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Clive Cussler, million-selling adventure writer, dies at 88

Thursday, 27 February 2020, 07:44 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Clive Cussler, the million-selling adventure writer and real-life thrill-seeker who wove personal details and spectacular fantasies into his page-turning novels about underwater explorer Dirk Pitt,...

The victim of an honour killing

Wednesday, 26 February 2020, 15:36 Last update: about 8 years ago Noel Grima

Wikipedia says: "An honour killing or shame killing is the murder of a member of a family, due to the perpetrators' belief that the victim has brought shame or dishonour upon the family or has...

Gozo’s Għarb Village

Wednesday, 26 February 2020, 15:35 Last update: about 8 years ago

Patrick Formosa's pride and joy! The meticulosity with which the author has treated his pet subject, his birthplace no less, deserves one's utmost admiration. For the author's passionate descriptions...

Maltese treasure in Athens

Wednesday, 26 February 2020, 15:31 Last update: about 8 years ago

It all started with a big discovery. Professor Arnold Cassola, who has ferreted out sources for the study of Maltese history in various libraries and archives abroad, made yet another discovery in...

Edie Falco talks new show 'Tommy' and staying close to home

Wednesday, 26 February 2020, 11:55 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

In her role in the news CBS drama "Tommy," actress Edie Falco plays the first female chief of police in Los Angeles, but the native New Yorker found a way to shoot the show in her hometown.  The...

‘Frozen 2’ aiming to build on the power of the original

Wednesday, 26 February 2020, 11:47 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

When Idina Menzel first started performing “Let It Go” live in concerts, she thought the lyrics and soaring vocals would empower all those young girls in the audience dressed up as...

Baldacci’s new thriller spooks and horrifies

Wednesday, 26 February 2020, 11:45 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

“A Minute to Midnight: an Atlee Pine Thriller,” Grand Central Publishing, by David Baldacci David Baldacci made his literary debut in 1996 with a political thriller, “Absolute...

'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist' finds heart, song in tragedy

Tuesday, 25 February 2020, 12:50 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The zestfully titled, song-and-dance filled "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist" has an unlikely origin. The NBC series, about a young woman who channels other people's thoughts through pop songs, was...

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