Age is not a cage: 90-year-old musicians go strong
Wednesday, 20 August 2014, 15:28
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
There's an upcoming concert at Baruch College, but it has nothing to do with students. The performers are in their 90s, and one is even older than the Manhattan school founded in...
'Guardians' blasts Marvel in a different direction
Wednesday, 20 August 2014, 14:48
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Despite its flawless superhero pedigree, there's always been apprehension about "Guardians of the Galaxy." Since the president of Marvel Studios first teased the possibility...
Book tracks insurgence that propelled Reagan
Wednesday, 20 August 2014, 14:20
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan" (Simon & Schuster), by Rick Perlstein Even Republicans piled on President Richard Nixon as the Watergate...
5 Seconds of Summer get hands-on with ticket sales
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 15:24
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The rising pop-rock band 5 Seconds of Summer gave its feverish female fans the surprise of a lifetime by personally selling tickets Saturday morning for an upcoming concert in Inglewood,...
A handy companion to Valletta
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 15:16
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
This is a delightful, unpretentious book which, with its loose-leaf ribbed-back binding ideally serves as a companion as one walks around Valletta following the indications as offered by the...
Allen casts a limp spell in 'Magic'
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 14:25
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Woody Allen's late period has been defined by a quality you wouldn't have expected from the man who produced the inspired chaos of "Bananas" or the Fellini-esque carnival of...
Author tells story of wild ride of Benny Binion
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 14:17
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"Blood Aces: The Wild Ride of Benny Binion, the Texas Gangster Who Created Vegas Poker" (Viking), by Doug J. Swanson Benny Binion, native of tiny Pilot Grove, Texas, began his...
While 'Avatar' waits, Cameron dives into an abyss
Saturday, 16 August 2014, 14:42
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
In the documentary of his record-breaking deep-sea dive, "Deepsea Challenge 3D," James Cameron asks, "Am I a filmmaker who does exploration work on the side, or am I an explorer who...
Son of Nigerian star Fela talks of father's legacy
Friday, 15 August 2014, 15:24
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Femi Kuti is, like his father, a recording artist and an activist. Now he's a storyteller as well, advising Academy Award-winning director Alex Gibney on the documentary "Finding...