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The Skinny Where’s the corrective mechanism against the real threats warming the seats of the House?
The Skinny Catholics digitally stoning Francis for exercising compassion will never not be hilarious
The annual political party leaders rap battle staged at the University of Malta campus
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The Skinny | No 130 – Beatdown at the Academy

The Skinny | No 130 – Beatdown at the Academy

‘Stay safe’ suddenly has an even keener edge than the one previously sharpened by the pandemic
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No 129 – Chilly East Wind Blowing

No 129 – Chilly East Wind Blowing

To get my vote, politicians need to look like victorious WWE wrestlers
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No 128 | Abela vs Grech: Who’s Hotter?

No 128 | Abela vs Grech: Who’s Hotter?

Tran|Sport Malta Marathon? That’s an admirable feat of compression, if nothing else
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No. 127 | Running With Ministerial Scissors

No. 127 | Running With Ministerial Scissors

St Paul’s day is like vintage fake news propping up Catholic nation-building
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The Skinny | No 126 – Shipwrecked Saints & Sanctified Snakes

The Skinny | No 126 – Shipwrecked Saints &...

The possibilities and pitfalls of having 17K a month to spend
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The Skinny | No 125 – Mo Money Mo Problems

The Skinny | No 125 – Mo Money Mo Problems

Maybe we’ll get a Ministry for Clientelism after the inevitable Labour election victory...

No 124 – Flexing Them Muscles For Election Time

No 124 – Flexing Them Muscles For Election Time

Joseph presses the subtle messaging button for a powder-keg broadcast

The Skinny | No 123 – Knock, Knock: The Sound of Da Police

The Skinny | No 123 – Knock, Knock: The Sound of Da...

A lot of people live with unprocessed resentment for women due to a myriad factors

No 122 – Gender Violence? What Gender Violence?

No 122 – Gender Violence? What Gender Violence?

So I told God... “Sha-la-ka-ta-bosi-tokasi-to-malaaaammaaatoma. Hallelujah!”

The Skinny | No 121 – River of Hot Lava

The Skinny | No 121 – River of Hot Lava

Happy New Year to our readers, children, wives, mistresses, toyboys and digital life-assistants

The Skinny | No. 120 – Death to 2021

The Skinny | No. 120 – Death to 2021

Nobody resigns in Malta. Three stacked together is a Christmas miracle

The Skinny | No 119 – Christmas Collapse at Mile End

The Skinny | No 119 – Christmas Collapse at Mile End

Gonzi getting HIGH and mighty over cannabis is a tactical error par excellence

The Skinny | No 118 – Gonzi vs Ganja

The Skinny | No 118 – Gonzi vs Ganja

If I can’t breath fresh air at Majjistral, maybe Christmas isn’t worth saving after all

The Skinny | No 117 – Masks in the Countryside

The Skinny | No 117 – Masks in the Countryside

Butthurt over ‘Christmas’ usurping Saturnalia. Dalli sure won’t get MY vote

The Skinny | No 116 – The One Where Helena Dalli Killed Christmas

The Skinny | No 116 – The One Where Helena Dalli...

Watery clickbait has indeed never been this wholesome

The Skinny | No 115 – Rain Wracked Rock

The Skinny | No 115 – Rain Wracked Rock

As long as some juice leeches off into the island’s elite, Malta is happy to be leeched...

The Skinny | No 114 – Stripping for SiGMA

The Skinny | No 114 – Stripping for SiGMA

The PN’s ‘broad church’ is surely not friendly to broads…

The Skinny | No 113 – No Abortion, No Cry

The Skinny | No 113 – No Abortion, No Cry