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16May
Of Surprises & Wet Noses
Surprising the one you love is hard….very hard. Usually, if they know you well enough and you’re not an Oscar or Grammy Award winner they can tell when you’re fibbing and when you’re nervous. They can even tell when
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09May
Children are a luxury
Last week the Times ran a story about a forty year old man who for some reason or other hasn’t worked in 18 years. Whether he doesn’t work because of physical or mental health reasons is unclear, but he
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30Apr
Legalising Rape
Lucky me, last week was all about rape and sex – two diametrically opposed, but highly related bodily acts. It all started with the court dismissing a woman’s gang rape claim and this paper being first to publish it. As
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14Apr
Arriva Saves The Day
If you’re one of those who drag their behind to the gym six times a week, please stop reading now. If you can run up a hill singing, or run the marathon backwards this won’t impress you either, and
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18Nov
Funny Cream
Those of you who know me, read me, or have heard the gossip about me, know that I have a grave condition. In fact it is so far gone that my prognosis looks very grim. Simply put, my problem is
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18Nov
Dr. Smith At Your Cervix
In October 2011, this piece was named a Finalist in “America’s Funniest Humor!”(TM) Writing Contest held by HumorPress.com, one of the Internet’s highest-ranking humor contest sites. This is where I speculate on the speculum and get intimate with the
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17Nov
Love Without Limits
This feature was first published in Pink Magazine – for the original article click here It is often assumed that people with physical or intellectual disabilities are either not capable of having romantic relationships, or should not be having any
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16Nov
Why Size Really Matters
There are very few things in which Malta can compete and win hands down against other bigger and mightier countries but when it comes to child obesity, we seem to have no decent competition. 29.5% of Maltese children aged between
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16Nov
Johnny Come Lately
This interview was first published in FM Magazine (November 2011) – original article here Winner of the 2010 Peroni Young Designer Award and runner up in this year’s Project Runway Australia, Johnny Schembri is proving to be a fashion force
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14Nov
Orphan For Life
ROSE CACHIA WAS INSTITUTIONALISED AT A YOUNG AGE, BUT UNLIKE MOST ORPHANS, SHE CHOSE NEVER TO LEAVE THE CONVENT AND THE NUNS WHO BROUGHT HER UP. AFTER 69 YEARS AT THE JESUS OF NAZARETH INSTITUTE IN ZEJTUN, SHE TELLS ALISON
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