The New Victorians release latest single ‘Be Fine’

Mar 2 2023

Hot off their double pregnancy announcement, sister duo The New Victorians aren’t slowing down anytime soon. Be Fine, their latest single from their album Thick Skin, has just dropped.

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Last year the sister duo released their second Full-Length Studio Album; a 13-track body of work which was all about two sisters in their late 20s, grappling with life, motherhood, and what it means to be a woman with “thick skin”.

Their latest single and video, one of the darkest on the album, is all about the times you feel helpless when a situation is out of your control. “…when you can’t fix the problem and you hate to watch a friend/child/loved one suffer through whatever they’re going through on their own” says Philippa.

“The idea for the song came before I became a mother, when I was seeing friends of mine suffer with their mental health during the pandemic, and feeling there was nothing I could do to fix anything.

I couldn’t even be physically present,” says Bettina, the older of the two. “Now having since had my first child, and expecting my second, the song seems to take on a whole new meaning to me.

In so many ways, we want to protect our children and make sure they don’t get hurt, or ever have to go through anything uncomfortable. But I’ve also learned that, sometimes, you’ve got to let your child pass through that “hard” phase, to come out of it stronger and grow out of it.

Sometimes hurt doesn’t always harm, and we can’t ‘make it all go away’, but we can be available and be present, and sometimes that’s the best we can do, and that’s enough.”

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Be Fine was produced by The New Victorians with additional production, mixing and mastering by Howard Keith at Jagged House Studios. The official music video was directed and produced by Steven Levi Vella & Clive Brincat, featuring Matthias Camilleri and Seed Dance Studios.

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Adrian Delia highlights poor state of St Luke’s Hospital

Mar 2 2023

Following his victory over the Vitals-Steward Healthcare court case, PN MP Adrian Delia took to social media to highlight the poor state of St Luke’s Hospital.

Delia posted images of hospital wards ‘B1, B4 and others. 6 days have passed. Who is the police commissioner investigating?’

He went on to ask who the Prime Minister is searching to ensure that the €300 million is returned to the people. ‘We are waiting and won’t stop putting pressure’ wrote Delia.

This follows exclusive footage uploaded by NET News which showed the current state of St Luke’s. The corridors and rooms of the hospital were shown to be full of junk, such as mattresses and furniture.

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Progress for UK building for Maltese cancer patients

Mar 2 2023

Non-governmental organisation Puttinu Cares took to social media to report that the building which will house Maltese patients battling cancer is undergoing massive progress.

‘The love you show our brothers and sisters in need never dies’ wrote the NGO. ‘Today we came to London and are following the progress of the building which was bought so that the Maltese and Gozitan people can use it when in need.’

‘After a search of 7 years, we managed to find this property just 10 minutes away from the central hospitals in London. Without census so that it remains Maltese property forever!’

Puttinu Cares explained how money raised from the people’ donations were invested responsibly and now work is progressing wonderfully. An application for another level was also inputted to accommodate more patients.

The NGO will be raising even more funds on Good Friday so that ‘Home Away From Home’ becomes a reality for many people still struggling. The Good Friday Marathon will take place on the 7th of April 2023.

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Study suggests short people are more likely to be psychopaths

Mar 2 2023

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According to new research, people who are short and unhappy with their height are more likely to ‘become psychopaths’.

A study into the Napoleon Complex, also known as Small Man Syndrome, found that short individuals are more likely to exhibit the ‘Dark Triad’ personality traits.

The research was published in the Personality and Individual Differences journal and reportedly found that short people who envy those taller than them are more likely to show antagonistic behaviours to offset height disadvantages.

The dark triad are psychopathy, narcissism and Machiavellianism, which are associated with a lack of remorse, inflated senses of self-importance and manipulative tendencies.

Researchers recruited 367 people from the USA using Amazon’s crowdsourcing website ‘Mechanical Trunk’ and asked participants to complete the Dirty Dozen Dark Triad questionnaire.

The questionnaire observed the participants rank how strongly they agreed with statements like ‘I tend to manipulate’ or ‘I tend to be callous or insensitive’. Researchers then asked participants to record their actual height and how much they agreed with statements like ‘I wish I were taller.’

The study found a correlation between people who were unsatisfied with their height and the three Dark Triad traits. As per reasons behind this, the study found that people who cannot exhibit physical formidability would do so psychologically.

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