Dunk" and "Yu Yu Hakusho (Ghost Fighter)." Nishimura had been an active voice actor since the '70s. He will always be remembered for lending his voice to characters such as Coach...
John Arthur Mercader and his wife, Louie, are focused on creating the 3D full-length animated film, “Anito,” and making it a franchise, a TV series, and even a theme park someday. At the moment, they are gathering investors and funders, and what better way to do so than by representing the...
Not many might know about the Thomasian artist Félix Martínez, but recently, one of his works just sold for a whopping price of ₱39.7 million. Created way back in 1886, Félix’s “La Jota Manileña” found its way to a private collection in Europe, where it stayed until resurfacing at a...
Excuse the sports parlance, but if writing were like baseball, these three would be among the ‘late-inning dependable’ you’d bring out of the dugout. The works of these three authors are always hotly anticipated. "Shadow Ticket" by Thomas Pynchon Just the author of Gravity’s Rainbow,...
In celebration of its 40th anniversary, SM Cares, the corporate social responsibility arm of SM Supermalls, wrapped up the Book Nook Book Donation Drive with an inspiring show of community spirit, collecting over 70,000 pre-loved books across 88 SM malls nationwide. The initiative brought together...
Big news for fans of the art scene: Art SG, the leading art fair in Singapore presented by Founding and Lead Partner UBS, will co-present SEA Focus, a homegrown platform championing contemporary art from Southeast Asia, bringing together a dynamic line-up of 106 galleries from over 30 countries and...
After years of cultivating her passion in private and under the tutelage of masters both local and international, artist Rellie Liwag is finally ready to complete her journey. Her solo exhibit, “Deep in My Heart (A Metamorphosis),” opening this Dec. 6 in Artistspace, Ayala Museum Annex, will...
With the whirring sounds of a liminal-style soundtrack eerily playing in the background, Jigger Cruz takes us on a brief tour of his latest exhibit, “Hail Holy Eyes” at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila in BGC. Even though the sound of an unrelated construction site goes on in the background,...
It was nearly a century ago when Gramma was first brought to the San Diego Zoo in California. Considered the oldest of the zoo 's residents, Gramma the Galapagos tortoise has passed on at the estimated age of 141. It is unclear when she arrived at the zoo, but caretakers place her arrival at...
Nitama was only a kitten when she was first rescued under a train car and adopted by Okayama Electric Tramway. After her appetite greatly declined in October, the stationmaster crossed the rainbow bridge on Thursday, Nov. 20, at the age of 15. She had taken a leave from her duties last Nov. 4 to...
Conrad Manila unveils the 38th edition of its celebrated Of Art and Wine series with Return & Remember: Places & Home, a solo exhibition by Filipino-Canadian visual artist J.A. Tan, curated by Nestor Jardin. Open to the public from November 19, 2025 to January 17, 2026 at the hotel’s Gallery C,...
“Resonant Spaces: An Orchestra of the Filipino Youth (OFY) Chamber Concert” marks a milestone moment at the Black Box at The Proscenium Theater, an exciting new venue equipped with Vivace acoustics—a design that ensures warmth, clarity, and intimacy in sound. This setting is the perfect stage...
