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Charmless 'Wimpy Kid 4' is a long, gross haul

Monday, 19 June 2017, 16:00 Last update: about 10 years ago

Between "Clueless" and "That Thing You Do!" they separately led two of the most charming and re-watchable all-ages comedies of the 90s. Cut to 20 some years later and they've been relegated to the...

'Apollo 8' tells thrilling story of moon mission

Monday, 19 June 2017, 15:32 Last update: about 10 years ago

In "Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon," author Jeffrey Kluger takes readers inside the capsule of the Apollo 8 mission, the first one to journey to the moon and back,...

One Day When I am Younger by Jacob Burak

Monday, 19 June 2017, 14:38 Last update: about 10 years ago

In this new book, 'One Day, When I am Younger', Jacob Burak examines in his witty and lucid way the motives and decision-making processes that we overlook when routinely reflecting upon our...

The 1676 plague in Malta

Monday, 19 June 2017, 14:37 Last update: about 10 years ago Noel Grima

On Christmas Eve 1675, Dr Giacomo Cassia was called in to examine an eleven-year old girl who was running a very high temperature. The girl, Anna, died on 28 December. She was the first victim of...

Balzunetta Towers on a cabaret summer night

Monday, 19 June 2017, 14:34 Last update: about 10 years ago

Tickets are on sale for the summer cabaret night Balzunetta Towers, to be performed at Pjazza Teatru Rjal from 11 to 16 July. Commissioned by the Valletta 2018 Foundation and making part of the...

Chris Stapleton delivers with honesty, rare talent

Sunday, 18 June 2017, 16:13 Last update: about 10 years ago

Covering a song that Willie Nelson has already turned into a masterpiece might seem like a fool's errand - unless you manage to make it your own. Chris Stapleton does just that on "Last Thing I...

Virus fears fuel chilling 'Before This is Over'

Sunday, 18 June 2017, 14:07 Last update: about 10 years ago

Author Amanda Hickie was living in Canada when severe acute respiratory syndrome - SARS - hit Toronto in 2003. The panicked response to that outbreak, spread first by travelers returning from Asia and...

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