Just back from Valletta. I’ve just seen the Piano Plans at the archaeological museum and there aren’t enough superlatives to describe the genius behind them. I love it all. The narrow gate, the subterranean gallery, the use of the ditch, the projection screens around the opera...

Not Fausto, though I am sure he is sweet in his own particular way. I meant the wind that has so sweetly decided to sweep into the island on the first full evening of my visit. “You can’t always get what you want” sang the Stones and I’ll have to adjust to the temprary...

This blogger is in motion. This is normally the time I would be registering my usual complaints about the unreasonable travel times and connections between Luxembourg and the island home. By my calculations todays timing for the door-to-door trip is a tad bit above 10 hours. Teleport...

Felipe Melo de Carvalho Yesterday’s denial by Fiorentina’s Pantaleo Corvino seemed to be nothing more than a depistage. This morning, Tuttosport was the first to announce that an agreement seems to have been reached for the transfer of Brasilian midfielder Felipe Melo de...

  * The swine flu virus has hit the island and the daily reports of new cases have led the quickfire comment crowd to increase the signs of alarum. The latest cases were reported at a village festa in the tiny Gozitan village of Gharb. The general cannons and guns are now pointed on the Isle...

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*** Well silly me if for thinking that the subject would not be interesting to some. I forgot the Golden Rule – no, not brevity is a form of wit – but shit and gossip sells. A reader got inspired by the latest repartees on married vs single life and sent me a link to this youtube...

This article and accompanying Bertoon appear in today’s edition of The Malta Independent on Sunday. It’s been fourty years (in fifteen days’ time to be exact) since we put a man on the moon. Neil Armstrong took his giant leap for mankind on the 20th of July 1969. At that...

              Having trouble dealing with “the people”? An ungrateful electorate has just given you a right royal whupping at the polls? Is your electorate in need of a timely distraction? No plans and nowhere to go? Having trouble roping in your colleagues in cabinet? Has...

  Nobel prize winner Dario Fo has suffered a temporary setback while touring with his latest show entitled “Giotto o non Giotto?”. During this show Fo queries whether the famous painter Giotto is actually the person to have painted the famous affreschi in the Assisi basilica....

    J’accuse is no architect and notwithstanding the ever-expanding ego does not deem itself an expert in the field of architectural appraisals. What follows is a barbarian appraisal of the sketches, plans and whatnot that have been unveiled for the hoi polloi to see and for...

They might have not won it while exuding sparks of brilliance and samba football but Dunga’s XI twice proved that this new Brasil has added resilience to its repertoire and style of play. Yesterday’s performance was typical of recent runs – an execrable first half in which...