John Mayer, "Paradise Valley" (Columbia Records)   Even those of us who have yet to date and break up with John Mayer may find "Paradise Valley" unlikeable. Kids are apt...

It's clear from Ashton Kutcher's tone — even though he's sitting 2,500 miles away in New York — that the 35-year-old actor and technology enthusiast holds an unflinching...

"Strong Rain Falling" (Forge), by Jon Land   The first four novels in Jon Land's Caitlin Strong series read like episodes from the "Die Hard" franchise, with the...

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Until this year, few people outside the R&B music scene knew who Robin Thicke was. Then came his new song "Blurred Lines" and an unrated online video to promote...

A better title for this film might have been "The History of Apple Computers."   "Jobs" aims to be the first biopic about tech giant Steve Jobs (Sony's Aaron Sorkin...

"Witch Wraith: The Dark Legacy of Shannara" (Del Ray), by Terry Brooks   Terry Brooks has written a slam-bang conclusion to his "The Dark Legacy of Shannara" trilogy with...

A new story for children set partly on a remote tropical island is the background of the book Avventuri mill-Klassi ta’ Miss Ambrożja Pulis Kiftaranipenġini, written by Audrey Friggieri and...

Whenever we see a painting, an icon, or a statue with a man dressed as a Roma soldier, very often young and handsome, but at times also a grown up, mature and middle-aged, on a horse, with a sword or...

Some time ago, I had reviewed the first volume of this two-volume dictionary of Maltese biographies.   Having now finished the second volume, I can now update my reactions and my...