K-pop superstars BTS’ recent feat of topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart will generate an economic effect of 1.7 trillion won (about $1.43 billion or P69.7 billion), according to the Korean government. View this post on Instagram Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and the...
PAST RECIPIENTS Lino Brocka for film in 1997, Fernando Amorsolo for visual arts-painting in 1972, and Nick JoaquÃn for literature in 1976 Good news! The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) have opened the nomination for the Orden...
The capital city is reborn through art The new heroes and Manila The year 2020 has been a total mess. Be that as it may, last month ended on a good note at least for the city of Manila. The City of Our Affections has a specific memory, a conscience, a scourge even, and it is now in a state of...
Even in the middle of the pandemic, student artists may now build their own name and inspire other people through artworks by participating in the 53RD Shell National Students Art Competition Last year's first placer in the water color category, Nicolle T. Plamer of the Eulogio “Amang”...
A relief from anxiety. By Terrence Repelente Expanse, acrylic on canvas, 48" x 144" x 2" In his 20 years as an artist, Rico Lascano has explored all possible genres, techniques, and materials. But like a giant river with vast currents that eventually finds itself flowing toward an ocean, Rico’s...
Move over, Nancy Drew . We have our new favorite super sleuth, and Millie Bobby Brown gets to play the role. Netflix darling Millie Bobby Brown goes on a dramatic evolution from the intrepid yet unpredictable Eleven in Stranger Things to a...
Relearning part of our basic Filipino language, and a profile of our artist at work, Jean Getubig, the woke student you should aspire to be August in the Philippines is Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa or the national language month. While the month is coming to a close, the spirit of nationalism and...
Some inspiration for this face shields and face masks season As the whole world gets lost in a masquerade to keep the coronavirus away, you might be looking for inspiration to wear that face mask or proudly—or at least comfortably—put on that face shield. Well, we got you covered (pun...
The Korean idols are the latest to be part of the Swiss curator and critic’s epic work K-ANVAS The art of BTS With art taking a new life in this so-called quarantine age, many artists have taken their masterpieces online. Some have even created works meant to be showcased online. Others, like...
Can’t believe we’re still taking this lesson in 2020 I love sharing all kinds of dumb, Filipino humor memes on Facebook. If I find something off and below the belt, I report it—racist, homophobic, bigot memes that amplify nonexistent edge cred, and sentences with the wrong usage of “ ng ”...
That’s how you take one ‘shot’ for the team. (AFP/Angela Weiss) Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber was lauded for his dedication to save the theater industry by pledging to take part in an ongoing Covid-19 vaccine trial being developed by Oxford University and drug company, AstraZeneca. A day after,...
Catriona Gray (Instagram) Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray is promoting Philippine arts and culture via a digital show in line with her appointment as arts ambassador of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). During NCCA's online talk show, "Pandayon," the 26-year-old beauty...
