So, no one really needs a recap of what transpired in Caracas on the third day of the new year. Essentially, US forces carried out a surprise attack and raid in the Venezuelan capital and kidnapped the country’s president (and
On September 1st 1918, Damascus fell. Or was liberated – depending on your perspective. It fell to the Arab Revolt, carried out in the name of the Hashemite Prince Faisal of Mecca, and aided by the famous T.E Lawrence.
A friend of mine reached out to me on Christmas Eve, in dire need. I’ve
Whenever I get into a conversation about what the best Christmas film is, I cite
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So, a few things I’m lumping together here. But all around the theme of Christmastime. In truth it has all become a
So, a quick follow on from the post on the Bondi beach terror attack. The previous post was more focused on the
Islamist gunmen opening fire on exclusively Jewish targets on a Sydney beach on the first day of Hanukkah. It’s hard to even
A strange object is in our Solar System and is being closely observed. You’ve probably heard about it. It’d be astonishing if
Did Trump give Bill Clinton a blowjob? I’m going to guess probably not. But the fact that this question is even
Today the world will say its final goodbye to one of the greatest cultural figures – and probably the most charismatic – of the 20th century. And also the greatest sports star probably of all time.
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History is cyclical, they say. Or, to quote George Lucas, “it’s like poetry, it rhymes.” That idea has been very much in mind as I’ve watched this Imran Khan saga and the degradation in Pakistan’s politics unfolding. I examined the important details concerning Khan’s removal from office here: and, crucially,
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The riddle of the Roman ‘ghost legions’ is one of the most fascinating anomalies or urban legends around, particularly in Britain. As it’s that time of the year, I want to briefly come back into this area – particularly for how the mystery of the spectral legions can also lead
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It won’t have escaped anyone’s attention that someone appears to
In the immediate aftermath of the death of Pope Francis,
If ever proof were needed that we inhabit an increasingly
This is a complex one. But highly interesting. And probably
As Mossad operations go, this one was technically impressive. Not
Film
Instead of doing the usual thing this Halloween, like watching
Eighties kids and film fans have inevitably been getting excited
Needless to say, this is my provisional review of The
On the matter of J.J Abrams’s 2009 Star Trek reboot
So I’ve just rewatched The Last Jedi for the fifth
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“The song is about a person who’s beyond depressed; they’re
I don’t think too many people, other than absolute PJ
Alright, so ‘saved my life’ might be a slight overstatement.
The term ‘icon’ gets thrown around a little too casually
Much as I slated the Kurt Cobain statue in Aberdeen