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
April 30th marked 70 years to the day since Adolf Hitler is recorded by history to have met his infamous end; taking his own life in a Berlin bunker as the city lay in ruins around him, the war lost. The image of a defeated, deflated Hitler confined to his
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The Roswell Incident is, of course, one of the most famous – perhaps the most famous – incident in the modern mythology/history of UFOs (or Flying Saucers, as they were regarded at the time). The prevailing belief of many is that a spacecraft of extra-terrestrial origin crashed in New Mexico
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You don’t have to be Christian or even religious to appreciate the compelling and magical properties of the Nativity story, with its evocative and timeless images and the ideas it evokes. The imagery and mythology of the Nativity narrative – Magi, star, Herod and all – is something I’ve explored
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It’s all become very strange. And somewhat inscrutable. When a
So here’s a question: who remember’s Gaddafi’s claim back in
The mass shooting in Las Vegas has prompted all the
I have gone back and forth with my view on
So it’s been practically impossible to avoid all of the
Film
Across three seasons of groundbreaking television with Star Trek (and
I had to take a moment to mention the passing
Leaving Neverland is a very difficult thing to react to.
You may have heard that Suicide Squad is terrible. You
2014 marked three decades since the death of Richard Burton.
Comics
Music
So. I was supposed to be at the Pearl Jam
Along with the twentieth anniversary of Live Through This, a
Very little that could be deemed exciting seems to happen
‘The 20 Greatest Album Covers’ according to The Burning Blogger,
Pearl Jam’s induction into the Hall of Fame could probably