CULTURE

Art exhibits you need to check out this week

February isn’t just the month of love and Lent. It’s also Philippine arts month. Notice…

Anatomy of the lion dance costume

The loud beating of the drums and gravity defying jumps and turns. These are the…

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National Museum now opens Botong Francisco’s greatest work to the public

There’s no better time to unveil a National Artist’s “arguably greatest extant work of art” to…

The Philbanking Building is demolished, and no one’s happy about it

Another heritage building bites the dust. A couple of days ago, the Philbanking Corporation Building…

Etiquette you need to know before your Chinese New Year feast

Prepare your stomachs and eating pants, ladies and gentlemen, because it’s Chinese new year tomorrow.…

Losing the art of ligaw

Sitting around the dinner table, my mother reminds me once more never to settle for…

Basagan ng trip: The problem with Valentine’s Day

I follow writer and comedienne Natasha Rothwell on Instagram—she plays the hilariously upfront Kelli in…

Eat your way through Chinatown for P500 or less

A new lunar year is upon us again and that means two things. First, it’s…

Short+Sweet is all about representation at the Manila Biennale

Short+Sweet, a multi-form arts festival from Australia, has made its way to the Philippines and…

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PH’s oldest distillery finally opens its museum to the public

A two-story bahay na bato along San Juan de Letran St. in Intramuros nestles Destileria Limtuaco’s collection…