In prose and on ink on paper, artist and symbolist Abe Orobia releases his personal observations and contemplations in this pandemic Abe Orobia Abe Orobia is known for his artworks of women wearing paper dresses. For him, these paper dresses, fragile and crumpled, are a symbol of protective armor...
Here's what you need to know Photo from National Museum of the Philippines Facebook Page Prepare to journey again to the cosmos and learn more about astronomy as the National Planetarium reopens this July, just in time for National Culture Consciousness Week. After months of closure and rescheduled...
The acclaimed director, Mamoru Hosoda, who’s known for his animated films like “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time,” “The Boy and the Beast,” and “Mirai” is set to premiere another film titled “Belle.” A snapshot of ‘Belle’ (photo from comicbook.com) Slated for theatrical release...
The first of three new Gundam films is full of Pinoy scenes Images courtesy of Netflix, Sunrise Set 12 years after the events featured in the 1988 Gundam film “Char’s Counterattack,” “Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway” is the first of the newest movie trilogy in the much-loved anime franchise....
Inspired by the acclaimed director’s most popular films The Mamoru Hosoda UT collection In 1991, Mamoru Hosoda started his career in animation, which later on turned into a passion for directing. He directed “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time” in 2006 and his film was nominated for an Annie...
DESTINATION: ART — Enjoy the land of beaches and bagoong Arsenio “Nick” Lizaso, NCCA chairman and CCP president I was in Lingayen just a year ago to finalize details for a free public concert featuring the world-renowned Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) as part of the initiative...
Can’t travel to Kalinga to get tattooed by a legend? Here’s your chance Grace Palicas (photos from her Instagram account) In our pre-pandemic times, getting inked by Kalinga's pride, the mambabatoks of Butbut, is one unforgettable quest. After all, the art of batok is traditionally known as a...
‘Find your happy face’ (36x72 Acrylic on Canvas 2021) If there is a common thread among our pandemic story, it is the sense of loss. During its initial months, we were all confused. Even our leaders were exploring possible things to do, making our early at-home life less comfortable and more...
What if your other half is just, well, half? Among the famous themes Filipino fan fiction readers love are the queer undertones in the country's rich folkloric tales. Examples of these are the Bikolano legend of Bulan and Sidapa and the art of drag that went into male babaylans . Adapting the same...
Manila’s finest drag artists gather to showcase Filipino drag excellence 'Manila Drag Icons' cast Avid fans of "RuPaul's Drag Race" know that if there is a true "make it or break it" part of the competition. It is the part where drag queens have to lip sync for their life. Although the segment is...
Henry Cavill as 'The Witcher''s Geralt of Rivia Late in 2019, the epic fantasy tale of "The Witcher" entered our streaming pleasure and brought us to a world, dubbed as The Continent, where humans, elves, witchers, gnomes, and monsters battle to survive and thrive, and where good and evil is not...
Tiny Nuyda There is something immensely poetic about Justin “Tiny” Nuyda’s art, specifically his mindscape series. And this poeticity perhaps lies within the many husks and layers of contradictions that make up these “landscapes of the mind.” For example, Nuyda’s works can...
