Is Lebanon part of Israel’s ‘Promised Land’? What about Syria? Jordan? And are sea-front properties in Gaza part of the divine inheritance of God’s Chosen People? At what point, geographically speaking, is the Zionist vision fulfilled? For years it was
In 1994, James Dean Bradfield raised eyebrows by wearing an IRA-style balaclava during a Manic Street Preachers appearance on Top of the Pops. It was a performance of the song ‘Faster’ (which I personally think is one of the greatest
“So this is how liberty dies,” she says, with a sullen, resigned expression, “with thunderous
It gets tedious after enough time to keep going on about 1984 or encroaching surveillance
On March 31st, she apparently posted a photo of her battered and bruised face, saying she had four days left to live.
Pakistan and India could be on the brink of war. A war that, if fully embarked on, could have dire repercussions globally.
In the immediate aftermath of the death of Pope Francis, fake videos were circulating on social media. Or, we should say, re-circulating
It hasn’t happened, has it? Contrary to Donald Trump‘s carefully managed image as the great deal-maker and peace-bringer, his efforts with both
As financial markets were rattled and panic spread early this week, the architect of the panic – one Donald J. Trump –
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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I’ve been fascinated by historic letters and correspondence for some time; and I wrote a post covering some of this a while ago. Letters, particularly communications never meant for public consumption, provide a fascinating insight into significant historic or cultural events, times or figures. They also can help to humanise
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With the fiftieth anniversary of the My Lai massacre, it freshly occured to me that the harrowing subject of My Lai actually also sheds some light on the reality of the decline in real journalism in the modern age. I would assert that you can track the decline in the
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Did anyone see the official Republican response speech to Biden’s
One of the (many) weird things about the pandemic was,
So, this is about two very different, though technically similar,
You want to know something weird? Of course you do.
The apparent Russian attack on a maternity hospital in Mariupol
Whilst the Star Trek franchise is generally as mainstream as
As Episode 8 of the Star Wars saga hits cinemas and
Now three decades old, the Search For Spock – the
35 years after the original film, the sequel to the
Like a lot of people, I was left very unsure
I can’t believe Debbie Harry turned 70 today. Whatever that
On October 21st 1995, the 28 year-old Shannon Hoon was
Hated by many, maligned by many more, mocked and frequently
Nineties Indie kids might be pleased by the return of
It’s been 20 years, unbelievably, since Bjork released her second