You might’ve noticed a number of news items about the government advising people to stock up on food and emergency supplies. I noticed these warnings appearing in the headlines about a month ago; but they’ve reappeared more explicitly today as
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 not going to comment on the specific allegations or on the legal proceedings. But I have been meaning
So, we’re told a major terror operation was just heroically thwarted: involving a potential hijacked
The RAF Fairford Incident is still veiled in mystery. I have a sneaking suspicion it
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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.
So. The 2026 FIFA World Cup. The biggest show on Earth. I’ve been working on this article for weeks: but I decided
So, Disclosure Day is here. The movie, that is. This article contains no spoilers, by the way: I haven’t seen the movie
“The greatest World Cup ever…” is what he’s calling it. Of course he is. And that’s what ‘FIFA peace prize’ winner Trump
A magical star leading three mysterious ‘wise men’ from the East across miles and miles of wilderness to a small, obscure town. And a troubled husband and wife travelling on donkey, social outcasts turned away by one apathetic towns-person after another, desperate for a simple act of human compassion to
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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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Every few Christmases, I tend to re-read Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, as the book has always had a hold on me ever since I first read it as a child. When I read it as a child, I had no real social conscience or understanding, of course – I simply
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In case you missed it, there was just another little
Did Trump give Bill Clinton a blowjob? I’m going to
Hollywood movies and other media being used for propaganda purposes
I keep thinking – incorrectly – that this year
The ‘joke’ about Puerto Rico wasn’t the worst part at
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What is the greatest moment or scene in all of
So Star Wars is now in the hands of Disney:
I’ve already published a proper review of the Captain Marvel
There is something that occurred to me ever since seeing
Recently, during a standard, heated argument about the Star Wars
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“You mean like a funeral?” the producer of Nirvana’s MTV
In 1994, James Dean Bradfield raised eyebrows by wearing an
The term ‘icon’ gets thrown around a little too casually
The tradition of musicians writing songs or composing projects centered
‘The 20 Greatest Album Covers’ according to The Burning Blogger,