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Can you learn how to be Maltese in one hour?

Monday, 17 July 2017, 14:32 Last update: about 10 years ago

Why are the Maltese so loud? Why do they eat so much? How do they handle their booze? And what are their best chat-up lines? These are all the questions How To Be Maltese In An Hour is seeking to...

Crystal Palace: Ballet in a baroque ice palace

Monday, 17 July 2017, 10:50 Last update: about 10 years ago

A ballet is perhaps the logical choice for an event celebrating diplomatic ties between Malta and Russia, especially if it's a production which brings together people from both countries. Crystal...

Calvin Harris gets some starry help on terrific CD

Saturday, 15 July 2017, 16:22 Last update: about 10 years ago

A photo of a sun-kissed, empty beach is on the front of DJ/producer Calvin Harris' new CD and there's a palm tree on the back. That's appropriate for what is a strong contender for album of the...

Holland, cast delight in 'Spider-Man: Homecoming'

Saturday, 15 July 2017, 15:29 Last update: about 10 years ago

One thing is certain: Culture has not been lacking in takes on Spider-Man for the past 15 years. First there was Tobey Maguire, who under the direction of Sam Raimi for three films ushered in the...

Waxman novel is interesting, if somewhat predictable

Saturday, 15 July 2017, 15:06 Last update: about 10 years ago

Widowhood was forced on Lilian Girvan without notice. Her husband Dan was struck and killed while jogging through the neighborhood one day. The tragic accident left Girvan and the couple's two young...

Sam Baker makes art with a style all his own

Friday, 14 July 2017, 16:16 Last update: about 10 years ago

If Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize re-ignited the debate on what separates popular music from poetry, Sam Baker is here to complicate things further. Baker makes elegant, original music. Nothing he does...

More Carell, but fewer ideas in 'Despicable Me 3'

Friday, 14 July 2017, 15:28 Last update: about 10 years ago

One of the many - and we mean many - subplots in "Despicable Me 3" is about a girl's obsession with finding a unicorn. The adorable tot spends her waking hours wishing and hoping and dreaming, and she...

Mystery abounds in 'Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore'

Friday, 14 July 2017, 15:05 Last update: about 10 years ago

Matthew Sullivan's "Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore" is shocking, charming and thrilling from the opening scene. Lydia Smith, a compassionate bookstore clerk, is horrified one night when she...

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