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Sin-derella (And the Sexy Adventures of a Maltese woman!)

Tuesday, 7 May 2019, 10:27 Last update: about 9 years ago

Cinderella is a sweet little fairy-tale for kiddies all about fairy godmothers, charming princes and how dreams can come true if you are a good girl, right? Not this year! Sinderella is the...

The well-being of the Maltese

Tuesday, 7 May 2019, 10:26 Last update: about 9 years ago Noel Grima

This is, as far as I know, the last publication by APS Bank of its Occasional Papers series, the 12th in the series, all written by Professor EP Delia when he was chairman of the bank. The series...

Viewing Valletta from a different angle

Tuesday, 7 May 2019, 10:22 Last update: about 9 years ago

Those who recall Frank Camilleri, il-Bibi, who was one of the foremost musicians that started his career in Strait Street would probably know his son, Joe. Joe started playing the drums aged 12 in...

Garfield's the bright spot in a murky 'Silver Lake'

Tuesday, 7 May 2019, 10:00 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

We'll call it the "Garfield Rule" — not the comic, the actor. It holds that any performance by Andrew Garfield, on screen or stage, will be worth seeing, no matter the content. After...

'The Peacock Emporium' reminds us to live in the now

Tuesday, 7 May 2019, 09:52 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"The Peacock Emporium" (Penguin), by Jojo Moyes Suzanna Peacock's marriage can only be described as stagnant. After financial troubles require her and her husband to move back to her hometown,...

HBO looks beyond 'Game of Thrones', maybe back to a prequel

Tuesday, 7 May 2019, 08:49 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

When the last drop — or gallon — of blood is shed and an exultant victor has ascended to the Iron Throne, viewers may be split over how HBO's fantasy saga ended but they'll be joined in...

Steve Earle's 'Guy' digs deep in mentor Clark's work

Monday, 6 May 2019, 10:29 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Steve Earle, "Guy" (New West Records) Guy Clark was one of Steve Earle's main mentors— Townes Van Zandt, the other — and Earle has honored the brilliant songwriter, who died in 2016,...

A challenging exploration of humanity in 'High Life'

Monday, 6 May 2019, 09:59 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

French filmmaker Claire Denis, one of the great living directors, has not lost her edge as she's coasted into her 70s. Her latest film, "High Life," which debuted last fall at the Toronto...

An undiagnosed illness haunts D.J. Palmer novel

Monday, 6 May 2019, 09:50 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"Saving Meghan" by D.J. Palmer (St. Martin's Press). A teenage girl seems to have an illness that doctors cannot diagnose in D.J. Palmer's psychological thriller. Fourteen-year-old Meghan...

For many 'Thrones' fans, season 8 is just the first ending

Friday, 3 May 2019, 11:07 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Devoted "Game of Thrones" fans who've watched and re-watched all 73 episodes of the HBO series, and read and reread all 4,000 pages of the books by George R.R. Martin, will at long last get the ending...

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