Category: Arts
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Cheap Spin by the Times
The Times of Malta has its moments of cheap spin tapping on the volatility of your average voter in order to feed on the quickfire commentators response. Shortly after couching the appointment of the new head of the EU Representation in Malta in purely economic terms (here we go again… does Martin Bugelli earn more…
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The Enthusiasm of Youth
Three days into my stay on the island and I am getting a bit of a tan notwithstanding the sporadic games of hide and seek played out by the big orb in the sky. I must continue to apologise for the relative laxity of updates on this blog but the mind and body have been…
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Orwell's Newspeak
Here’s an extract from an essay by George Orwell that appeared in Horizon in the April 1946 edition. The essay entitled “Politics and English Language” may be found in its entirety on this page. Now to the extract: In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible. Things like the…
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Do Ut Des (Gli Onorevoli)
Tenders (appalti), parliamentarians (deputati) and simpletons (gonzi) feature in this classic with the great Prince of Italian comedy and social commentary. Toto. Nothing much has changed has it?
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Bażar (A. Olivari)
Being so close to Italy and italianate forms of entertainment it is strange that this island of ours has not absorbed more of its more interesting forms of culture. The Italians have that culture of singing poets – cantautori – who entertain and challenge at the same time. Their ballads and music are snapshots of…
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Mario Monicelli
Muore un gran regista Italiano. L’armata Brancaelone Amici Miei Intervista Monicelli