In 'Jurassic World,' a dino-sized animal-rights parable
Wednesday, 25 July 2018, 11:25
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
The dinosaurs of "Jurassic Park" are many things. They are special-effects wonders. They are unruly house guests. And they are some of the biggest, most foot-stomping metaphors around. Since...
'The Great Revolt' offers insight into Trump support
Wednesday, 25 July 2018, 10:49
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
"The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics" (Crown Forum), by Salena Zito and Brad Todd People struggling to understand what is happening in American politics...
Perseverance of Eels' Everett offers musical inspiration
Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 13:59
Last update: about 9 years ago
Since he's written movingly about his family dying around him, Mark Oliver Everett understands why his band Eels is often described as a purveyor of depressing indie rock 'n' roll. Yet that would be...
World-famous opera director for Opera in Gozo
Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 11:31
Last update: about 9 years ago
An all-time favourite, Puccini's Tosca returns to the Aurora Opera House this October after what is considered an abnormally short time. But there will be a very good reason why Tosca reappears in...
'Superfly' remakes a Blaxploitation classic
Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 11:23
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Director X's "Superfly" transplants the 1972 Blaxploitation classic from Harlem streets to suburban Atlanta mansions, flips Curtis Mayfield's soul score for Future's hip-hop soundtrack and forsakes...
Gaulitanus Choir´s end-of-season concert
Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 11:06
Last update: about 9 years ago
The Gaulitanus Choir´s 2017-18 artistic season came to an end on Friday 13th July with A Guitar Recital featuring acclaimed Italian guitarist Fabio Barbagallo. The recital was held at the...
Malta Youth Orchestra’s brass section head to Alicante
Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 11:03
Last update: about 9 years ago
The brass section of the Malta Youth Orchestra headed to Spain for a week of intensive training at the renowned Brass Academy Alicante earlier this month. The musicians followed a number of...
The Malta heist
Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 10:53
Last update: about 9 years ago
Noel Grima
The genesis of this book is easily explained. "The manuscript of The Malta Job owes its existence to my wife Jean. As I exhausted the meagre library shelves of the hotel on our second long stay...
Life as it swirls round the poet
Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 10:52
Last update: about 9 years ago
Charles Flores
It really happens. Every time someone insists Maltese poetry is dead or down in the doldrums, out comes a book that quickly proves him or her wrong. It is a pattern that has actually been repeating...
‘Is-Sħaħar ta’ Petut: Għand Rebus Totall’
Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 10:49
Last update: about 9 years ago
Flying on a broomstick is not as easy as it looks. You need to have a knack for it, position your legs and arms in a certain way, practise and practise some more. Of course it can be very stressful if...