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
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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Mainstream and online media outlets have been pouring over the release of thousands of documents pertaining to the JFK assassination. But the result, near as I can tell, appears to be that we’ve learnt a great deal – and nothing at all. And this was probably how it was meant
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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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The recent Apple Maps picture of an unidentified object in
Along with the twentieth anniversary of Live Through This, a
Amid all the speculation surrounding the shoot-down of Malaysian Airlines
Yes, we’re going there. Why not? You know, I was
Did anyone see the official Republican response speech to Biden’s
Film
I don’t quite get some of the online hate for
Guardians of the Galaxy was about as enjoyable as I
Yeah OK, so it’s that age-old fandom question: who’s the
Rita Hayworth is still one of the most iconic pop
So, I don’t necessarily like doing this sort of thing.
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Music
In 1994, James Dean Bradfield raised eyebrows by wearing an
I wanted to make sure I put up something –
It may have become a little cliched to wax lyrical
As much as I have mixed feelings about Nirvana’s imminent
This April marked the 20th anniversary of the release of