4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (461+ words) A simple canvas bag from Trader Joe's is turning into something far bigger than a grocery essential as it's becoming a cultural statement among Filipino Americans. What was once casually brought home as pasalubong has now evolved into a full-blown…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (1854+ words) LOS ANGELES " Last January, right after the Golden Globe Awards, I took a short break from the awards season. My ribs thanked me for the respite from my soul-crushing Spanx or, as they are euphemistically called, "body-contouring," "foundational shaping" or…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (299+ words) HOLLYWOOD " "One Battle After'Another," Paul Thomas Anderson's dark comedy about aging revolutionaries, has completed a successful run through Hollywood's awards season, winning the'Oscar for best picture and five other prizes, including directing and adapted'screenplay honors for Anderson. The film out-dueled…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (430+ words) A groundbreaking moment at the 98th Academy Awards was briefly overshadowed by an awkward onstage interruption after the writers of "Golden" from "KPop Demon Hunters" were cut off before completing their acceptance speeches. The song, written by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (918+ words) The Oscars are still just a distraction. But a day after, I can say this. Damn the count, "Sinners" is for me the winner of note with a big Filipino American first." So let's say her name. Autumn Arkapaw bagged…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (1290+ words) Autumn Arkapaw bags the Best Cinematography award for Ryan Coogler's "Sinners.' CONTRIBUTED LOS ANGELES " In one fell swoop, a Filipino American shattered several glass ceilings for women and minorities in cinema. Autumn Durald Arkapaw, whose family roots are from Masantol,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (557+ words) This image released by Disney shows Mabel Beaver, voiced by Piper Curda, right, and King George, voiced by Bobby Moynihan in a scene from the animated film "Hoppers." (Disney/Pixar via AP) LOS ANGELES " Pixar's "Hoppers" made $28.5 million in its'second…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (600+ words) Most would call that a win-win. Anderson's "One Battle After Another" is the favorite heading into the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. But Coogler's "Sinners" comes in the lead nominee with a record 16 nominations. Both filmmakers are…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (250+ words) LOS ANGELES " Musical performances inspired by the films'Sinners" and the animated hit KPop Demon Hunters" will be featured duringthe upcoming 98th Academy Awards ceremony, producers of the show have announced. Songs from both films, which producers described as two of the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (167+ words) LOS ANGELES " There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in'the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the'estimated jackpot for Saturday's (March 14) drawing to $75 million. One ticket each with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number,'was…...