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
News
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
A magical star leading three mysterious ‘wise men’ from the East across miles and miles of wilderness to a small, obscure town. And a troubled husband and wife travelling on donkey, social outcasts turned away by one apathetic towns-person after another, desperate for a simple act of human compassion to
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While no one is likely to dispute Muhammad Ali’s claim to the title of Greatest Sports Star of All-Time, it was his potency and relevance as an inimitable cultural and social icon that many more people beyond the realm of sport will always remember him for.
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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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The recent anniversary of 9/11 got me thinking about some
Remember, remember… not just the 5th November: but July 13th.
April 30th marked 70 years to the day since Adolf
A recent announcement in the press says an ancient ring
A week now after the attacks in Paris that news
Film
It’s a weird, difficult time to be a Star Wars
Some have referred to it as ‘the Return of Captain
So Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice went down like
So, this is about two very different, though technically similar,
This is going to be nothing like as long-winded as
Comics
Music
Tonight, twenty years after Kurt Cobain chose to burn out
In 1994, James Dean Bradfield raised eyebrows by wearing an
There’s music photographers: and then there’s music photographers. One of
This April marked the 20th anniversary of the release of
Belated as it may be, I’m finally getting around to