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GMA Network
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- GMA Network
GMA is the official media partner of a foundation concert in UP Diliman this September
The concert titled 'Tuloy Po Kayo: Celebrating Decades of Business Unusual' promises to be a night of music, storytelling, and reflection on a century of brotherhood, sisterhood, and transformative leadership. GMA Network is taking a special role as one of the media partners of a spectacular musical celebration in UP Diliman in September, to be hosted by the Pan Xenia-Adelfe Enu Crea (PX-AEC) Foundation. The PX Fraternity and AEC Sorority are two of the most distinguished organizations of UP Diliman and have long been pillars of business leadership, academic excellence, and nation-building. Their members remain at the forefront of Philippine businesses, politics, and social development, proving that their legacy is truly 'Business Unusual,' a blend of professional success and meaningful service. These accomplishments reflect the sole purpose of GMA Network to enrich the lives of Filipinos everywhere with superior entertainment and the responsible, unbiased, and timely delivery of accurate news and information. To commemorate the fraternity's Philippine chapter's 102nd anniversary and the sorority's 34th anniversary, the UP Concert Chorus and the UP Symphony Orchestra are coming together for a night of performances. The concert is set on September 20 at 7 p.m. at the University Theater in UP Diliman. For tickets and more information, concertgoers may visit the Pan Xenia official Facebook page. For more stories about the Kapuso Network, visit
CNBC
09-06-2025
- Politics
- CNBC
S. Korea must step up reforms as many of its competitive edges have been 'eaten away' by China's rise: Expert
William Pesek, author of Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades and a long-time Asia watcher, says low approval ratings of both Japanese and Korean leaders mean that the two countries are likely to focus on domestic issues with limited political capital for cooperation on international affairs.
Irish Independent
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Artist born on VE Day shares memories of post-war years
Victoria Crowe was born in Kingston upon Thames, south-west London, on May 8 1945 as her mother listened to the crowds out on the streets celebrating the end of the Second World War in Europe. She said that while, of course, she does not remember the day, she has in a way 'carried the memory' throughout her life, because her parents named her Victoria Elizabeth. The acclaimed artist, who is marking her 80th birthday on Thursday, will see her work celebrated in an exhibition titled Decades later this year. She said: 'Obviously, I don't have any real memories of the 8th of May 1945. Just stories that my mum and dad told me – how my father was out celebrating while my mother was giving birth (men weren't allowed to attend births at that time) and how she could hear the crowds out on the streets during her labour. 'However, I have carried the memory of that day all my life, as my parents wanted my name, Victoria Elizabeth, to celebrate the ending of the war.' The artist, who later made her home in Scotland, recalled the aftermath of the war permeating her childhood. She said: 'I can still remember, from very early childhood, a shallow depression in the ground where the Anderson shelter had been, over which my mother would grow ridge cucumbers and nasturtiums as a sort of camouflage. 'Our garden was very near to an internment camp for Italian prisoners of war – my mother told me how she enjoyed their singing on Sunday mornings. 'My father would point up to part of the sky where 'dog fights' between British and enemy aircraft were clearly seen, so I was imagining what that would look like in the sky above my garden.' I used to draw on the walls and on the backs of Christmas cards, birthday cards, envelopes - any scrap of paper I could get hold of Victoria Crowe She added: 'One of the most familiar and fascinating aspects for me was Boxer the canary, who we looked after for a great aunt. ADVERTISEMENT Learn more 'The canary was completely bald and had lost all his head feathers in fright from a bombing raid in Kingston – I don't think the great aunt survived.' Ms Crowe did not let early challenges such as the difficulty of finding paper in the post-war years get in the way of developing her passion and talent for art. She said: 'I think the biggest difference to my young life growing up after the war was that there was very little in the way of drawing paper, children's books, all that sort of thing, so I used to draw on the walls and on the backs of Christmas cards, birthday cards, envelopes – any scrap of paper I could get hold of.' Ms Crowe, who lives and works between West Linton in the Scottish Borders and Edinburgh, studied at Kingston School of Art and later at the Royal College of Art in London. In the late 1960s she moved to Scotland, where she began teaching at Edinburgh College of Art, and in 1970 her first solo exhibition was held at The Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh. Since then she has worked in partnership with the gallery for more than five decades and her new exhibition, Decades, will be presented there as part of the Edinburgh Art Festival this summer. The artist was made an OBE for services to art in 2004 and her work is held in private and public collections, including National Galleries of Scotland.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kathy Hilton, Garcelle Beauvais Attend Christos Garkinos and Etro's Beverly Hills Book Release Dinner Party
'People love a comeback,' said Christos Garkinos. The TV personality — seen in Bravo's 'Dukes of Melrose' and co-owner of L.A.'s famed consignment shop Decades — has reclaimed his life, and he tells the story in his new book 'Covet the Comeback: How a Son of Greek Immigrants Found Success, Lost Everything, Then Built a Fashion Empire,' out now. More from WWD Gai Gherardi, L.A. Eyeworks Cofounder, Dies at 78 EXCLUSIVE: L.A.'s Kinn Studio and Janessa Leoné Collaborate on Fine Jewelry Collection Sephora's 'Next Big Thing' Is a Dermatologist-approved Skin Care Brand 'I've seen the ebbs and flows of his career,' said actress and producer Garcelle Beauvais at his book release dinner party on Tuesday night, held in partnership with Etro inside Spago in Beverly Hills. The two have been friends for 23 years. 'So to see him now launch this amazing network, and the book, it's exciting,' continued Beauvais (who just revealed her exit from 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'). The network she's referring to is the community he's built selling luxury consignment on Instagram Live, recently passing $100 million in sales. 'Not only did he figure it out, he pivoted in a way that now he's created this network where women can be in the carpool lane and they shop, they can be at home and shop. It's become a cult following,' said Beauvais. Garkinos, born and raised in Detroit, moved to L.A. in 1990, working for Disney and Virgin Megastores with Richard Branson, before getting into fashion. With co-owner Cameron Silver, he turned Decades into a retail destination for celebrities and stylists, with carefully curated, in-demand pieces. 'I used to live at the top of Mulholland [Drive]. The whole cliché — the pool, parties galore,' said Garkinos. 'I turned 50 and everything fell apart. I lost everything. I lost my marriage. I lost my sobriety.' His finances had dwindled, and within four months he was living in a one-bedroom a few miles south. 'I would walk out my front door and see my house at the top of the hill.' Then came a chance encounter that changed his life: 'I was down to my last $1,000. Someone asked me to host a dinner in Detroit. I thought, 'How much? Great. I'll go and pay my rent for the next month.'' At the event he met the head of marketing of a Detroit hotel, who took him to breakfast the next day. 'She asked how I was, and I said, 'I'm just trudging my way through life,'' Garkinos continued. 'Trudging is a big A.A. word. She's like, 'Are you sober? So am I. How can I help you?' She literally set me up with all her hotels in these small markets, Omaha, Detroit, Minneapolis, for me to do my truck shows. If I hadn't said that word, I wouldn't be here today.' He began paying off his bills, he said. 'And then COVID happened. I was like, 'Are you kidding me?' I owed so many people money from consignment.' But he acted quickly and took the business online in March 2020, growing through the years. With the book, he's sharing lessons he's learned along the way. 'I've had a lot of pivots in my life, and so I wanted to talk about what to do when those pivots happen. 'You know what, in life, we have to go through some of those times to appreciate the wonderful times,' said Kathy Hilton. 'It happens to everybody.' She, like many in the room — including Beauvais, Selma Blair, Melanie Griffith, Karen Zambos and Monet Mazur (all in Etro) — met Garkinos during his days at Decades. 'He's got such an eye,' Hilton said of his work. 'He is fashion.' 'I think it's about people feeling safe to shop with me,' Garkinos said of his online business. Now 60, he's married to his third husband, Rolland Ryan. 'This book is a love letter to my parents, first, who were Greek immigrants, but secondly, a love letter to Los Angeles and Hollywood and that you can actually rewrite your story,' he added. Launch Gallery: Inside Etro's Celebration of "Covet The Comeback" Book Launch at Spago Best of WWD A Look Back at SAG Awards Best Dressed Red Carpet Stars SAG Awards Wildest Looks of All Time on the Red Carpet, Photos From the Archive: A Look Back at Marc Jacobs Annual Holiday Party [PHOTOS]
