“Some shots are gonna be fired in this room tonight…” So said White House spokesperson Caroline Leavitt, just as the White House Correspondents Dinner was getting underway on Saturday. Sure, maybe it was just figure of speech, referring
What are they doing up there? Or, to repeat myself from a few years ago, ‘What the F**k is Happening on the Moon?’ The Artemis II mission to the moon has been surrounded by significant hype and excitement: justifiably
“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again…’ So said the
A simple proposition: is the long-awaited destruction of the Al-Aqsa mosque about to be carried
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“He’s no Churchill…” President Trump famously said of the British Prime Minister weeks ago. This was of course the US President’s typically
So, it looks like Bibi isn’t dead: but it was a fun diversion for some while it lasted. In fairness, the online
As ominous ‘black rain’ was falling over Tehran, the US/Israeli Holy War in Iran entered week two. There’s a lot else too.
“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
“…in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart. I simply can’t build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery, and death…” “…I see the world gradually being turned into a wilderness, I hear the ever approaching thunder, which will destroy us
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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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Much has been made in the days since the death of Muhammad Ali about the ‘whitewashing’ of his life and legacy.
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Donald Trump never did anything inappropriate with young girls. Neither
Masked men, showing up without warning. Often with no warrants,
I keep thinking – incorrectly – that this year
So here’s a question: who remember’s Gaddafi’s claim back in
Having reiterated the general case for Princess Diana (and Dodi
Film
With all the focus on whether Luke Skywalker got the
Has Superman just saved the universe? Well, a cinematic universe,
One of the biggest complains that some fans had with
I don’t quite get some of the online hate for
Killing Gaza is a film chronicle of the extraordinary suffering
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Music
I love PJ Harvey. I’ve always loved PJ Harvey. Ever
A few weeks ago it was the 30th anniversary of
Soundgarden has just been inducted into the Rock n’ Roll
Nirvana legend Krist Novoselic has entered into the controversy over
If you haven’t seen the music videos for ‘Blackstar’ or