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- Newsmakers
PETA brings a cultural phenomenon to the stage with ‘Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank 4: Oh Sh*t! It’s Live Sa Cheter!’
DTI champions Filipino creativity through Young Creatives Challenge Season 2
VLF XXI opens doors for aspiring writing fellows until April 30
CCP partners with University of Santo Tomas Senior High School to ‘revolutionize arts education in PH’
CCP, CFO strengthen ties to promote Philippine arts and culture to overseas Filipinos
- Art attack
Björk opens major exhibition at The National Gallery of Iceland
‘Ruth Asawa: Retrospective’ to run until 13 September in Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum announces ‘Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country’
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao showcases works of Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
SEX NOW exhibited at NRW-Forum Düsseldorf
- Sound
Manila Symphony Orchestra Centennial Concert III – LIBERATION: 80 Years of Philippine Republic all set on July 4
Milan-based spinto soprano Christiana ‘Tinette’ Serafin de Ocampo is back in Manila
José Alfredo turns stigma into power with new pop anthem, ‘PERRO’
Toronto-based queer, BIPOC, East Asian rock artist Feura releases debut single, ‘Lose Your Head’
Mikee Sarmiento releases second single, ‘Bakit Hindi’
- On-screen
First episode of the Director’s Cut of ‘The Disappointments’ season one out now
Cinemalaya sails to bigger and better shores with new venue partners this October
37th Gawad Alternatibo ignites new narratives with Pasiklab
Chinese film ‘Dead to Rights’ tops global weekend box office
‘Salt Water’ to be released on June 24; explores identity, trauma and forbidden connection
- Onstage
Mari Dance’s ‘a dance in a day in a dance’ highlights CCP’s legacy in shaping contemporary Filipino dance
PETA brings a cultural phenomenon to the stage with ‘Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank 4: Oh Sh*t! It’s Live Sa Cheter!’
UPLB Communication Arts students stage ‘Misis: Ang Vavaihang Musical’
ARDP brings ‘Tales of the Manuvu’ to Proscenium at Rockwell
PETA unveils lead cast of ‘Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank 4’
- Style
Bell-bottoms today, miniskirts tomorrow: Math reveals fashion’s 20-year cycle
How the baro transformed into the garment of Filipino identity
‘LOVE, MARINA’ celebrates love for Filipino fashion; book launch and fashion show set on March 3
Anok Yai honored as ‘Model of the Year’
Sephora expands partnership with Haus Labs by Lady Gaga
- Goods
Canon launches EOS R6 Mark III camera and the RF45mm f/1.2 STM
Aputure strengthens footprint in PH film industry with launch of STORM Series and NOVA II
Insta360 introduces Flow 2, the next-generation, creator-friendly evolution of its beloved smartphone gimbal
Canon introduces two new video-centric cameras to meet new creative needs
Canon’s top of the line EOS R system camera is geared up to ace the action
- Reviews
Staging the overdramatic Pinoy via PETA’s ‘One More Chance: The Musical’
Co-opting the OFW story via ‘We Don’t Dance for Nothing’?
That shaky attempt to tackle abortion via ’12 Weeks’
Missed opportunities via the confused ‘Ang Mga Nawalang Pag-asa at Panlasa’
Discovering dialogue-driven storytelling via ‘The Dust in Your Place’
MUSIC
Feura grew up as one of the only people of colour in a small rural Ontario town, excluded early and excluded often. For years...
MUSIC
Built on tender vocals and intimate production, the song captures the tension of loving someone deeply while choosing restraint over desperation. Instead of grand...
MUSIC
At its core, The Nightlife is about connection, the fleeting, the physical, the spiritual, told through a distinctly modern club lens. Across the record, Honey balances...
Alternative Sounds
Garage-psych chameleon Chris Jack returns once again with a new album from his band, The Routes, and premieres the video for the title track....
MUSIC
Taking inspiration from T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land, this Goth-tinged number evokes the anxiety and isolation in a post-COVID world, floating between the realms...
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In A Ripped Dress was written and recorded with a no-frills, workman-like approach at Jerry Teel's NYC's famed Funhouse studio. These were mostly live...
MUSIC
It’s love in the time of quar for Canadian artist Joshua Sade James and his yearning new single, “I’ll Wait For You” — available...
MUSIC
European synth-pop duo Marva Von Theo unveiled their sophomore studio album Afterglow through Wave Records.
MUSIC
Vocal quintet Citizen Queen releases their second original song “No Ego,” an infectious, attitude-driven, empowered bop via RCA Records.
MUSIC
Compared to non-musicians, both types of musicians had stronger functional connectivity -- the synchronized activity of brain regions -- in the auditory regions of...
MUSIC
British singer-songwriter RAYE unveiled the music video for her track “Regardless” featuring British bass and drum band, Rudimental. The song is featured on her...
MUSIC
If the equation for a bop = pure fun x a bit of drama, Canadian artist Joshua Sade James and his new single “Closer”...
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Boy groups are "in", and Chinese boy group T.U.B.S (otherwise known as The Untamed Boys) is among those eyeing to capitalize on this by...