“Venezuela’s struggle is Israel’s struggle…” Guess who said that? It sounds like something Netanyahu would say. But no, it wasn’t him. While Western media and political response to the US action in Venezuela has been mixed, one thing has
The killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis by ICE agents could be a turning point, according to some. Then again, maybe it’s just another day in Making America Safe Again. The video footage has been analysed and poured
The protests in Tehran have been somewhat overshadowed by what the US just did in
So, no one really needs a recap of what transpired in Caracas on the third
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On September 1st 1918, Damascus fell. Or was liberated – depending on your perspective. It fell to the Arab Revolt, carried out
A friend of mine reached out to me on Christmas Eve, in dire need. I’ve known her primarily through her online blogging
Whenever I get into a conversation about what the best Christmas film is, I cite the same handful of movies as my
So, a few things I’m lumping together here. But all around the theme of Christmastime. In truth it has all become a
So, a quick follow on from the post on the Bondi beach terror attack. The previous post was more focused on the
History is cyclical, they say. Or, to quote George Lucas, “it’s like poetry, it rhymes.” That idea has been very much in mind as I’ve watched this Imran Khan saga and the degradation in Pakistan’s politics unfolding. I examined the important details concerning Khan’s removal from office here: and, crucially,
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On May 5th 2000, police in the south of France found a burnt body in the wreckage of a car, deep into the woods close to Nantes. The dead body was so extremely charred that it took a month for the DNA tests to ascertain the victim’s identity. The burnt
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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 more I look at the entire paradigm, the stranger
So. The crucifixion. And the resurrection. A story, a myth,
Hollywood movies and other media being used for propaganda purposes
A couple of days ago, media outlets in the UK
I have gone back and forth with my view on
Film
Instead of doing the usual thing this Halloween, like watching
In a mansion in the fictional Xanadu, a vast palatial
‘Yes’… is the short answer. I wouldn’t have bothered writing
So Star Wars is now in the hands of Disney:
In case you missed it, there was just another little
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The Foo Fighters are back with a shiny new album
I’ve already published a long reaction/opinion piece on the Chris
Considered the ‘darkest album in the history’ of music, and
I wanted to make sure I put up something –
So Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam caused “controversy” after their