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
Augustus is without doubt one of the most fascinating figures of history; and also one of the ancient historical figures we know most about because he left such clear marks on the world: politically, religiously, even physically. He wanted everyone to know who he was, when he lived and what
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9/11. We must never forget. Of course. Never forget the almost three thousand innocent people who lost their lives in one of the biggest acts of mass murder in modern history. The plight and the suffering of all those people is burned into our collective consciousness and should never be
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You might’ve heard that the US has left Afghanistan. After twenty years there, the US and the international forces have pulled out. They tried to do it pretty quietly. So quietly, in fact, that the overnight departure from the Bagram Air Base was something the Afghan commander there didn’t even
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‘Yes’… is the short answer. I wouldn’t have bothered writing
As it is that night of the year, I figured
“President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the
Dame Janet Smith’s 1,000-page report into the sexual misconduct of
Berta Cáceres was one of Honduras’s leading indigenous activists and
Film
Whether it’s the journey from Trevorrow‘s ‘Duel of the Fates’
What never ceases to amaze me about the Star Wars
Rita Hayworth is still one of the most iconic pop
The online harassment of actress Kelly Marie Tran (who portrays
As I didn’t write anything about Avengers: Endgame at the
Comics
Music
As a lifelong Nirvana fan, it has always stuck out
Tonight, twenty years after Kurt Cobain chose to burn out
The news that broke yesterday that Mark Lanegan had died
I just saw one of the best shows of my
This April marked the 20th anniversary of the release of