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The Capuchin poet

Monday, 13 June 2016, 16:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Noel Grima

The overall impression I have of the Capuchin friars is of a homely, humble,down-to-earth religious. They don't have the superiority complex of the Jesuits, nor the historical baggage of some of the...

Madonna responds to critics of her Prince tribute

Saturday, 4 June 2016, 13:05 Last update: about 11 years ago

Madonna is dismissing critics of her tribute to Prince at the Billboard Music Awards with style. A day after her performance of "Nothing Compares 2 U" and duet with Stevie Wonder on...

'X-Men: Apocalypse' satisfies in superhero summer

Friday, 3 June 2016, 16:46 Last update: about 11 years ago

Director Bryan Singer invigorates his latest X-Men film with vintage 1980s charm in an origin story about how the mutant supergroup unites and divides in response to the villain Apocalypse. And while...

'Valiant Ambition' by Nathaniel Philbrick

Friday, 3 June 2016, 16:35 Last update: about 11 years ago

In "Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution," Nathaniel Philbrick continues the saga of the American Revolution from his previous book, "Bunker...

Justin Bieber, Skrillex sued for copyright infringement

Friday, 3 June 2016, 13:03 Last update: about 11 years ago

Justin Bieber and Skrillex have been sued for copyright infringement by singer-songwriter Casey Dienel for the multi-platinum song "Sorry." Dienel, who performs as White Hinterland, filed suit...

'Weiner' is riveting fly-on-the-wall filmmaking

Thursday, 2 June 2016, 16:45 Last update: about 11 years ago

There are lots of fly-on-the-wall documentaries. But occasionally there's one that makes you want to ask the fly: Just HOW did you get onto that wall, and how did you manage to stay there? In the...

'Unseen City' celebrates nature and urban parenting

Thursday, 2 June 2016, 16:34 Last update: about 11 years ago

Nature writing is full of men heading off into the wilderness in search of something, but journalist Nathanael Johnson brings the genre into the 21st century with a refreshing, thought-provoking and...

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