Join literary scavenger hunt in 'The Bookshop of Yesterdays'
Monday, 16 July 2018, 08:03
Last update: about 9 years ago
"The Bookshop of Yesterdays" (Park Row Books), by Amy Meyerson Miranda Brooks wasn't expecting to inherit her recently deceased Uncle Billy's Los Angeles-based bookstore. Sixteen years had come...
Rare weekend of obsession
Friday, 13 July 2018, 14:07
Last update: about 9 years ago
Teatru Manoel is dedicating a whole weekend to an in-house Maltese-spoken production collaborated with Grokk Teatru, a theatrical company which comes with several awards in their luggage, among which...
Rape victim's story is window on injustice, activism
Friday, 13 July 2018, 10:12
Last update: about 9 years ago
When Oprah Winfrey saluted unheralded #MeToo crusaders at the Golden Globes last January, she chose a rape victim from 1940s Alabama to drive home her point. "Recy Taylor, a name I know, and I...
YOB move between menacing distortion, hushed reverie
Friday, 13 July 2018, 10:02
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
YOB, "Our Raw Heart" (Relapse Records) It's been a hell of a year so far for fans of doom metal, the Black Sabbath-worshipping style favored for its ominous themes, crawling tempos and down-tuned...
Family fun and insight in sprightly 'Incredibles 2'
Friday, 13 July 2018, 09:40
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
"The Incredibles" writer/director Brad Bird has said that his characters' powers are all born of stereotypes. Dad is strong, mom is stretched in a million directions, teenage girls put up shields,...
'Gray Ghost' by Cussler and Burcell is rip-roaring story
Friday, 13 July 2018, 09:21
Last update: about 9 years ago
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"The Gray Ghost: A Sam and Remi Fargo Adventure" (Putnam), by Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell In 1906, automaker Rolls-Royce created a groundbreaking car called the Gray Ghost. It was stolen, but...
Maltese soprano begins ‘Aida’ rehearsals in the Netherlands
Thursday, 12 July 2018, 16:02
Last update: about 9 years ago
Maltese soprano Francesca Aquilina has joined the company of Opera Spanga's upcoming production of Giuseppe Verdi's Aida in the Netherlands. The classic opera, which will be shown in the Dutch...