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Aberdeen to proclaim Feb. 20 Kurt Cobain Day

Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 16:34 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Twenty years after his death, Kurt Cobain is getting more recognition in his Washington state hometown.   Aberdeen Mayor Bill Simpson says the Nirvana frontman's birthday on Feb. 20 will...

Bold Hudgens but flat script in 'Shelter'

Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 15:17 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

If lofty intentions, determination and hard work were all it took to make a successful movie, then "Gimme Shelter," a film about teen pregnancy starring former Disney star Vanessa Hudgens,...

'In the Blood' is intriguing thriller

Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 14:57 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

"In the Blood" (Touchstone), by Lisa Unger   Lisa Unger's novels all explore the theme of family and how it shapes people's lives. Her latest, "In the Blood,"...

Singing or sinking? Justin Bieber hits new low

Monday, 27 January 2014, 16:30 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

For more than a year, Justin Bieber has had more tabloid hits than Billboard hits: The singer's music career has taken a backseat to his wild boy antics, and a new arrest for a DUI...

Attorneys promote gay marriage doc at Sundance

Monday, 27 January 2014, 15:14 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Attorneys Ted Olson and David Boies once argued the Bush v. Gore case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, but they say fighting California's law prohibiting same-sex marriage is the most...

Chang-rae Lee's latest novel doesn't disappoint

Monday, 27 January 2014, 14:51 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

"On Such a Full Sea" (Riverhead Books), by Chang-rae Lee   Inside the confines of B-Mor, a strictly regimented labor colony populated by the descendants of immigrant workers from...

Ageing in the Mediterranean

Sunday, 26 January 2014, 13:21 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Written by Joseph Troisi and Hans-Joachim von Kondratowitz - two productive and internationally recognised scholars in the field of gerontology - Ageing in the Mediterranean provides the reader with...

Ghar il-Kbir: the marriage documents 1588-1733

Sunday, 26 January 2014, 12:17 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Discovered by Joseph Borg, transcribed and translated by Prof. Horatio Vella of the University of Malta, this book contains 18 transcribed and translated Latin documents, falling into the period from...

Tamela Mann tops Stellar Awards with 7 wins

Saturday, 25 January 2014, 14:26 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Tamela Mann has won seven awards including top honor artist of the year at the Stellar Gospel Music Awards.   Mann broke down in tears as she spoke with the audience during the...

Springsteen explores covers, leftovers

Friday, 24 January 2014, 14:24 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Bruce Springsteen, "High Hopes" (Columbia)   Bruce Springsteen albums are most often well-constructed, cohesive statements, but "High Hopes" is something different...

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