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'Operator Down' is page-turning thriller

Thursday, 22 February 2018, 09:36 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"Operator Down" (Dutton), by Brad Taylor "Operator Down," Brad Taylor's latest in his best-selling Pike Logan series, showcases a few of the best supporting characters in another tale that feels...

In 'Girlfriends,' women get the pain, laughs, no Botox

Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 11:42 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The women of "Girlfriends" are having a very rough go of it, and that's just in the first episode. Miranda Richardson's Sue is dumped by her lover and the magazine she helped him build. Phyllis...

They Might Be Giants' 'I Like Fun' is tunefully zany

Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 11:28 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

They Might Be Giants, "I Like Fun" (Idlewild Recordings) They Might Be Giants have a spring in their step on "I Like Fun," their 20th studio album. As is often the case, their gait is of the kind...

In 'In the Fade,' a seldom seen face of terrorism

Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 09:45 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

It's startling how few filmmakers have tried to tackle terrorism with anything beyond a standard procedural account. It's less surprising that one of the few to really grapple with a response is Fatih...

Neil Olson's 'The Black Painting' is complex tale

Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 09:34 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The wealthy, reclusive patriarch of the Morse family summons his estranged children and grandchildren to his mansion in rural Connecticut, but the first to arrive find him dead in his study. His face,...

Diane Lane, Greg Kinnear join 'House of Cards' final season

Tuesday, 20 February 2018, 11:40 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Diane Lane and Greg Kinnear are joining "House of Cards" for the political thriller's final season. Netflix said they'll play siblings in the show's sixth season, which resumed production...

Love and hot sauce: New Orleans revives 1894 Tabasco opera

Tuesday, 20 February 2018, 11:26 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Love, hate and hot sauce are themes of a 19th century comic opera being produced this week as a kickoff to New Orleans' 300th anniversary. It's also the 150th anniversary for Tabasco sauce and the New...

Ġenesi - Poeziji 2007-2016 by Achille Mizzi

Tuesday, 20 February 2018, 09:55 Last update: about 10 years ago

This essay has to start somewhere, so it starts at the beginning, with the poem Ġenesi, which goes as far back as the Bible or genetics can take us. For, as T.S. Eliot says in Little Gidding,...

GasanMamo Insurance promotes reading through Valentine’s Day

Tuesday, 20 February 2018, 09:53 Last update: about 10 years ago

This year GasanMamo Insurance opted to celebrate Valentine's Day by giving a simple, yet valuable gift to all employees that will surely last longer than flowers or chocolates. Last Wednesday morning,...

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