One of the most popular tales behind how the 12 zodiac animals of the Chinese calendar secured their spot depicts an epic river race in which each creature revealed its true colors.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York — Bob Dylan would surely still recognize the low-ceilinged room in Caffe Lena where he played a couple of gigs almost 60 years ago. But just
uality of the food served on Jan. 2, on what would have been the 96th birthday of the late Eloisa Paras Hizon Gomez, beloved mother of Dom Martin Hizon Gomez—the former celebrated couturier Gang Gomez, who is now a Benedictine monk based in Bukidnon—was something else.
This year, the BGC Arts Center celebrates its identity as the home of the Filipino artist. Its two-day Arts Festival runs until today, Jan. 15, featuring performances and events to give voice to the range of the human condition.
Now on its junior year, the Wonderfruit Festival in Thailand has already made its unique brand of merry-making—ecological, sustainable, and above all, fun. Down to its musical line-up, arts and lights installations, food, and outdoor activities for groups and families alike, the organizers’ meticulous curation earned them a spot side by side the Glastonbury Festival in United Kingdom, Roskilde in Denmark, Coachella in United States, and Malasimbo Festival here in the Philippines. It’s been coined as the first “Lifestyle Festival in Asia,” and definitely a trip worth going to.
National Artist for Literature Virgilio Almario has been elected the new chair of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). His election will go to Malacañang for confirmation and formal appointment by President Duterte.
Impeached President Park Geun-hye’s surname is “Park,” right? Nope. In Korean it’s closer to “Bahk.” Park’s allegedly corrupt confidante, Choi Soon-sil, pronounces her name more like “Chwey” than the way it’s rendered in English. And Samsung’s ailing chairman, Lee Kun-hee? That English “Lee” is more like “Yi” or “Ii” in Korean.
Reigning Miss Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach took to Instagram to address her bashers who criticize her for supposedly forgetting about her advocacy to raise HIV/AIDS awareness.
Camp John Hay, Baguio — Heartwarming carols filled the cool Baguio air as seven choirs in this mountain city celebrated with hundreds of guests the 20th anniversary of The Manor
Tokyo nursed a giant pumpkin-sized hangover Monday after a weekend of Halloween revelry which saw blood-spattered ghouls, fluffy animals and fake presidential candidates cut loose.
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