Have you noticed how everyone seems to be turning against protesters? It can’t have escaped anyone’s attention that coverage of protesters and protest, whether in the media or online, has become increasingly negative, even hostile. In fact, much of the
It seemed bizarre on the face of it anyway. But maybe not so bizarre when one considers the strange interests and alliances that have been lurking in the background of political events all over the place for nearly a decade:
Once again, the major media (both in Britain and in the US) went into a
One of the (many) weird things about the pandemic was, like 9/11, the element of
The failed assassination attempt against ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan recently was not a surprise. When I covered the controversies around
The tedious and interminable gameshow-styled spectacle of the Tory leadership contest(s) seems to have finally concluded… after weeks and weeks of smug,
The attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines in late September were an extraordinary international and geopolitical event: the true cause of which
To say that Britain had been propelled into a kind of mania in the days following the death of Her Majesty the
Anyone still enjoying the embarrassing spectacle of the Conservative leadership contest in the UK? I will assume not any more than anyone
As a few days ago marked the fifth anniversary of the murder of Muammar Gaddafi, I decided to mark it with a more low-key, fun-ish look back at Libya’s former national figurehead. A more serious piece on the life and character of one of the most controversial world figures of
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Queen Nefertiti has remained one of the most fascinating, elusive figures from the permanently enchanting world of Ancient Egypt. Her final resting place has also eluded Egyptologists over the years, but it’s discovery would amount to one of the most important finds in history, probably even more so than Howard Carter‘s
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Why on earth has Ben Hur been re-made? If we’re talking about completely unnecessary remakes, you could barely get any more unnecessary than trying to remake a movie that is already an absolute classic.
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The Roswell Incident is, of course, one of the most
Jerusalem is regarded as an international city, under a world
So, so sick of this BS. And I know I’ve
Malala Yousafzai, the now world-famous (and Nobel Prize winning) Pakistani
Dame Janet Smith’s 1,000-page report into the sexual misconduct of
I wasn’t necessarily disappointed by the Justice League film –
Kylo Ren – or Ben Solo – the primary antagonist
As monumental a cinematic achievement as Avengers: Endgame was, one
Rita Hayworth is still one of the most iconic pop
Like a lot of people, I was left very unsure
This April marked the 20th anniversary of the release of
Considered the ‘darkest album in the history’ of music, and
Nirvana legend Krist Novoselic has entered into the controversy over
On 5th April it will be precisely 20 years since
The news that broke yesterday that Mark Lanegan had died