A simple proposition: is the long-awaited destruction of the Al-Aqsa mosque about to be carried out… by Iran? This has started to seem like a real possibility. Could the Israelis stage an event to look like an Iranian missile
“He’s no Churchill…” President Trump famously said of the British Prime Minister weeks ago. This was of course the US President’s typically childish response to Kier Starmer choosing not to recklessly plunge UK forces into the unprovoked war of aggression
So, it looks like Bibi isn’t dead: but it was a fun diversion for some
As ominous ‘black rain’ was falling over Tehran, the US/Israeli Holy War in Iran entered
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“The President was shocked this morning when he learned of the new Israeli bombardment of west Beirut…” and ”expressed his outrage.” No,
“President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon…” Events unfolding in the Middle
The devastating attacks on both Iraq (2003) and Libya (2011) were launched on symbolically significant dates. So too with this war on
Well, one ambiguity from the recent drop of Epstein files was promptly cleared up. The initially redacted name of the sender of
Hey, have you seen the footage?! Jeffrey Epstein is alive! Here he is, filmed in Israel! Yes, this clearly AI-generated imagery is
It is a fascinating, though rather grim, story, spanning the First World War, the creation of the states of Israel, Iraq, Syria and Saudi Arabia, and taking in Lawrence of Arabia, all the way to the fall of Gadaffi in Libya, the Syria Civil War and Rise of the so-called Islamic
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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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The Mausoleum of Augustus should probably rank as one of the most significant historical sites in the world. We are referring, after all, to what was the final resting place of one of the most important and famous figures of history: and not just of himself, but of his entire
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One of the (many) weird things about the pandemic was,
What Jeffrey Epstein’s brother just said is very telling. And
Dame Janet Smith’s 1,000-page report into the sexual misconduct of
Since I already covered this subject a fortnight ago, I’ll
I mean that pretty much sums it up. Which is
Film
With the classic Monty Python line-up being talked about a
The release of the Laurel and Hardy film biopic Stan
I deliberately waited some time before attempting to write a
Whilst the Star Trek franchise is generally as mainstream as
Or ‘Why it needs to be Fantastic’ is what I
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Music
For at least two months after Chris Cornell died a
Between 1987 and 2001, Kat Bjelland (vocals, guitar), Lori Barbero
The ‘turning down Amy Winehouse’ bit is admittedly a slightly
February 1st 2015 marks twenty years to the day since
It may have become a little cliched to wax lyrical