On the eve of what turned out to be a disastrous mid-term elections for Trump and the Republicans, the President made an interesting statement. He declared essentially that the yearly US military aid funding to Israel ($3.8 billion a year)
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
You might’ve noticed a number of news items about the government advising people to stock
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WandaVision really is a masterpiece. And I don’t throw that word around lightly. I always loved it, but ahead of the approaching
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
So. The crucifixion. And the resurrection. A story, a myth, or an ideal or a foundation-stone of faith, that has exerted an almost unparalleled power over generations, societies, and millions and millions of people for almost two-thousand years. Did it happen? No one knows. No one will ever know. Even
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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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As the country observes commemoration of the terrible 7/7 bombings that occurred in London 10 years ago this day, what will almost certainly be missing from the mainstream coverage is any mention of how flimsy and non-credible the official narrative of those events is. You will hear constant talk of
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It sounds like bleak science-fiction; a side note in some
35 years after the original film, the sequel to the
So, the Charlie Kirk thing keeps going and going. I’ve
It has become increasingly evident in the last several years
It’s a curious error; assuming it was an error at
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Modern cinema sometimes feels like a revolving door, with films
Why on earth has Ben Hur been re-made? If we’re
“So this is how liberty dies,” she says, with a
‘Rewatch’ seems like an inadequate word; I’ve probably watched this
Across three seasons of groundbreaking television with Star Trek (and
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I remember the first time I started paying attention to
Malala Yousafzai, the now world-famous (and Nobel Prize winning) Pakistani
DMX was one of the very few ‘mainstream’ rap or
The Foo Fighters are back with a shiny new album
While Glastonbury has been getting headlines recently, it’s worth saying