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 forbidden, the first freedom denied… chains us all irrevocably…’ So said Captain Jean-Luc Picard, in the classic Star Trek episode ‘The Drumhead’. He continued,
You might’ve noticed a number of news items about the government advising people to stock
WandaVision really is a masterpiece. And I don’t throw that word around lightly. I always
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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
Admittedly a strange one, this. I almost wasn’t going to post it at all: but I’ve decided to just do it anyway.
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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I’ve been fascinated by historic letters and correspondence for some time; and I wrote a post covering some of this a while ago. Letters, particularly communications never meant for public consumption, provide a fascinating insight into significant historic or cultural events, times or figures. They also can help to humanise
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The Roswell Incident is, of course, one of the most famous – perhaps the most famous – incident in the modern mythology/history of UFOs (or Flying Saucers, as they were regarded at the time). The prevailing belief of many is that a spacecraft of extra-terrestrial origin crashed in New Mexico
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And it is a pretty big rabbit-hole – based entirely
The mass shooting in Las Vegas has prompted all the
I would love to have been a fly on the
One hundred years ago Albert Einstein, in his General Theory
So. The crucifixion. And the resurrection. A story, a myth,
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This is a belated review of Solo: A Star Wars
One of the biggest complains that some fans had with
Killing Gaza is a film chronicle of the extraordinary suffering
“So this is how liberty dies,” she says, with a
A brief moment to pay tribute to someone that people
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This April marked the 20th anniversary of the release of
I don’t usually do these kinds of subjects, for various
In 1994, James Dean Bradfield raised eyebrows by wearing an
Soundgarden has just been inducted into the Rock n’ Roll
Being something of a social outcast and regular grouch, it