Author: Jacques René Zammit
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Lord of the 'Flus'
This article and accompanying Bertoon appeared in today’s Malta Independent on Sunday. It is now official: every animal involved or committed to giving you an English breakfast is (or has been) implicated at one time or another in the last decade with a pandemic-threatening disease. First we had the bovine spongiform encelopathy, known commonly…
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Yes SHE can (divorce)
Veronica Lario, wife of Italy’s Premier Silvio Berlusconi, has announced her intention to divorce from her husband. Her business I guess. She seems to have had enough of the antics of her donnaiolo husband – last of which involved putting veline on the electoral lists for the European Parliament in order to garner those extra votes.…
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Kemm hi tajba ta' Pooh (Bertoon Pulped)
“Kemm hi tajba ta’ Pooh”. J’accuse and Bertu of Bertoons Fame discuss next Sunday’s toon over the internet. The conversation has been edited. Get your Malta Independent on Sunday to discover what Bertu decides to draw in the end. Warning: the conversation foes not necessarily reflect the end product. me: int hemm? Bertu: iva mort nistrieh siegha…
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Do you have swine flu?
J’accuse provides a quick diagnosis*. Just look straight into the monitor and click HERE. * Warning: The test is provided for entertainment purposes only and is not proven to be reliable.
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Pratchett on Alzheimer's
Just received this month’s edition of The Discworld Monthly – a fanzine of all things Pratchett. It seems that the master’s latest book “Unseen Academicals” will soon see the light of day. There is also another story in the making and it is called “I Shall Wear Midnight” which according to Terry “will, in theory,…
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Simon Says – Voting rights for immigrants
I know, I know: he is a prolific writer and J’accuse tends to prioritise English speaking press but there is another reason we tend to comment on Simon Busuttil’s articles so often – they tend to be so damn misleading in a coy, po-faced (we liked that one) way. In order not to make this…