Almodovar embraces friendship, euthanasia in English-language debut
VENICE — Spanish director Pedro Almodovar’s first English-language movie premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Monday, tackling existential themes like terminal illness and...
‘Ketamine queen,’ doctor to face March trial in Matthew Perry death
LOS ANGELES — A California doctor and a woman charged with illegally supplying the drug ketamine to Friends star Matthew Perry before his overdose...
Waste not: Taiwan workshop turns trash into sunglasses
TAIPEI — Plastic bottle caps, food packaging, single-use utensils and scrapped toys are just some of the throw-away items that have been given a...
Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine damaged by lightning
ROME — The Arch of Constantine, a giant ancient Roman arch next to the Colosseum, was damaged after a violent storm hit Rome, conservation...
An interesting spin on Philippine colonial history
FOR writer and podcaster Lio Mangubat, fascinating yet less well-known tidbits of history had always been the driving force behind his many endeavors, be...
Love’s leaps and bounds
FOR the final production of Ballet Manila’s 26th performance season, the ballet company welcomed renowned Russian dance couple Renata Shakirova and Alexei Timofeyev in a moving restaging of the love story Giselle.
Haul of ancient Roman coins discovered in Sicily
ROME — A rare haul of 27 silver Roman coins dated between 94 and 74 BC has been discovered on the remote island of...
British actor Ian McKellen feared he would die in London stage fall
LONDON — British actor Ian McKellen said on Monday he feared he would die when he lost his footing and fell off a London...
Shanghai Museum welcomes feline visitors to peruse Egyptian cat imagery at ‘Meow Night’
SHANGHAI — Shanghai Museum has pulled in crowds this summer for an exhibition of ancient Egyptian relics including cat statues and other feline imagery,...
Nicole Kidman plays tough matriarch in murder mystery The Perfect Couple
LONDON — Nicole Kidman brings murder mystery The Perfect Couple to the small screen in a new Netflix mini-series in which she plays a...
Truman Show director Peter Weir wins award, tells filmmakers to unplug
VENICE — Peter Weir, the Australian director of The Truman Show, Gallipoli, and Dead Poets Society, was handed a Lifetime Achievement Award at the...
Studiom: An intimate arts, activities, and experiences center
THE COVID-19 pandemic limited people’s access to social gatherings and opportunities to explore their interests. While it did open up possibilities to do more...