Q&A: 'American Made' director on hustlers and Tom Cruise
Friday, 3 November 2017, 10:05
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Director Doug Liman loves spy stories and antiheroes, but he didn't anticipate having such a personal connection to the little-known story of TWA Pilot turned Medellin Cartel friend, drug smuggler and...
George Will's next book takes long view of conservatism
Friday, 3 November 2017, 09:53
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
George Will's next book takes a long view on the conservative movement and the "intellectual vandalism" he believes threatens it now. The best-selling author and syndicated columnist has a deal...
'Fire Road' adds napalm girl's voice to famous photo
Thursday, 2 November 2017, 11:52
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
In many ways, Kim Phuc has never left Route 1 in Vietnam, the highway where Associated Press photographer Nick Ut captured her running on June 8, 1972. It's one of the most enduring images of the...
Malta Philharmonic takes on The Planets
Thursday, 2 November 2017, 11:15
Last update: about 10 years ago
Gustav Holst's epic suite The Planets will be the highlight of a concert organised by the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra on Wednesday, 15 November. The concert, which will take place at the...
New country traditionalist Jon Pardi dances to his own beat
Thursday, 2 November 2017, 10:36
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
When Jon Pardi was a kid growing up in Northern California, he was so obsessed with country music that when he was asked his name in preschool, he'd list off the genre's biggest stars. "In...
Demi Lovato reveals a lot in new documentary
Thursday, 2 November 2017, 10:05
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
You might expect a lot of glamorous footage of Demi Lovato in the new YouTube-exclusive documentary that she co-produced - and you won't be disappointed. She's often shown in flattering light, in slow...
Malta Book Festival 2017
Wednesday, 1 November 2017, 11:18
Last update: about 10 years ago
This Malta Book Festival 2017 opens on Wednesday, 8 November with a conference on 'Truth in Fiction and Non-Fiction' at Sir Temi Zammit Hall, MCC, Valletta, starting 19:00 hours. Both the participants...
'Death in the Air' tells story of the great London smog
Wednesday, 1 November 2017, 10:04
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
In 1952, post-World War II London was battling more than reconstruction, and Kate Winkler Dawson's "Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, The Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a...
Essays on country women go beyond traditional narratives
Wednesday, 1 November 2017, 09:51
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
There's an ongoing discussion among music writers, musicians and music fans about how female artists are treated compared with their male counterparts. Some common examples include referring to a...