You might’ve noticed a number of news items about the government advising people to stock up on food and emergency supplies. I noticed these warnings appearing in the headlines about a month ago; but they’ve reappeared more explicitly today as
Russell Brand’s trial has begun in the UK, as the celebrity grifter/influencer begins defending himself against various sexual abuse allegations. Obviously, I’m not going to comment on the specific allegations or on the legal proceedings. But I have been meaning
So, we’re told a major terror operation was just heroically thwarted: involving a potential hijacked
The RAF Fairford Incident is still veiled in mystery. I have a sneaking suspicion it
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There’s almost nothing left to say about 9/11 that hasn’t been said already by someone at some point. And there’s nothing new
Admittedly a strange one, this. I almost wasn’t going to post it at all: but I’ve decided to just do it anyway.
So. The 2026 FIFA World Cup. The biggest show on Earth. I’ve been working on this article for weeks: but I decided
So, Disclosure Day is here. The movie, that is. This article contains no spoilers, by the way: I haven’t seen the movie
“The greatest World Cup ever…” is what he’s calling it. Of course he is. And that’s what ‘FIFA peace prize’ winner Trump
At this time, there are no doubt scores of World War I articles and expositions being published right now. But I also want to talk about one of the more famous cultural homages to the First World War – the fourth and final series of the classic British series Blackadder;
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As it is that night of the year, I figured now was the time to have a bit of fun and talk about ghosts. This is actually a long-time favorite subject area for me, as I was fascinated by ghosts, the supernatural and anomalous activity and para-science in general throughout
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I recently posted at great length about the origins of Wahhabism (and Zionism) and its influence on today’s bleak and bloody Middle Eastern crisis; and about the Hashemite Arabs that were sidelined from Arabia after the First World War in favour of the Wahhabist Saudis. As a brief add-on to
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The Minneapolis school shooter was a weird guy. Robin/Robert Westman
So, so sick of this BS. And I know I’ve
So, this is about two very different, though technically similar,
Hollywood movies and other media being used for propaganda purposes
‘Yes’… is the short answer. I wouldn’t have bothered writing
Film
On the 10th anniversary since the sad passing of Christopher
You might’ve heard already, but there’s a Supergirl live-action TV
So, I don’t necessarily like doing this sort of thing.
Guardians of the Galaxy was about as enjoyable as I
On the matter of J.J Abrams’s 2009 Star Trek reboot
Comics
Music
Twenty years ago, the Red Hot Chili Peppers were in
So with Courtney Love in the UK playing live shows
So this feels really weird now. After Chris Cornell’s death
This April marked the 20th anniversary of the release of
Pearl Jam’s induction into the Hall of Fame could probably