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True Story, Bis-Serjetà: When Satire and ‘Real’ News Become One

February 7, 2019 by Raisa Galea Leave a Comment

Distinguishing between satire and dead serious news has become a challenge, hasn’t it? But there is a silver lining, too: satirical news portal Bis-Serjetà is the ‘jester that speaks truth to the king’.

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Filed Under: More Isles of the Left, Panem et Circenses, Society & Politics Tagged With: democracy, dystopia, humour, over-development, satire

To Be or To Be Defined?

October 30, 2018 by Francois Zammit Leave a Comment

With a precision of scientific inquiry, the exhibition To Be [Defined] examines what it means—and feels like—to live as an antagonist in a story narrated by others.

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Filed Under: More Isles of the Left, Panem et Circenses, Society & Politics Tagged With: art, human rights, migration

Cities of the Future and the Power of Radical Creativity

September 10, 2018 by Raisa Galea Leave a Comment

“There are artists who are more into playing with the rules of art and artists who would rather play with the rules of society and the legal regulations. To me, the real art is the latter—the art that exists between creativity and criminality (not because it’s ‘criminal’, but because it challenges unjust legal practices).”

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Filed Under: Panem et Circenses Tagged With: commons, creativity, democracy, European Capital Of Culture, utopia, Valletta

‘Landings’: Art Talks Petrol Stations

August 30, 2018 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

‘Landings’ is an artistic response to the outpouring number of petrol station applications, other deals with property, shoddy business and the issues of land use.  [Read more…] about ‘Landings’: Art Talks Petrol Stations

Filed Under: More Isles of the Left, Panem et Circenses, Voices Tagged With: art, Environment, neoliberalism, ODZ

Losing My Space: Literature and Politics in Malta

August 23, 2018 by Kurt Borg Leave a Comment

We’re losing spaces where we can be social human beings. And this is where literature has a space. Authors can identify such cracks and vocalise them.

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Filed Under: More Isles of the Left, Panem et Circenses Tagged With: Environment, Mediterranean Literature Festival, poetry

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