Today's sad and tragic news about Robin Williams suicide might have us thinking that this sort of thing afflicts mostly the rich and famous . Read Francesca's* story below and think again. The story was first published on Pink magazine last Sunday 10th August 2014. Francesca* is...
Back in November 2009, a certain Raymond Agius, a lovely 55 year old hunter was out hunting near a bird park that is privately owned by Kevin Mallia. At the time Mallia owned an African-spoonbill, which was bred in captivity. On the 24th of November, our...
Up to a few months ago a friend of mine was dating a drug addict. They had been together for about two years when she finally had enough of the drama, the mood swings, and the police knocking at her door. She finally got out...
I’m writing this before yesterday’s EP elections, and just before I had my arm placed in a sling following minor surgery to my shoulder. Over the past few months you are likely to have noticed that for this year’s EP elections I decided to openly endorse...
Call me negative but, up to a few months ago I was living in the assumption that what’s about to happen tomorrow (marriage between gay couples) was never going to happen, at least not in my lifetime. Until quite recently I had very little faith that...
If only Malta’s very own ballerina turned pastor Gordon Manche, wasn’t so ridiculous, I might be a tad angry at his hypocrisy. I might also be slightly worried about his half-baked attempt to stall human rights and equality. Thankfully though, the pastor is not only ridiculous...
When it comes to crime and sinister events, Malta is pretty boring isn’t it? We only get one or two intriguing cases a year, if at that, so when we have cases such as the ongoing saga of Erin Tanti and Lisa Maria Zahra, we...
Some time ago when I wrote about Coleiro Preca’s Presidential nomination, I said that kicking her upstairs, no matter how prestigious San Anton is perceived to be, would be a disservice to her and to the country. My reasoning was based on the fact that unlike...
Last week social media networks were flooded with comments about the speech that Mrs. Michelle Muscat’s gave on Women’s Day. Whilst I will not comment about the content of the speech because I didn’t listen to it, the Facebook comments about her accent and pronunciation...
There was a story in last week’s papers, which, despite being raunchy in nature, didn’t seem to get much attention. It was about a married couple, a clandestine affair, and a baby. Now I know that there are many sides to every story, but because...