Amid wall-to-wall blockbusters, sands of summer are shifting
Tuesday, 25 April 2017, 15:38
Last update: about 11 years ago
It was once an air-conditioned oasis that drew lines around the block of audiences eager for the roller-coaster ride of "Indiana Jones," the shark bite of "Jaws" and the buzz of a lightsaber. But in a...
US Sen. Elizabeth Warren launches book tour
Tuesday, 25 April 2017, 15:10
Last update: about 11 years ago
She wasn't in her home state, but U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren couldn't have asked for a friendlier audience to launch her book tour. The Massachusetts Democrat entered and left to warm ovations...
'Conviction' has believable characters, intriguing twists
Tuesday, 25 April 2017, 15:02
Last update: about 11 years ago
Julia Dahl's examination of the myriad communities that exist - sometimes not so harmoniously - in Brooklyn, New York, fuels her third excellent novel featuring freelance reporter Rebekah...
Protecting and preserving industrial heritage
Monday, 24 April 2017, 14:37
Last update: about 11 years ago
Noel Grima
On 1 February 2013 a seminar was organised by the Farsons Foundation in collaboration with the Department of Built Heritage, Faculty for the Built Environment, University of Malta. The timing was...
Ħsiebu Jsuqu
Monday, 24 April 2017, 14:36
Last update: about 11 years ago
Ħsiebu Jsuqu depicts the writer's thoughts that lead him into humanity's conscience. In fact, the sub-title of the book refers to the literary actuality that Oliver Friggieri is maintaining and...
Għanafest 2017 launched at San Girgor
Monday, 24 April 2017, 14:32
Last update: about 11 years ago
This year's edition of Għanafest was launched this week by Arts Council Malta following the traditional San Girgor mass in Żejtun, just before a group of għannejja and musicians made...
Unreleased 1976 Bill Evans Trio gig intimate treat
Sunday, 23 April 2017, 16:55
Last update: about 11 years ago
"On A Monday Evening" is the first release of a 1976 recording by the Bill Evans Trio, an autumn concert in Wisconsin that finds the influential pianist and his partners in outstanding...
Senegal's Orchestra Baobab returns with dance galore
Saturday, 22 April 2017, 16:54
Last update: about 11 years ago
Senegal's Orchestra Baobab honors a former bandmate on "Tribute to Ndiouga Dieng," a spicy mix of African and Cuban tempos with no rust and a fluctuating pulse. Relying on two-saxophone leads and...