When she came to life in 1974, she was a kitty without a name, sitting sideways in blue overalls and a big red bow, on a coin purse for Japanese girls. On Saturday, fans around the world celebrate the 40th anniversary of this global icon of “cute-cool.” That is, Hello Kitty.
In a dark alley in northwest London, a small group of people desperately searched for water. But it was too late— the zombies spotted them, and they ran for their lives.
As an aspiring basketball player, Rendell Senining made his collegiate debut at the University of San Jose-Recoletos in Cebu. Now he’s made it to the National University (NU) men’s basketball team reserve, hoping for the lineup call.
In my admittedly biased opinion, no other play, whether straight or musical, has effectively captured the passion and death of national hero Andres Bonifacio than “Andres Bonifacio: Ang Dakilang Anak-Pawis,” with music by composer Jerry A. Dadap and libretto by dramatist Dionisio Salazar and poet Rogelio G. Mangahas.
For several weekends at the CCP’s Bulwagang Huseng Batute, mother and daughter Gina and Racquel Pareño alternated in the part of Linda Loman, the wife of Willy Loman, in “Pahimakas Ng Isang Ahente,” Tanghalang Pilipino’s production of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” as translated into Filipino by National Artist for Theater and Literature Rolando Tinio.
The catchphrase “ka-barangay” has been transformed to also describe fans and supporters of the National University (NU) Bulldogs, winning team of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) season 77 seniors basketball division.
Manila joins more than 200 international Fringe Festivals around the world as it prepares to launch the first-ever Fringe Manila Festival on Feb. 12, 2015. Registrations to be a Fringe artist are now open and will accept participants only until Nov. 3, 2014.
Practising yoga and believing in feng shui, horoscopes and lucky charms can make one vulnerable to demonic possession, warned an exorcist of the Archdiocese of Manila.
Following its much-talked-about opening in Manila, H&M has more exciting news: The Swedish retailer has partnered with New York-based fashion designer Alexander Wang, bringing his highly regarded creations to a bigger market.
I was in Tokyo, Japan, last year representing the Philippines at the Asian Performing Arts Festival when Supertyphoon “Yolanda” struck.
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