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  • J'accuse: Tiger Balm

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    This article and accompanying Bertoon appeared in yesterday’s edition of The Malta Independent on Sunday. (06.09.2009) It’s the remedy that works wherever it hurts. I carry tubs of it wherever I go and can vouch for its efficacy to soothe sore muscles, loosen blocked noses and bring back fresh air to a heavy chest. Rubbing…

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  • Tiger News

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    There’s Tigers in the news. Remember Karl Schembri’s “Il-Manifest tal-Killer”? Was it a tiger or a lion that escaped the travelling circus in that book? Apparently it’s not circuses we have to look out for but geniuses who keep tigers in the attic. As China introduces new regulation on the trade of tiger related products…

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  • Limbo

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      For personal reasons (not political nor censorship) this blog is in limbo until further notice. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.  We’ll be back when the smile returns. picture:  Giotto. Descent to limbo.

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  • J'accuse: Empire of the Sun

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    This article and accompanying Bertoon appear in today’s Malta Independent on Sunday. The clouds descended on the archipelago as the cut-with-a-knife humidity morphed into a stickiness that was pregnant with electric anticipation; meanwhile the millions of servants of Beelzebub set about tormenting the inhabitants in every cafe with their irrequietous presence. The sun vanished temporarily…

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  • Only the Dedicated (Spontaneous J'accuse Meet)

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    Only the dedicated, the avid readers and those who have nothing better to do at 13.00 today will probably turn up. Which probably means that it will be me and Bertu. In any case here are the details of the very spontaneous J’accuse meet (and pow-wow over the toon) that should have been announced yesterday…

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