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Series aims to tell wildlife stories from different view

Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 09:04 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Lupita Nyong'o remembers clearly the first time she touched a giraffe. She was 5, and it was part of her childhood education growing up in Kenya to appreciate the wildlife around her. "They...

In a globalized world, music fragments take unexpected roads

Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 09:02 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

At my son's fourth birthday party, a classmate presented him with a toy recycling truck. Atop it was a button that, when pushed, uncorked a familiar tune with the words: "To the dump, to the dump, to...

'Spider-Man' swings again with a successful sequel

Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 08:56 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Peter Parker might be forgiven for craving a vacation as "Spider-Man: Far From Home" begins. After an emotional and strenuous last few movies with the Avengers, a break sounds nice. "I didn't think I...

Baldacci's latest novel doesn't disappoint

Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 08:44 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

"One Good Deed" (Grand Central Publishing), by David Baldacci Aloysius Archer fought in Europe for the Allies, and shortly after making his way back home, he found himself imprisoned for a crime...

'Riverdale' season premiere to honour memory of Luke Perry

Monday, 26 August 2019, 15:51 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Luke Perry will be honoured in the season premiere of "Riverdale," with his former "Beverly Hills, 90210" co-star Shannen Doherty guest starring. Mark Pedowitz, president of The CW, told a TV...

Cuco brings layers to lo-fi love songs on 'Para Mi'

Monday, 26 August 2019, 15:49 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Cuco, "Para Mi" (Interscope Records) Love songs may be known for their traditionally jovial tone, but on Cuco's full-length debut he gives his love ballads a darker tone. "Para Mi" has lighter...

Sail away with the must-see documentary 'Maiden'

Monday, 26 August 2019, 15:47 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Just over 30 years ago, a woman named Tracy Edwards had the idea to lead an all-female crew in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race. It wasn't exactly met with a groundswell of support, or any...

'This Side of Night' is suspenseful, thought-provoking

Monday, 26 August 2019, 15:45 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

"This Side of Night" (G.P. Putnam's Sons), by J. Todd Scott In Texas' Big Bend country, Sheriff Chris Cherry, the protagonist of J. Todd Scott's previous two novels, may finally have run into...

Book loans surpass one million in 2018, up 12% - NSO

Friday, 23 August 2019, 11:18 Last update: about 8 years ago

Administrative data provided by Malta Libraries indicate that, in 2018, total book loans stood at 1,022,346, an increase of 111,370 or 12.2 per cent over the preceding year. The increase in book loans...

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