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The good news is that one of Antoine Favray’s masterpieces is back in Malta, and that there is no bad news to go with it. Quite recently, one of the finer portraits by the finest portrait painter (with Caravaggio) Malta ever hosted, returned to its natural home, back where it was painted and where its narrative is more relevant to the history of the islands. Antoine Favray (1706-1798) painted innumerable portraits, mostly of knights, Maltese aristocrats, prelates, professional notables and of anyone... Читать дальше...

Stacking The Shelves is hosted at Tynga’s Reviews and is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

The people who cosplay transcend age, gender and race and all those misperceptions about being nerdy or geeky.

At least 70 people were killed and about 1,000 more injured in what is thought to be a chemical attack in the Syrian town of Douma in the rebel-held area of Eastern Ghouta. The deaths have been reported by multiple activist groups on the ground in Syria but have not been independently confirmed.

The Mophie USB-C Powerstation Plus XL is Mophie’s most powerful USB-C power pack to date. It is a compact portable charger and power source that has a 12000mAH battery. It boasts the ability to provide up to 45 hours of power to your Smartphone or other devices. It also includes a 15W fast charging USB-A …

South Korean drone pilot Choi Joon-weon topped the Drone Racing World Cup leaderboard Sunday as his aerial device zipped past the competition in the season-opener on Indonesia's tourist island Bali.

Harry Kane is claiming Christian Eriksen's second goal for Tottenham's win at Stoke City.

Khabib Nurmagomedov and Rose Namajunas were the only ones to walk out of UFC 223 with gold, but they were hardly the only winners on the night. Who else emerged from the cursed event in better standing?

Christ’s Hospital School’s new headmaster Simon Reid will be the official starter for this year’s Barns Green Half Marathon and 10k.

Can the U.S. defense start to follow the lead of the attack?

If you start from the front, the USWNT’s win last week over Mexico was good. Mallory Pugh keeps slicing up defenses, Alex Morgan keeps scoring all sorts of goals, and Megan Rapinoe looks creative as ever. It’s just that things get rockier the further back you go, with the midfield unable to get pressure around the ball whenever Mexico tried to counter giving way to some hesitant defending and confused goalkeeping.

As a result... Читать дальше...

Joanna Jedrzejczyk didn’t come out of UFC 223 feeling like a loser.

The former UFC strawweight champion lost again to the woman who took her championship back in November, Rose Namajunas, on Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.

But the 49-46 across-the-board decision in Namajunas’ favor was the sort of scoreline that doesn’t impart how close the fight actually was.

And Jedrzejczyk, for her part, believes she deserved the nod.

“When I heard Bruce Buffer saying the numbers... Читать дальше...

Normally we give you 5 reasons to watch, but this is WrestleMania!

We’ve finally reached the end of the road to WrestleMania, and can you guess what’s there waiting for us? Use the context clues provided. That’s right, it’s WrestleMania, and it’s the 34th edition of the annual super-event. Normally in this previewing space we give you five reasons to watch whatever WWE pay-per-view we’re talking about, but this is Mania, bay-bay. Let’s bump that to seven reasons — one for each hour long the show is! Читать дальше...

Jimmie Johnson has just one top-10 finish so far in 2018, but will try to get back on track at a race track where he has won seven times before. Johnson will start in ninth position on Sunday at the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 in Fort Worth, Texas.

A trio of golfers shot 65 on Saturday at Augusta, putting them within striking distance of leader Patrick Reed heading into Sunday’s final round at the 2018 Masters.

Will Connolly--Cecily Smith

It's a sweet little song, but I have to differ from the sentiments. It matters what you're listening to AND who you're listening with.

Look at this line up. The networks are framing these events by who we're listening to. Where are the people who were right about Donald Trump being a dumpster fire? Where are the people who were right about the GOP tax plan being terrible for the average American? Where are the people who warned that getting into a trade war was a really stupid idea? Читать дальше...

The new Starz miniseries is a masterly adaptation of E.M. Forster’s novel that affirms its relevance.

For the first time in two decades, a huge number of books, films, and other works will escape U.S. copyright law.

League One leaders Blackburn extended their winning streak to four matches with a narrow 1-0 home victory over Southend United.

Sydney FC and their Brazilian striker Bobo set more A-League records as the Sky Blues charged to a 3-0 home win over Adelaide United. Bobo netted

DURBAN - The son of murder accused Rajiv Sewnarain wants his father to come home so he can feel like a child again.

Srikesh Sewnarain, 25, was 17 when his mother, Shanaaz, was killed in an apparent hijacking in 2010, allegedly staged by his father.

The petting zoo is already ready to take the animal in, but volunteers want to try to release the squirrel back into the wild.

Russia's Prosecutor General Yury Chayka has noted that for many Russians accused of financial improprieties it "will be very difficult" to explain the origin of their assets after the recently adopted UK law on the decriminalization of property.

Former governor of Abia state, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, noted that President Buhari has performed creditably well in the last three years, said he will win the 2019 election based on the support he enjoys from Nigerians.

West Ham defender Angelo Ogbonna remains a big fan of Chelsea boss Antonio Conte.