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Mal-Fwieha tal-Ward

Monday, 12 October 2015, 15:34 Last update: about 12 years ago

Julie is a disc jockey on radio and while happily presenting an afternoon programme realizes that it is the first anniversary of her friendship with Gordon. He was surely to bring her a...

The troglodyte ancestors

Monday, 12 October 2015, 15:30 Last update: about 12 years ago Noel Grima

Joseph Borg was born in Hamrun and migrated with his family to Australia. He later returned to Malta and became a genealogist. Apart from this professional interest, there was also a personal...

We love science!

Monday, 12 October 2015, 15:27 Last update: about 12 years ago

How Facebook suggests friends, studies of crystals, why mobile radiation is not harmful to health, and where new alien species come from is all research out of the Faculty of Science. To celebrate 100...

Tamar Braxton brings more than good vocals to album

Sunday, 11 October 2015, 17:12 Last update: about 12 years ago

Tamar Braxton is not playing around. The three-time Grammy nominee's third studio album, "Calling All Lovers," is seriously good - a reminder that while her outsized personality might bring the...

The bearable niceness of 'The Intern'

Sunday, 11 October 2015, 15:20 Last update: about 12 years ago

But her studied production design and dreamy interiors have become such a focal point, that they've almost eclipsed her storytelling. It marginalizes what she does, and how she has, from "The Parent...

'The Courtesan' is masterful debut by Alexandra Curry

Sunday, 11 October 2015, 14:32 Last update: about 12 years ago

Alexandra Curry's debut novel begins with an execution. It's China in 1880 and a man is beheaded. His 7-year-old daughter is left behind - Sai Jinhua. The orphan is quickly sold to an abusive brothel...

Luciana Souza does away with lyrics on new album

Saturday, 10 October 2015, 17:10 Last update: about 12 years ago

Luciana Souza has always emphasized her skills as an interpreter of lyrics - whether singing Brazilian bossa nova classics in her native Portuguese or American jazz standards in her adopted...

'The Walk' earns its keep with spectacular third act

Saturday, 10 October 2015, 15:20 Last update: about 12 years ago

Can a great third act make a great film? Conventional wisdom would say no. It's silly to spell out, but beginnings and middles are important, too. But if you're going to nail one section, the end...

Ryan D'Agostino's 'The Rising' is compelling story

Saturday, 10 October 2015, 14:31 Last update: about 12 years ago

With time, access and superior writing and observing skills, a talented journalist can recreate a searing family tragedy that allows readers to analyze, ponder and learn from it. That's what Ryan...

Jim Lauderdale gets rootsy on double album

Friday, 9 October 2015, 17:09 Last update: about 12 years ago

Jim Lauderdale's "Hee-Haw" humor and sycophantic shtick on his SiriusXM radio show make it easy to underestimate him as a songwriter. Don't. Lauderdale, a two-time Grammy winner, may not...

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