Before ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’, there were... ‘The Powerpuff Girls’! (Part One)

Raphael Vassallo

The upshot, of course, is that both Barbie, and The Powerpuff Girls, ended up serving a purpose that was far removed from the intentions of their respective creators. The former...

Heat, like traffic and prime-ministerial U-turns, is just a perception. Trust me, bro

No. 201 - The Heat is On

It's what we've come to expect from this particular government on any issue that inspires even a modicum of queasiness

The Skinny - No. 197 - Aborting Progress

No amount of rhetoric or blame-shifting onto the Opposition will change this fact: Fearne, Attard, Buttigieg and the Prime Minister have betrayed women

No amount of rhetoric or blame-shifting onto the Opposition...

Abela has ‘made history’, all right... by taking us back to the Middle Ages!

Raphael Vassallo

What ‘milestone’? What ‘change’? Because as far as I can see, the only tangible achievement that Abela’s abortion bill can...

What ‘milestone’? What ‘change’?...

Michael Falzon

It should not be about ‘artistic freedom’ but about confirming the constitutional right that all Maltese citizens already enjoy

It should not be about ‘artistic freedom’ but...

Titan tragedy: Why the schadenfreude just because they were billionaires?

Josanne Cassar

It is possible to feel sorrow for the poor and desperate and to feel equal sorrow for the rich and mighty, both of whom have met their fate out at sea

It is possible to feel sorrow for the poor and desperate...

Saviour Balzan

So Vella's gamble has led Abela to retreat • The Prime Minister has claimed that the new abortion bill is a victory • We all...

So Vella's gamble has led Abela to...

Our responsibility to act | Chris Fearne, Jonathan Attard, Rebecca Buttigieg

There is one thing that unites us; our will to bring about justice... What we are proposing will always generate different reactions. However, it will surely...

There is one thing that unites us; our will to bring about...

All we are left with now is a dead man, a family unable to find closure, and no justice. The acquittal was the final act in an injustice that has been...

All we are left with now is a dead man, a family unable to...

Illustration by Marianna Calleja

Court must be precise on whether it is finding the accused guilty or not

Malcolm Mifsud

A judgment is null if it is not clear whether the court has found a person guilty or not of a crime

A judgment is null if it is not clear whether the court has...

Abela has let us down, but if civil society leads, Labour will follow

James Debono

Robert Abela has defused an issue which created tensions in his own party but...

Robert Abela has defused an issue which created tensions in...

Building a thriving society: the vital role of public officers in service delivery | Tony Sultana

Together, let us forge a brighter future, where our public services stand as a testament to the collective spirit of our nation

Together, let us forge a brighter future, where our public...

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Josanne Cassar

We asked for a ‘cannabis legalisation timeframe’, Leonid... not a bloody lecture!

Raphael Vassallo

Well, what more can I say? Way to go, ARUC! All that remains is for David Casa to become its next chairman; and finally, it would get the acronym that it truly...

Well, what more can I say? Way to go, ARUC! All that...

Benefits of microchipping your pet cats: A wise choice, even without legal obligation

Alison Bezzina

While it is not currently a legal obligation, microchipping your pet cat is a small investment that pays off in numerous ways

While it is not currently a legal obligation, microchipping...

Admittedly, defining a common action plan is not easy. For the time being the proposed migration pact is the best shot at adopting a common front although it...

Admittedly, defining a common action plan is not easy. For...

I did not report artists to the police for ‘mere jokes’ | Gordon Manché

‘I have been accused of being a ‘menace’ to freedom of speech by individuals who themselves hold a clear agenda to silence true freedom of...

‘I have been accused of being a ‘menace’...

This censorship thing sure delivers quite the nostalgic kick, huh?

No. 196 - Preparing Potatoes

Cultivating hope for refugee communities | Samar Mazloum

UNHCR recognizes the disproportionate challenge that arrivals by sea pose to a...

UNHCR recognizes the disproportionate challenge that...