The Matrix, a Facebook education, music memory and black Cloudsc
Thursday, 2 January 2014, 11:06
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Imagine popping a pill, it scanning the insides of your body and automatically telling your doctor which parts suffer from disease. This is not science fiction but reality stemming from research...
The dramatic in spiritual ecstasy
Thursday, 2 January 2014, 11:01
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Although published research in Maltese has increased significantly, there is still a dearth of academic material where theatre studies are concerned. A recently published book by Horizons, the...
Coloring book featuring Sen. Ted Cruz selling fast
Wednesday, 1 January 2014, 14:22
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
A coloring book featuring tea party darling Sen. Ted Cruz has become a hot-selling item in the U.S. this holiday season. The cover features the beaming senator, a Texan who...
Book on Roosevelt, Taft offers lessons, wild tales
Tuesday, 31 December 2013, 14:21
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism" (Simon & Schuster), by Doris Kearns Goodwin In her beautiful new account of the...
The dramatic in spiritual ecstasy
Tuesday, 31 December 2013, 09:15
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Although published research in Maltese has increased significantly, there is still a dearth of academic material where theatre studies are concerned. A recently published book by Horizons, the...
AP Interview: Obama's brother writes about abuse
Monday, 30 December 2013, 14:15
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
President Barack Obama's half brother is publishing an autobiography that details the domestic abuse that served as the theme for his earlier semiautobiographical novel, which featured an abusive...
Winfrey announces new book club pick
Friday, 20 December 2013, 14:31
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Here's something to pre-order for the holidays: Oprah Winfrey's new book club pick. Winfrey has chosen Sue Monk Kidd's "The Invention of Wings," coming out Jan. 7. An...
Menaker's 'My Mistake' is enjoyable book
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 14:29
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"My Mistake: a Memoir" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), by Daniel Menaker Don't bother using it to convince others of the legitimacy of your passion or to persuade those whose...
Like Strega Nona, Tomie dePaola's stories endure
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 14:27
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Children's author and illustrator Tomie dePaola tackled a big stack of his books on the table. A longtime fan plunked them down at the book signing — just a sampling of...