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'The Crystal Palace; at the Mediterranean Conference Centre

Tuesday, 27 June 2017, 13:02 Last update: about 10 years ago

On the 21st of July, 2017 there will be a pre-premiere show of "The Crystal Palace" in the Republic Hall of the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta. The staged ballet, play and musical...

Charlatans melodic, nostalgic on 'Different Days'

Monday, 26 June 2017, 16:20 Last update: about 10 years ago

There are two parts to The Charlatans' 13th album, "Different Days" - the first with sunny melodies and the other which samples their roots in Manchester's baggy dance scene. Opener "Hey Sunrise"...

Can Kumail Nanjiani's love story save the romantic comedy?

Monday, 26 June 2017, 15:50 Last update: about 10 years ago

Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon made tweaks here and there to the autobiographical "The Big Sick," a romantic comedy based on their own extraordinary romance. But the most unbelievable things are...

'Big Bang Theory' star shares her wisdom in 'Girling Up'

Monday, 26 June 2017, 15:30 Last update: about 10 years ago

Mayim Bialik plays smart on TV's "The Big Bang Theory" and is smart in real life, with a Ph.D. in neuroscience as evidence. She joins her intelligence with experience in "Girling Up: How to be...

The taming of the new (mum)

Monday, 26 June 2017, 14:33 Last update: about 10 years ago

It was a cool Wednesday evening in September when I finally brought little Adam 'Dash' Bonnici into the world. The son of parents who met through dancing Argentine Tango, he made his big entrance at a...

What do you mean? Phoenix's insane lyrics mar return

Friday, 23 June 2017, 16:59 Last update: about 10 years ago

There's a point while listening to the new Phoenix album - and everyone will have a different point - when you're bopping along to a perfectly fine wave of synth and you have to stop to ask, "What did...

'It Comes at Night,' a brisk psychological thriller

Friday, 23 June 2017, 16:04 Last update: about 10 years ago

"It Comes at Night " has the title of a horror film and, at times, the mood of one, but it is far too restrained to get the juices of the genre crowd going. That's not an accident or a...

Sandberg wants to change the conversation about death

Friday, 23 June 2017, 15:38 Last update: about 10 years ago

On their last day together, the Silicon Valley elite couple Sheryl Sandberg and Dave Goldberg were sunbathing and playing the popular strategy board game The Settlers of Catan on the iPad. It was...

'Transient Lullaby' filled with beautiful harmony

Thursday, 22 June 2017, 16:59 Last update: about 10 years ago

Music in marriage is especially mellifluous these days. Whitehorse, Tennis and Little Silver are among the couples turning quality couplets. And then there's Chris Masterson and his wife, Eleanor...

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