Upon its publication in Milan in 1957, Doctor Zhivago made Boris Leonidovich Pasternak a renowned name across Europe. Spanning across the Russian Revolution of 1905 as well as the early Soviet...

Last week an all-star cast was announced for Raymond “Fight” Beck, the next production by the newly founded national theatre, Teatru Malta in association with Spazju Kreattiv, and Andre...

Holocaust Remembrance Day always reminds me of dear Shelley Tayar, who is now some 87-years-old but still thriving and interested in life, as she has always been. She still manages to make me laugh....

During the Roman rule of Malta for over 600 years, the island saw a period of prosperity that is also reflected in the archaeological record. The Roman Malta heritage trail will offer...

Francis Sultana has been announced as ambassador of culture for Malta. Raised in Gozo and now London-based, Sultana set up his eponymous studio in 2009 to create interiors for many of his major...

Last December, a delegation of members of the European Parliament entrusted to assess the state of our rule of law left Malta with “more questions than answers”, with these concerns...

Everything has its positive side, even the Nadur Carnival ‘Mount Carmel’ van sketch.  The positive side to this otherwise insensitive ‘joke’ is that it finally got people...

The story The Malta Independent on Sunday carried of a young single mother fearing that she might be pushed out of her home along with her young boy if her rent is increased, had an enormous impact...

The bad storm of last week was yesterday forgotten as Malta celebrated Carnival with all the enthusiasm this celebration annually musters. There was a time when the repeated February storms...

In 1995, Italian politician Massimo d'Alema published a book called Un paese normale: la sinistra e il futuro d'Italia (A Normal Country: The Left and Italy's Future). I didn't manage to read it all,...