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- Newsmakers
CCP Thirteen Artists Awards exhibition now open to the public until January 12, 2026
MSO Concerto Competition 2025 sets October 8 deadline
Curiosity and connection: Derek Tumala and his artistic journey
CCP partners with JRU and PLM to nurture art appreciation among Filipino students
Free Mendiola 216, hold corrupt accountable, and not the youth fighting for their future under a rotten system — Sining Lila
- Art attack
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao showcases works of Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
SEX NOW exhibited at NRW-Forum Düsseldorf
Opera Gallery presents ‘Jean Dubuffet, L’Hourloupe et son sillage (1962-1982)’, a major solo exhibition dedicated to Jean Dubuffet
Serpentine presents ‘House of Music’, featuring the works of Peter Doig
UP Vargas Museum exhibits ‘All Living Things are Breathing Now’ until August 30
- Sound
MATÉO’s ‘Lalim’ nominated for Folk Song of the Year at first-ever Filipino Music Awards
Tiggi Hawke releases new single, ‘Man In The Corner’
PPO marks 41 years of musical flexibility in ‘VERSATILE’
‘Dancing with Tchaikovsky’ scheduled on September 27 at Aliw Theater, Pasay City
PETA’s ‘Walang Aray’ musical cast recording now available on Spotify
- On-screen
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
‘Fathers of Circumstances’ film exhibit scheduled on June 14-15
- Onstage
CCP National Theatre Live brings to PH screen two iconic plays on the performative self
FEU Theater Guild cooks up a thrilling, filipino dark comedy with ‘Karne’
VLF XX: Hinog reschedules its special one-night only extension this August
CCP and BOGT Philippines present “13th of September” this August 10
Salome’s dangerous obsession in CCP’s The Met: LIVE in HD
- Style
Sephora expands partnership with Haus Labs by Lady Gaga
Essential organic cotton button-up shirts for a stylish, sustainable spring
Fashion and visual arts merge in CCP’s ‘Filipiniana x Obra’ exhibit at the National Museum of Fine Arts
Ben Sherman showcases latest collection of button-up shirts as ultimate go-to for early spring season
DOST-PTRI, Bayo Manila partner to turn textile waste into tomorrow’s fashion through TexRev’s ‘Fabric-to-Yarn’ innovation
- Goods
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
Canon launches EOS R1 as first flagship model for EOS R SYSTEM
Sony Electronics announces compact wide-angle FE 16-25mm F2.8 G zoom lens
- 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’
FLICKS
This is a story of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) told by a "Chinese–Greek American director raised by dancers in New York" (using the words...
FLICKS
As its attempt to tell a story about abortion in the Philippine context, Anna Isabelle Matutina's "12 Weeks" is, in a word, shaky. Lemme...
FLICKS
Is Kevin Ayson's "Ang Mga Nawalang Pag-asa at Panlasa" a film on Ilocano cuisine, PR mat for the "saviors" of Ilocano culture, or "buhat-bangko"...
FLICKS
Kip Oebanda’s “Liway” tells the story of a family inside a military camp during Martial Law. By using fantastical storytelling of a harsh reality,...
FLICKS
In a gist, BuyBust is a Hollywood-ized FPJ flick, this time using a female Bourne-type actress in Anne Curtis.
FLICKS
Family sitcom Modern Family has made waves in comedy entertainment, but more than making us laugh, this mockumentary has taught viewers many things about...
REVIEWS
Science has never been and never will be our enemy. It is perhaps the most noble of all pursuits in our society. To find...
NEWSMAKERS
Yes, there are “hugot lines” in the book; but “a lot of pages in the book also focus on embracing yourself as a whole....
REVIEWS
How “original” can an offering be the moment you take them from the very contexts that made them thrive to begin with?
REVIEWS
Various parts of Metro Manila have food havens – e.g. Maginhawa in QC, Jupiter (among others) in Makati, right across DLSU in Taft in...
REVIEWS
When thinking of Chinese food the cheap - albeit greasy - way in Cebu City, a must-check is Ngohiong Chinese.
REVIEWS
Fringe Magazine gets “lost in paradise” in Dreamland, an arts and crafts café in Tagaytay.
REVIEWS
Fringe Magazine checks out Red Bus Mobile Diner in Tagaytay.