Karen Santos makes room for mood

Inquirer.net - Oct 25, 2026

Inside Kassa founder Karen Santos’ home, where old and new, East and West, and a multitude of moods meld together.

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“Nowadays, we have people listening to AI pop singers,” Chinese-American composer Huang Ruo says during a talk on music and culture in Hong Kong. “They sing so beautifully, but it’s not real. So I do believe theatre and opera are the last dance of humanity.” The 50-year-old New York-based conductor and pianist behind acclaimed cross-cultural operatic projects M. Butterfly (2022) and The Monkey King (2025) made further impassioned statements about performing arts in the modern world. “Seriously,...

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Maomao and Jinshi find themselves investigating a mysterious case involving a deceased imperial concubine in the newly released trailer for “The Apothecary Diaries: The Late Lady"s Treasure.”

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Oct 24, 2026

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Assumption High School Batch ’91 celebrates 35 years at the Velada

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Hà Nội’s craft villages seek new lease of life

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How Confucius’ teachings about morality still apply today and what we can learn from them

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