What crime fiction writers, on the top of their form can do, are introduce us to a world we weren’t familiar with, then making us invest in the heroine or hero asked to unravel the mystery. Here are three new examples of how this happens! From the comic book world, to a failed...
ENCOUNTERS IN THE ARTS Pablo Tariman's second book discusses profiles and reportage on the country's leading artists from music, opera, literature, and cinema Pablo Tariman’s second book, Encounters in the Arts , is due for release this month. With introduction by writer...
By Dexter R. Matilla FROM WATCHING SKIES (AS I BREATH I SEE CIRCLES) , acrylic on canvas, 72.02x108.07 inches, 2024 As if in the middle of a trance, Nestor Vinluan gyrated to the music played by fellow visual artists during the vernissage of his ongoing show at Galleria Duemila. ...
The New Year is upon us and here we go again with the new and oftentimes recycled set of resolutions. Having started the years with a set of goals to end the year for more than half a century of my life, I know how difficult it can get. It has helped to have guidelines when making my yearly...
The highest box-office films for 2023-24 are Petersen Vargas’ Un/Happy for You and Cathy Garcia-Sampana’s Hello, Love, Again , and Mae Cruz-Alviar’s Rewind all romantic movies by real ex-lovers Joshua Garcia and Julia Barretto, reel hottest love team, Alden Richards and Kathryn...
Memes are an online cultural phenomenon that spread fast like an Internet “in-joke.” These are jokes that organically happen and cannot be commercially produced. Over the years, they have also become a great way to learn about big events that have taken place. ANCIENT MEME Bad Luck Brian...
Writing ‘funny’, and being successful at making readers laugh out loud, is much harder than writing ‘sad’ or thoughtful, if you ask me. Humor is often very subjective, so to hit the funny bone of so many is a rare gift. Here are three novels that attempt to do just that. ...
Junyee Junyee, a master of wood and other organic materials, seamlessly blends art and environmental consciousness in his latest exhibit “of MAN and Nature.” His sculptures, crafted with reverence for the environment, transcend mere aesthetics, delivering a powerful message of...
LADIES TAKING CHARGE Museo Pambata vice president Sofia Zobel Elizalde, Museo Pambata founder Nina Lim-Yuson, and Museo Pambata president Bambi Mañosa-Tanjutco When I heard Natasha Tanjutco who, along with her sister Bella Tanjutco, daughters of Museo Pambata president Bambi...
We all have our fair share of family dramas and this becomes more evident come Christmas time when we are all forced by holiday circumstances to gather in one place. The Romualdezes have been described as far back as the late 1800s to be “as loud as an orchestra.” To this day, when...
Here’s a few things you might want to do with friends and family to celebrate the changing of the year Virtual salubong with family from all over the world Host a countdown party over a video call with loved ones working abroad. Include games, karaoke, and a toast of drinks local to...
FREE FOR ALL E.C. Segar's Popeye the Sailor Man and Hergé’s Tintin have entered the public domain in the US due to their copyright expiring Aside from celebrating the start of a new year, Jan. 1 is an important day for creators as it marks the celebration of Public Domain Day. Each year,...
