arts and culture

Five great female-led podcasts for binge-listening

Five great female-led podcasts for binge-listening

After years of being pushed aside as a niche medium, podcasts are finally having their heyday. The past couple of years have seen a huge boom in the number (and quality) of podcasts—especially those that are hosted by women and/or talk about women and their experiences. Here are five brilliant…
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Fringe Festival 2018 will be heating up the Manila art scene

Fringe Festival 2018 will be heating up the Manila art scene

  From Feb. 7 to 25, Fringe Festival 2018 will be flooding the city’s creative hubs with dynamic interdisciplinary performances and groundbreaking contemporary artworks by both established and emerging local artists, as well as international participant and collaborators. Presented by Pineapple Lab and Fringe Manila, the festival will cover a…
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Songs and dresses for Marawi

Songs and dresses for Marawi

The biggest names on the local stage and runway have joined forces to come up with Marawing Salamat, the Best of Opera and Fashion for Marawi, an opera-slash-fashion show for the benefit of the war-ravaged city of Marawi, particularly “Duyog Marawi,” a project of Bishop Edwin dela Peña, to reconstruct…
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Eleven movies to watch out for in 2018

Eleven movies to watch out for in 2018

Thanks to critically acclaimed releases like Lady Bird, Wonder Woman, Get Out, Dunkirk and Coco, 2017 has set the bar really high for this year’s slew of movies. Here are 11 upcoming films to mark your calendars for:   Photo: Marvel Studios Black Panther (Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios) When to watch:…
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Screentime: Top five TV shows of 2017

Screentime: Top five TV shows of 2017

The growing star power, wealth of material, reach and budget of television outfits elevate what was once known as the small screen into an entertainment giant, which in some ways threatens to outshine the allure of cinema. Note: The shows in this list are presented in no particular order.  …
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Screentime: Top five movies of 2017

Screentime: Top five movies of 2017

From female superheroes to horror franchise reboots (that usually flop), the underdogs dominated the silver screen this year. Note: The movies here are presented in no particular order. Dunkirk Warner Bros. Pictures / Christopher Nolan Nolan portrays the swirling eddies of chaos, sacrifice, heroism and cowardice of war in this…
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Sound Advice: Top five albums of 2017

Sound Advice: Top five albums of 2017

What’s music without a little intrigue? This year’s most memorable albums stray from the usual pop tracks of yesteryears and are loaded with angst, emotions, and even Easter eggs on celebrity gossip. Note: The music here is presented in no particular order. Melodrama by Lorde Arguably the music industry’s biggest…
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