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'Peacemaker' puts John Cena film character in topical light

Friday, 22 April 2022, 10:03 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

In last year's "The Suicide Squad," John Cena's Peacemaker is a jingoistic, bigoted superhero. Transferring the DC Comics character to a TV series spinoff gave writer-director James Gunn a forum to...

Exploration pays off in Big Thief's 20-track album

Friday, 22 April 2022, 10:01 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

"Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You," Big Thief (4AD) Brooklyn-based indie rock band Big Thief seems to draw from a bottomless well of creativity. After releasing two records in 2019, the...

'Who We Are' offers a searing view of racism in US

Friday, 22 April 2022, 09:59 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

"If you've ever owned a slave, please raise your hand," Jeffery Robinson asks a live audience at the beginning of "Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America," a searing documentary based on a...

Battles over book bans reflect conflicts from the 1980s

Friday, 22 April 2022, 09:50 Last update: about 6 years ago The Conversation

A conservative leader found fault with how "respect for our nation's heritage" had been mostly stripped from the textbooks of public schools. "From kindergarten right through the total school...

Four of Europe’s most prestigious venues await the MPO

Thursday, 21 April 2022, 12:36 Last update: about 6 years ago

Grandeur awaits, as the MPO soon sets off to perform in some of Europe's most prestigious concert venues. This will be the third international tour during the Concert Season 21/22, after the orchestra...

Flies, insects and decaying families

Wednesday, 13 April 2022, 11:34 Last update: about 6 years ago Noel Grima

This is the 14th book by this prolific author (including three novels for young people, two for adults, seven collections of short stories, two collections of poems) and this one adds to the...

MADC to stage classic thriller ‘Wait until Dark’

Wednesday, 13 April 2022, 11:27 Last update: about 6 years ago

Booking is now open for MADC's timeless thriller Wait until Dark by Frederick Knott, which will take to the stage at the MADC Playhouse in Santa Venera later this month. Set in the 1970s, Knott's...

Music and magic meet in ‘Matilda the Musical’

Wednesday, 13 April 2022, 11:22 Last update: about 6 years ago

The story of Matilda, a gifted little girl who changes her own destiny with her extraordinary intelligence and telekinetic powers, has been delighting children for decades. The book even inspired a...

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