This hefty and well-researched book is a welcome addition to Melitensia. It is a description of the many monuments in our squares and streets, in our churches and band clubs - that is in many...

The new syllabus for Maltese at Advanced level includes 20 poems by Oliver Friggieri contained in his anthology Mal-fanal hemm ħarstek tixgħel. Accordingly, Merlin Publishers' bestselling...

Further to my recent critique (TMI, 26 February) of Patrick Formosa's historical compilation of his native village of Għarb, I errantly and by sheer lapsus mentis, in my eagerness to render a...

Singer Dr Lynn has dedicated the Beatles’ famous song “Let it be” to Coronavirus patients and their families who cannot be near their loved ones in this difficult time. On her...

The cancellation of ŻfinMalta's upcoming performances and participation programmes as a precautionary measure has not stopped the national dance company from doing what it does best: engaging...

In 1959, Ronald Erwin McNair walked into a South Carolina library. The 9-year-old aspiring astronaut wanted to check out a calculus book, but a librarian threatened to call the police if he didn't...

Gloria Gaynor sees the hand of God in every aspect of her life, particularly when it comes to the tune that may be the most famous disco song every created. Gaynor recalls when she first was...

For a blind date, we could hardly do better than Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen. They are brought swiftly together by a computer dating service in the opening minutes of “The Good...

"Life isn't everything: Mike Nichols, as remembered by 103 of his closest friends," Henry Holt and Co., by Ash Carter and Sam Kashner The subtitle of "Life isn't everything," a captivating oral...

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