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Norwegian soprano is on the brink of stardom

Saturday, 11 November 2017, 12:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

From the moment Lise Davidsen bursts onstage midway through Act 1 of Cherubini's opera "Medea," the other characters don't stand a chance. It's not just that the title character is hell-bent on...

Kapitali: welcome to the real new way of doing politics

Friday, 10 November 2017, 14:21 Last update: about 10 years ago

Welcome to the real new way of doing politics. Meet two young Members of Parliament: one a lawyer from a "noble" dynasty in the PN, with a history of family MPs on the 10th district and the other a...

Life after death

Friday, 10 November 2017, 14:18 Last update: about 10 years ago Noel Grima

Of all the books I have had to review, this is decidedly the strangest. The mystery starts right from the cover. We are never told the author's full name. Then we are told the book was printed in...

Newly free, Kelly Clarkson lets loose soulfully

Friday, 10 November 2017, 11:58 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

What's that great sound on Kelly Clarkson's new album? It's proud, it's sexy, it's funny. Oh, yes, that's the sound of freedom. On "Meaning of Life," her first album since leaving long-time home...

'Mark Felt' looks at the man behind Deep Throat

Friday, 10 November 2017, 09:56 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

As a lifetime Federal Bureau of Investigation agent and No. 2 to J. Edgar Hoover, Mark Felt was not exactly an ordinary man, but he was, it seems, a highly unlikely candidate to topple a presidency....

Memoir is bittersweet farewell to Bette Davis

Friday, 10 November 2017, 09:46 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Bette Davis battled studio bosses, husbands and rivals during her long acting career, establishing a tough persona in real life to match her enduring Hollywood image. She would need all that strength...

Jussi Adler-Olsen returns with 'The Scarred Woman'

Thursday, 9 November 2017, 12:44 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Who is "The Scarred Woman"? That's a question you'll ask yourself as you read Jussi Adler-Olsen's latest mystery. Department Q, Copenhagen's cold case squad led by Detective Carl Morck, has its...

Melismatic magic from the Wailin' Jennys

Thursday, 9 November 2017, 11:54 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

It's easy to make a terrific album, as the Wailin' Jennys show on "Fifteen." Their formula: three marvelous voices blending beautifully to sing a batch of great songs. Simple, right? Heather...

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