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
A first century BC villa on the fringes of Rome is likely to be destroyed by a modern housing development. And not just a first century villa, but the villa believed to have belonged to Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus; the historical character immortalised by actor Stephen Boyd in the 1959
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As has been feared for weeks now, ISIS/ISIL members are reported to have begun to destroy historic sites in the Syrian city of Palmyra. The ISIS/ISIL fighters defeated the Syrian Army and took control of the historic city last month. I was watching this story closely and dreading that news.
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So. The crucifixion. And the resurrection. A story, a myth, or an ideal or a foundation-stone of faith, that has exerted an almost unparalleled power over generations, societies, and millions and millions of people for almost two-thousand years. Did it happen? No one knows. No one will ever know. Even
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Yes, we’re going there. Why not? You know, I was
This is just a little update with some newer information.
The case of escaped prisoner Daniel Abed Khalife, who has
35 years after the original film, the sequel to the
The mass shooting in Las Vegas has prompted all the
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In anticipation of release of the latest Star Wars film
My original – and admittedly very long – review of
The sole Daredevil movie to date, the 2003 film starring
Very few people would deny that Darth Vader is one
I always thought The Mandalorian would be good. While I
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Much as I slated the Kurt Cobain statue in Aberdeen
I don’t think too many people, other than absolute PJ
“The song is about a person who’s beyond depressed; they’re
Yep, another of those ’20 year anniversary’ posts that I’ve
This April marked the 20th anniversary of the release of