Commentary

A lookback at 2016 shows how music and culture adapted, survived, and created consequences that we still feel a decade later

Artists protested, AI flooded the ecosystem, and users bristled at the changes. Spotify made it through 2025 anyway, maintaining its status as a music streaming giant

As our shared political reality rapidly degrades under the onslaught of AI slop, how did Philippine democracy fare in 2025?

A year of box-office highs, festival wins, and unwanted setbacks reveals a Philippine film industry evolving under pressure

On a day that began with a stolen phone and a dentist’s chair, I learned our restaurant, Kodawari, made it to the Michelin Guide