Whenever I get into a conversation about what the best Christmas film is, I cite the same handful of movies as my personal picks. Obvious ones: the original 1947 Miracle on 34th Street or Capra’s universally loved It’s a Wonderful
So, a few things I’m lumping together here. But all around the theme of Christmastime. In truth it has all become a bit of a pantomime, as we’ll observe. It even features the pantomime villain – in the form of
So, a quick follow on from the post on the Bondi beach terror attack. The
Islamist gunmen opening fire on exclusively Jewish targets on a Sydney beach on the first
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A strange object is in our Solar System and is being closely observed. You’ve probably heard about it. It’d be astonishing if
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It was in March 2003 that Britain joined the United States in the illegal invasion of Iraq. As is by now commonly
Soundgarden has just been inducted into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame. A new album, featuring Chris Cornell’s final work with
The recent War of the Worlds movie was a total flop and has been trashed by pretty much everyone. Some have called
It is a fascinating, though rather grim, story, spanning the First World War, the creation of the states of Israel, Iraq, Syria and Saudi Arabia, and taking in Lawrence of Arabia, all the way to the fall of Gadaffi in Libya, the Syria Civil War and Rise of the so-called Islamic
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On October 19th 2011, a convoy of cars left the city of Sirte, carrying Libya’s beleaguered figurehead Muammar Gaddafi. On October 21st, an American/CIA drone (being operated from Las Vegas) spots the convoy and alerts NATO bombers, which immediately begin bombing the vehicles.
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Are handwritten letters on the verge of extinction? And will anyone know to mourn their passing away from modern life? Some time ago, as part of a World Book Night event, Russell Brand took part in ‘Letters Live’ at London’s Southbank centre; he read a poignant handwritten letter that had
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Instead of doing the usual thing this Halloween, like watching
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