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Is it just me or does the idea of a ‘naturalist’ enjoying the sight of a ‘painted lady’ conjure up weird images in everyone’s head? Apparently the ‘painted ladies’ reported to have invaded the Maltese islands in their thousands are not tattoed babes...

Google (Europe) has hooked onto the spirit of tonight’s Champions’ League. Google.it and Google.fr both sported a special logo for tonight’s occasion. It seems (at least from here) that the main Google page did not deem the World’s greatest sporting event of 2009...

This article and accompanying Bertoon appear in today’s edition of the Malta Independent on Sunday. I type this article to the noises and sounds of the Carrer de Blai in the Poble Sec district of Barcelona as it wakes up to a new day. I’m renting an apartment for a few days in this...

Still on holiday. Thought I should tell you I am off to see the Championship winning celebrations of Barcelona tonight. It’sa pretty useless match against Osasuna but after that the blagrana should be parading their Championship and Copa del Rey trophies… and partying....

J’accuse is on a holiday stint thanks to the Duke of Luxembourg and the Luxembourg national day. We got an extra long weekend off and that meant that the travel bug was reignited. Barcelona, home to Gaudi and Messi, has been selected thanks to its gaudicious combination of shopping,...

“Cushion jobs” in Brussels (at least that’s what Flossie thinks) have their bad moments too. The main Commission building in Brussels was evacuated a couple of hours ago after a fire broke out in the basement. According to some press reports the fire broke out in the press...

This article and accompanying Bertoon appeared in the 17th May 2009 edition of the Malta Independent on Sunday It was Founder’s Day this Friday. Most people who have not been lucky enough to have spent at least part of their formative years in the hands of the Lasallian brothers (or...

Charles Flores writing in today’s Independent, for more of the drivel click here: Today, it is acknowledged by most well-meaning citizens of both the Right and the Left – as well as that important minority at the ill-defined centre of Maltese politics – that what did it for the party...

Following AC Milan’s surrender at Udine, Internazionale di Milano were crowned champions of Italy without kicking a ball. Not that they are not used to it. With this Scudetto Inter are now at minus ten scudetti from record holder Juventus – on paper. On the pitch, Juventus would...

The artist Vinicio Capossela was inspired by the feast of  The Risen Christ in Scicli to write a song about the spectacle. I first heard the song live in the Rockhal in Luxembourg where it was presented as a part of a circus-themed spectacle where it was introduced as a song about a...

As the expat community in Luxembourg (and not only) awaits with bated breath for the announcement that bookings on the “special flight” are open – in order to begin the scramble for the rare weekend home – citizens of other countries who currently reside in the Duchy...