William Parker turned 73 last month, yet despite sharing his newest release with the 54-year-old Andrew Barker and 46-year-old Jon Irabagon, his playing has never been as buoyant as it is here. All ...

MANILA - A Philippine mythical creature is set to make its debut in the action-adventure game Genshin Impact. Revealed during the game's version preview, the Bakunawa, or the Philippine moon-eating ...

Bakunawa in Genshin Impact is a boss that can be found in Mare Jivari, Natlan. While it doesn't drop any level-up materials, it is a major enemy in a World Quest titled The Last Survivor of ...

Opera singers are, by definition, conservators of a cultural practice rooted in history and tradition. But Micaela Tobin—a Los Angeles-based vocalist and composer whose résumé extends from the ...

TO call the ‘Bakunawa’ a monster is to fall under the spell of colonization, where any object or event that could not be subjugated was demonized or declared evil. The belief of our ancestors in a ...

With the force of a rising tide and the pulse of ancestral memory, Ruby Ibarra’s Bakunawa has not only won the 2025 NPR Tiny Desk Contest—it has reshaped the cultural conversation around diasporic ...

The Bakunawa was created by Rhinedottir, also known as Gold. Unlike Durin or other artificial life forms, it was born from a power that went beyond the concept of life. This power was rooted in Abyss, ...

And the winner of the 2025 Tiny Desk Contest is (drumroll, please) … Ruby Ibarra! Hailing from the Bay Area by way of the Philippines, Ibarra is a rapper, singer and spoken word artist whose entry, ...

Beatrice's elaborate national costume, inspired by the final form of the lunar dragon, is designed by two Filipino fashion designers Miss Universe Philippines 2021 Beatrice Luigi Gomez didn’t come to ...