Articles
Does your avatar want to date my avatar?
“Me, Tarzan. You, Jane.”
Courtship has come a long way from the king of the jungle’s not-very-eloquent introduction; however, the desired results have remained the same.
People meet their soul mates in various places – the school playground, youth centres, seedy bars, in the supermarket aisle, on a trans-Atlantic flight; anytime people engage with each other there [...]
The art lovers affair (Book Review)
IAN RANKIN: DoorsOpen, Orion, 2008, 316, pp. €12
Have you ever wanted something that was seemingly unattainable? Something that was owned by somebody else but they didn’t appreciate it in the same way that you would? Would you risk your future to get it?
Set in Scotland, Ian Rankin’s DoorsOpen takes the reader on a fast-paced and [...]
The children are alright – Using IT in Education
By Giselle Borg Olivier for The Sunday Times of Malta, Technology supplement
Numerous households have a computer nowadays, one that is more often than not connected to the Internet. This wonderful world that exists ‘in the cloud’ holds a world of information behind the monitor screen that is easily accessed by simply searching for a specific [...]
The power of effective copywriting
Whenever I’m asked ‘So what is it that you do in life?’ I tend to hesitate. Not because the answer embarrasses me, but because it often embarrasses the person who asked. However, I choose to be polite so I reply that ‘I’m a copywriter’ and am inevitably greeted with a half-smile and ‘knowing’ nod whilst [...]
Eight Clues to know that you’re Experiencing a Maltese Summer
For most people living in Malta, the year tends to revolve around the summer season. Mainly because summer is not limited to its calendar days between the 21st June and the 20th September, but tends to start in May and can easily carry on until the end of October. Naturally the season tends to revolve [...]