19th-century plant pioneer changed how America eats
Thursday, 7 June 2018, 08:34
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
"The Food Explorer: The True Adventures of the Globe-Trotting Botanist Who Transformed What America Eats" (Dutton), by Daniel Stone. Who knew avocados, citrus and cherry blossoms had a...
The man who cannot forget returns in Baldacci's 'The Fallen'
Wednesday, 6 June 2018, 08:31
Last update: about 7 years ago
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"The Fallen" (Grand Central Publishing), by David Baldacci In David Baldacci's "The Fallen," Amos Decker, who had a terrible head injury while playing football, can recall all of his memories to...
'The Art of the Wasted Day' explores silence and solitude
Tuesday, 5 June 2018, 08:29
Last update: about 7 years ago
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"The Art of the Wasted Day" (Viking), by Patricia Hampl Critically praised Patricia Hampl invites readers to take a journey to explore the idea of a life steeped in leisure without...
'Space Odyssey' robustly explores Kubrick's '2001'
Monday, 4 June 2018, 08:26
Last update: about 7 years ago
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"Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece" (Simon & Schuster), by Michael Benson Fifty years ago, moviegoers had their minds blown by director Stanley...
CBS looks back for its reboot-heavy new TV season
Friday, 1 June 2018, 09:46
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
— Glance at next season's schedule for CBS and you could be forgiven for wondering what decade it is. The network is adding remakes of 1980s series "Murphy Brown" and "Magnum, P.I." to a...
Eleanor Friedberger's Greek sojourn is her 'Rebound'
Friday, 1 June 2018, 09:45
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Eleanor Friedberger, "Rebound" (Frenchkiss Records) Inspired by a 2016 trip to her ancestral Greece, you can feel the electricity in "Rebound," Eleanor Friedberger's fourth solo album since The...
Modern Music Days: avant-garde expression in a Baroque setting
Sunday, 28 September 2014, 21:48
Last update: about 11 years ago
Modern Music Days (MMD) is a brand new international concert series committed to promote 20th century repertoire and contemporary music. MMD aims to motivate existing audiences and draw in...
Mistura to launch new concept album: ‘U d-Dinja Tkompli Ddur’
Sunday, 28 September 2014, 21:19
Last update: about 11 years ago
Maltese song-writing duo Mistura will be launching their first album, to be called 'U d-Dinja Tkompli Ddur' ('The World Keeps Turning'), on 10 October at 7pm during the Radio 101 programme...
Speaking artistically
Sunday, 28 September 2014, 11:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
The Manoel Theatre's programme of events kicks off next week on Friday 3rd October, with internationally-acclaimed virtuoso violinist Charlie Siem who will be performing with the Malta Philharmonic...