On the eve of what turned out to be a disastrous mid-term elections for Trump and the Republicans, the President made an interesting statement. He declared essentially that the yearly US military aid funding to Israel ($3.8 billion a year)
It’s the eve of the US mid-term elections. And the Trump Republicans have already been playing the usual game of casting doubt on the legitimacy of the process before any of it has even happened. This same strategy of
‘With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought
You might’ve noticed a number of news items about the government advising people to stock
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WandaVision really is a masterpiece. And I don’t throw that word around lightly. I always loved it, but ahead of the approaching
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
So, we’re told a major terror operation was just heroically thwarted: involving a potential hijacked plane headed for Israel. A dramatic mid-air
The RAF Fairford Incident is still veiled in mystery. I have a sneaking suspicion it might actually remain unresolved, going forward.
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
To say that Britain had been propelled into a kind of mania in the days following the death of Her Majesty the Queen would be a bit of an understatement. For ten days after the news broke of the passing of Elizabeth II, almost no other news or subject existed.
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Are handwritten letters on the verge of extinction? And will anyone know to mourn their passing away from modern life? Some time ago, as part of a World Book Night event, Russell Brand took part in ‘Letters Live’ at London’s Southbank centre; he read a poignant handwritten letter that had
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Much has been made in the days since the death of Muhammad Ali about the ‘whitewashing’ of his life and legacy.
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I don’t usually do these kinds of subjects, for various
I’ve been feeling a little weird lately, particularly over the
Is that a tongue-in-cheek title? Not really. It isn’t much
The mass shooting in Las Vegas has prompted all the
The recent anniversary of 9/11 got me thinking about some
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Modern cinema sometimes feels like a revolving door, with films
Kylo Ren – or Ben Solo – the primary antagonist
Some have referred to it as ‘the Return of Captain
It is hard to imagine that the original Star Trek
So, I don’t necessarily like doing this sort of thing.
Comics
Music
Belated as it may be, I’m finally getting around to
So, I went back and forth for a few days
Following, somewhat fortuitously from an article here a few weeks
So. Soup. If you’ve already heard it, you probably don’t
So this feels really weird now. After Chris Cornell’s death