From teenage crushes and college situationships to eight years of love, Sam Benwick's debut album took me on an unexpectedly personal trip down memory lane.

Who didn’t get enamored by Ylona Garcia during her Pinoy Big Brother season? Talented, smart, and already incredibly eloquent at such a young age, she quickly became one of the season’s standouts. Now, 10 years later, Ylona is looking back at how far she has come with ylona, so far. (live).

There is something exciting happening in OPM right now. Filipino artists are not just making good music, they are building entire worlds around it. And with RAMONA, Andrea Brillantes may have created one of the most interesting ones yet.

There are works of art you admire once, and then there are pieces you keep looking back at. That was one of my biggest takeaways from Vessels of Grace, the first solo exhibition of artist Celvic Villacorta at Bamberton Center.

Do you guys know what it takes to win an Asian Games medal? . Like genuinely, do we understand how many years of training, sacrifice, missed occasions, injuries, early mornings, late nights, expenses, losses, and repetitions it takes just to reach that level of competition?

Lil Nas X is back with new music, and this time, he is looking inward. The Grammy-winning artist has released “World’s Greatest,” his first single in a year and a half. The track reflects on how far he has come, while also acknowledging the difficult moments that have been part of the journey.

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Filipino all-girl band tuesday trinkets taps into the sounds of Michelle Branch, Hilary Duff, and early-2010s pop with their dreamy new single “I know one day.”

Kitchie Nadal and Barbie Almalbis bring Filipino rock nostalgia to CROSSFADE, a one-night-only show happening October 11, 2026, in Mandaluyong.

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Music has a way of slipping into everyday life. We play it while commuting, working out, getting ready, celebrating, or sitting with feelings we do not always know how to explain. A song can end up attached to a person, a place, or an entire season of our lives.

Homegrown music took center stage at SM City Bicutan as local bands went head-to-head in its Battle of the Bands on September 26, bringing an afternoon of live performances, original sounds, and plenty of energy to the mall’s Events Center.

More than 178 brands from the Negros Island Region have gathered at SMX Convention Center Aura for BÚTLAK: The 40th Negros Trade Fair, bringing together food, fashion, art, crafts, and stories from one of the country’s most creative regions. Running until September 27, the milestone fair is both a celebration of 40 years of Negrense enterprise and a reminder of just how much quality, craftsmanship, and character Filipino-made products have to offer.

From Pokémon and manga to matcha, ramen, beauty, fashion, and now Fukuoka-born burgers, Japanese culture has become less of a trend in the Philippines and more of an everyday presence. Left and right, someone is in Japan. When you open Instagram and there’s a good chance you’ll see a Tokyo photo dump, a convenience store haul, a Kyoto outfit check, or someone proudly showing off everything they bought from Don Quijote. Even when we’re not actually booking a flight to Japan, p

Bel Canto d’Italia turned my first live opera experience into an evening of unexpected goosebumps, powerful voices, and a reminder that some performances really do need to be heard in person.

From pickleball courts and concerts to creator communities and a new flagship destination, the classic mall day is becoming something much bigger.

Running is usually about pace, distance, and personal bests—but The Music Run is making a case for simply showing up, moving with your friends, and letting the playlist do the rest.

Your next mall date might need one extra guest — and this one probably has four paws. Kultura Crawl’s Pet Pawty is back at Estancia Mall for its second run, bringing together local shopping, food, interactive activities, and pet-friendly experiences from September 7 to 13 at the Ground Floor, South Wing of Estancia Mall.. Image: Kultura's IG Presented in partnership with GCash, this year’s Pet Pawty gathers around 40 Kultura and guest brands under one roof, with everything fr

I’m still not calling myself a runner—and maybe that’s exactly the point. Whenever I join a fun run, there’s usually more walking than running involved. But the more I do them, the better I get: a little farther, a little faster, and slightly less miserable each time. So when Shine Magazine Asia was invited to the launch of the Garmin Run Marathon Series – Philippines, Garmin’s “Beat Yesterday” philosophy immediately clicked with me. It’s not about beating everyone else or su

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