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Valletta 2018, MPO release Charles Camilleri Naxos CD

Monday, 27 July 2015, 12:57 Last update: about 12 years ago

The Valletta 2018 Foundation and the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra today released the first recording under the international label Naxos of three major works by the late Maltese composer Charles...

Ernest Cline returns with new novel, 'Armada'

Sunday, 26 July 2015, 15:18 Last update: about 12 years ago

"Armada," Ernest Cline's follow-up to "Ready Player One," proves he has the ability to blend popular culture with exciting stories that appeal to everyone, especially readers who grew up in the...

Jah Cure delivers certified classic with 'The Cure'

Saturday, 25 July 2015, 16:27 Last update: about 12 years ago

Jah Cure, one of Jamaica's most talented contemporary artists, brings musical therapy to your ears with his latest album, "The Cure." Cure, who co-produced the album, branches out of his comfort...

Schumer, Hader shine in bawdy 'Trainwreck'

Saturday, 25 July 2015, 15:37 Last update: about 12 years ago

Women can be jerks, too. Everyone knows that. And yet in the movies, the female schmuck is generally relegated to side characters. She's a friend. She's a villain. She's never the...

Escape of 'El Chapo' boosts sales for drug war novel

Saturday, 25 July 2015, 15:16 Last update: about 12 years ago

The escape of Mexican drug lord "El Chapo" has meant more sales for a crime novel that features the escape of a Mexican drug lord. Don Winslow's "The Cartel," published last month to...

Joy Williams goes solo and bares soul

Friday, 24 July 2015, 16:26 Last update: about 12 years ago

Nearly 20 minutes into "Venus," an acoustic guitar emerges from the computer clamor that fills most of the album. The refreshing sound of an actual musical instrument nudges Joy Williams into the...

Overstuffed plot spoils irreverent, silly 'Ted 2'

Friday, 24 July 2015, 15:35 Last update: about 12 years ago

"Ted 2" asks a question that we never needed, or particularly wanted, to know the answer to: Is Ted, the magical, foul-mouthed, pot-smoking teddy bear, a person in the eyes of the law? While it's...

Esperjenza Unika, Love

Friday, 24 July 2015, 15:15 Last update: about 12 years ago

 'Horizons' have just published Jacqueline Mizzi's first novel in the Maltese language 'Esperjenza Unika, Love,'.  This novel is mostly aimed at adolescents. 'Esperjenza Unika, Love' is...

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