Daughters inspire independent Disney princesses
Thursday, 27 November 2014, 14:39
Last update: about 13 years ago
A Disney princess no longer needs a prince to experience true love. Sisterhood saves the day in "Frozen." Motherly love breaks an evil spell in "Maleficent." A little girl's love of her own life...
Jerry Lee Lewis: Sustained by brief blaze of glory
Thursday, 27 November 2014, 14:28
Last update: about 13 years ago
"Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story" (Harper), by Rick Bragg Jerry Lee Lewis was a Louisiana-born supernova who helped create rock 'n' roll and raced toward stardom in the 1950s until his marriage to...
Johnny Marr returns to rock roots on 'Playland'
Wednesday, 26 November 2014, 15:08
Last update: about 13 years ago
Fittingly for the man who co-wrote "How Soon Is Now," Johnny Marr doesn't believe in living in the past. The former guitarist for The Smiths has just released his second solo album, "Playland," a...
Cumberbatch shines as wartime codebreaker
Wednesday, 26 November 2014, 14:37
Last update: about 13 years ago
'Tis clearly the season for Oscar-worthy performances by British actors playing mathematical geniuses facing daunting personal odds. Sound overly specific? Consider: A few weeks ago we had "The...
Hockney biographer publishes second, final volume
Wednesday, 26 November 2014, 14:26
Last update: about 13 years ago
More than halfway through the second volume of his vivid, intimate biography of British artist David Hockney, Christopher Simon Sykes describes the moment in the 1980s when Hockney discovers the...
Getting prepared for Christmas
Wednesday, 26 November 2014, 10:19
Last update: about 13 years ago
Parties, food and drinks will most probably soon fill in our December schedule. Many of us will most likely swear that their New Year resolution would be dieting - only to crack down at the...
Brian Schembri and hornist Etienne Cutajar at the Manoel
Monday, 24 November 2014, 15:31
Last update: about 13 years ago
Teatru Manoel and the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra present the next concert in the MPO at the Manoel series on Friday, 28 November at 8pm (with a pre-concert talk at 7.15pm). The concert will be...
Malta on the silver screen
Monday, 24 November 2014, 15:29
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta and Gozo have served as a backdrop in scores of films since the first recorded instance of movie-making on the islands took place in 1925. Sometimes the islands have played themselves and...