George Saunders' short story "Escape from Spiderhead" is not, you might say, an obviously cinematic piece. It's the kind of subtly unsettling work — stark, moody and dialogue heavy — that...

Ken Follett is ready to wrap up his epic fictional chronicle of Western civilization. Viking announced Wednesday that the British author's "The Armor of Light" will be published Sept. 26,...

America slammed the door in the face of Black progress time after time, and time after time African Americans responded by thriving in a society of their own making. When Black doctors were...

"Ay-Yo — The 4th Album Repackage" NCT127 (SM Entertainment) NCT127 should be credited as inventors of a new genre: neo-chill hop. Their upcoming repackage "Ay-Yo" of their fourth...

Leonard Cohen was deep in his career when he finally finished "Hallelujah." Well, the first version of "Hallelujah" — there would be many, many versions when all was said and done. He'd toiled...

If your idea of a New Orleans cocktail is a Kool-Aid colored, alcohol-heavy concoction served in a plastic hand grenade or a novelty glass resembling a hurricane lamp, stop thinking like a college...

If there exists five absolutely essential books about Malta, this must be one of them. It is often stated that our language is our DNA. We need to continually remind ourselves of this, especially...

Undine LaVerve, Malta's very own Queen of Burlesque, has teamed up with Spazju Kreattiv to bring the sixth edition of MalTease to the island. This sold-out burlesque and variety spectacle has been...

Maltese mezzo soprano Marvic Monreal is to make her debut at London's Royal Opera House in a new production of Wagner's epic opera, The Ring Cycle, which runs from September 11-29. The...

Amazon Studios has launched "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power," a series is based on J.R.R. Tolkien's writings which take place long before "Lord of the Rings" and "Hobbit" films and...