Film Review | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
It may not match the epic scale of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, but director Peter Jackson's return to JRR Tolkien's Middle Earth is still makes for a fun adventure romp.
Vodafone Malta Foundation sponsors a collection of Christmas stories in aid of children in need
“Meta l-Ponsjetta tibda tħammar” is the title of a collection of Christmas stories written by Loreto J.Dalli sponsored by Vodafone Malta Foundation.
Valletta announced as European Capital for Culture 2018

Following months of intense preparation and aided by a slick marketing...

Following months of intense preparation and aided by a...

The Creative Economy Strategy – is it a strategy at all?

Five artists, academics and cultural practitioners question the current...

Five artists, academics and cultural practitioners question...

Film Review | Anna Karenina

Director Joe Wright teams up with Keira Knightley for the third time, and injects a dose of energy to this austere Russian classic.

Director Joe Wright teams up with Keira Knightley for the...

Book Review | A Summer of Drowning

Fascinated with novels by poets, ROSE LAPIRA is enchanted by Scottish bard John Burnside’s evocative journey through traumatic childhood memories.

Fascinated with novels by poets, ROSE LAPIRA is enchanted...

V18 bid book to 'represent Maltese culture'

The Valletta Local Council has today presented its final bid to host the ...

The Valletta Local Council has today presented its final...

Do androids dream of disappointing movies? | Philip K. Dick on film

With the release of the Total Recall remake, we examine other Philip K. Dick...

With the release of the Total Recall remake, we examine...

Literature under duress | Kallia Papadaki

Greek short story and screenwriter Kallia Papadaki speaks to us about...

Greek short story and screenwriter Kallia Papadaki speaks...

Negotiating these strange days | Marina Espasa

We speak to the Catalan writer Marina Espasa, who will be among the many...

We speak to the Catalan writer Marina Espasa, who will be...

Malta Mediterranean Literature Festival explores the recession

The island’s most dynamic literary festival will kick off on August 30 this...

The island’s most dynamic literary festival will kick off...

Adults only: Maltese producer to adapt book about ‘porn princess’

Maltese film producer Jean Pierre Magro will help bring Chuck Palahniuk’s...

Maltese film producer Jean Pierre Magro will help bring...

Creative economy strategy launched today

The Finance and Culture Ministries, together with the Creative Economy Group, launched the Creative Economy Strategy at St James Cavalier.

The Finance and Culture Ministries, together with the...

Fifty Shades of Grey outsells The Da Vinci Code

The international bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey is outselling The Da Vinci...

The international bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey is...

Linking the traditional and the modern | George Fenech

Launched recently, a new book commemorates the life of pioneering Maltese...

Launched recently, a new book commemorates the life of...

Book review | The Armies

Battling the shadow of Garcia Marquez and other Latin American luminaries, Rose Lapira discovers that Evelio Rosero’s haunting, cruel and tender novel can...

Battling the shadow of Garcia Marquez and other Latin...

Gore Vidal, celebrated author, playwright, dies at 86

Gore Vidal, the novelist, essayist and playwright, will be remembered as much...

Gore Vidal, the novelist, essayist and playwright, will be...

More than just a series of events | Davinia Galea

As the Malta Arts Festival comes to a close on Wednesday, we speak to Davinia...

As the Malta Arts Festival comes to a close on Wednesday,...

Book Review | Fists

Rose Lapira finds shades of Hemingway and Salinger in this Italian collection of short stories by Pietro Grossi.

Rose Lapira finds shades of Hemingway and Salinger in this...

Valletta signs Capital for Culture agreement with Eindhoven

The cities of Valletta and Eindhoven, which are both currently in the running...

The cities of Valletta and Eindhoven, which are both...