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Gustave R. Vincenti – an architectural legacy

Tuesday, 22 November 2022, 11:24 Last update: about 5 years ago

Few can say they have had the thrill of discovering and handling an actual treasure. David Ellul can certainly claim so, after encountering a cache of drawings, records, journals and countless other...

'Team America' plumbs enduring impact of 4 generals

Sunday, 20 November 2022, 16:50 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

"Team America: Patton, MacArthur, Marshall, Eisenhower, and the World They Forged" by Robert L. O'Connell (Harper) Insightful and informative, military historian Robert L. O'Connell's latest book...

Director James Burrows looks back on his career in new book

Tuesday, 8 November 2022, 10:38 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

James Burrows loves sitcoms, and he should. The 81-year-old has directed more than 1,000 episodes of TV sitcoms, including fan favorites such as "Friends," "Cheers," and Will & Grace." He's also...

Besties and former 'The Office' co-stars write on friendship

Monday, 7 November 2022, 10:48 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

— Spoiler alert: Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey obviously knew how "The Office" ended its nine-year run on NBC, because, after all, they filmed it — but revisiting that time for their new...

Turbulent times

Sunday, 6 November 2022, 09:14 Last update: about 5 years ago Noel Grima

This is the fourth volume of the history of the educational effort by the Jesuit fathers in Malta. Unfortunately, I do not have the first three volumes of this series so I can only speak about this...

Blight of an island

Sunday, 30 October 2022, 10:11 Last update: about 5 years ago Noel Grima

Living in Malta on clear days we can see at a distance the huge bulk of Mount Etna across the sea. And on clear nights we can also glimpse the lights of the Sicilian littoral. That's where our...

Europe’s first Window of Chinese Books established in Malta

Sunday, 30 October 2022, 08:59 Last update: about 5 years ago

On Tuesday, 25 October, guests from China and Malta met online to jointly witness the donation of more than 200 books from Jinling Library of Nanjing to Malta Libraries and the signing of the first...

J. Kenji López-Alt wants you to be a wok star in the kitchen

Monday, 24 October 2022, 07:46 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Chef and food writer J. Kenji López-Alt suspects there's something in your kitchen that you're not using near enough — the wok. The Asian deep-bottomed pot is his versatile go-to...

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