Contemporary society is being shaped by an invisible force that is fast becoming the most determining factors in our day-to-day lives. Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept that...

I thought I had somehow mislaid it but now it miraculously surfaced. I have many times referred to it in my writings but now, having found it again, I could reread it again (and meanwhile, savouring...

Yes I do own a mobile phone. I'm not a complete Neanderthal... whatever my friends say. Is my phone on all or most of the time? No, it bloody isn't. I use it to contact my wife when we are not in...

The book mills in Malta, authors, printers, publishers, go on churning out books in spite of the fact that the general complaint is that we are essentially a non reading people. Books aren't selling...

In his work, Universal History, the Sicilian Greek historian Diodorus, described Malta as 'Phoenician.'  The Phoenicians set up their colony here and extended commerce to the west of the...

The Malta Society of Arts (MSA) has just launched its new schedule of courses to start in February, with classes taking place at its seat, Palazzo de La Salle in Valletta. The schedule includes around...

Eighty years after his execution, Carmelo Borg Pisani remains a divisive figure in Maltese discourse. Was he a traitor to his nation or was he a patriot? In this write-up I will briefly go through his...

Malta’s local films are not getting the attention they deserve. The government seems to be all too focused on attracting foreign films, and as such local filmmakers end up playing second...

Malta was rocked by the shocking murder of Bernice Cassar last week – the third incidence of a woman being violently murdered by a man this year, with Paulina Dembska being the first and Rita...

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