An impersonal universe
Sunday, 30 November 2014, 08:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
The outer space epic Interstellar is a "don't miss" movie, Time magazine reported on 10 November. The review of the film starts as follows: "There is no reason at all you...
Pretty little ducks all in two rows
Sunday, 30 November 2014, 08:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
On Tuesday night, I happened to walk past a TV screen showing dozens seated in two pretty neat rows on one side and two rows on the other. All were seated except for one, who was...
The struggle to stop Ukraine's collapse
Sunday, 30 November 2014, 08:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the hero of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, decided to revive a Cold War situation in the world. So far, both the United States of America...
The Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics Act
Sunday, 30 November 2014, 08:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
What are the implications of this Bill on children and adolescents, both those who are transgender or intersex and those who are not? What do our doctors, sociologists, psychiatrists and educators...
Libya: Foreign Minister is right to worry about IS
Saturday, 29 November 2014, 08:36
Last update: about 13 years ago
When people think of Islamic State, they often think of the barbarous and terrible atrocities committed in Syria and Iraq. But Islamic State is already bigger than that. The self-styled Islamic...
Shooting incident: Why did it take a week?
Friday, 28 November 2014, 08:04
Last update: about 13 years ago
Paul Sheehan, the police constable who fired shots into a car was on Wednesday charged with attempted murder. And the question immediately arises, why did it take a week to see him in the...
White ribbon day: Violence is never acceptable
Thursday, 27 November 2014, 10:03
Last update: about 13 years ago
This week marked White Ribbon Day - a campaign aimed to end violence against women. The twist to it is that the campaign is organised and endorsed by men who will not stand for violence against...
Budget 2015: Lost in translation
Wednesday, 26 November 2014, 08:31
Last update: about 13 years ago
The big days of Budget 2015 have now come and gone, with the Budget Speech last week and the speeches by the two leaders this week. Up till Tuesday at noon, we had heard a total of six or seven...
The Church: Thanks, Mgr Cremona
Tuesday, 25 November 2014, 07:53
Last update: about 13 years ago
The crowds of faithful who thronged to St John's on Sunday to thank Mgr Paul Cremona for the few years he spent as Archbishop of Malta were expressing the thoughts of many more in the church and...