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The 2023 Malta Book Festival programme of events is out

Sunday, 17 September 2023, 08:30 Last update: about 4 years ago

The National Book Council released the programme of events and the promotional video for the 2023 Malta Book Festival during a press conference held at the National Library of Malta in Valletta. The...

Community service as a mode of punishment

Sunday, 17 September 2023, 08:25 Last update: about 4 years ago Mark Said

How do we punish someone who has committed a crime? Many forms of punishment have been trialled and tested throughout the ages, and a few have veered into horrific territory. The last execution for a...

Carrots and cabbages, aka ‘karrotti’ u ‘kaboċċi’

Sunday, 17 September 2023, 08:10 Last update: about 4 years ago

Next at il-Kamra ta' Fuq is Rupert Cefai with his exhibition titled 'ante', running until the 8th of October.  I visited Ruper Cefai's studio many times and I have to admit that the works that...

Sir Filippo Sceberras: The patriot from Floriana

Sunday, 17 September 2023, 08:05 Last update: about 4 years ago

The involvement of Filippo Sceberras in Maltese politics was quite short and not so eventful. His extraordinary abilities came to the fore when he rose above partisan politics and managed to acquire...

Celebrating the cinematic genius of Ingmar Bergman

Sunday, 17 September 2023, 08:00 Last update: about 4 years ago

In celebration of one of the most renowned filmmakers in cinematic history, Spazju Kreattiv Cinema will in the coming weeks host a retrospective of iconic Swedish director Ingmar Bergman's...

TMID Editorial: Why we need Pride

Saturday, 16 September 2023, 15:05 Last update: about 4 years ago

The EuroPride celebrations come to an end tomorrow.  Thousands have come to Malta for the ten-day festival which is a pan-European international LGBTI event featuring a Pride parade, hosted by a...

'Airborne Flowerets'

Saturday, 16 September 2023, 08:15 Last update: about 4 years ago Marie Benoît

Christina Darmanin's exhibition Airborne Flowerets was inspired by the visual poetry of butterflies. " My inspiration is derived from the visual poetry of butterflies. I have always been...

'Innerscapes'

Saturday, 16 September 2023, 08:10 Last update: about 4 years ago Marie Benoît

Fabio Borg’s latest collection of works, entitled Innerscapes, is more personal and intimate. He comments: “I did not produce these paintings looking around our landscapes or painted...

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