“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
Is this picture the proof conspiracy theorists have sought for so long that Adolf Hitler did not die in that Berlin bunker in 1945 but in fact lived well into old age halfway across the world? According to writer and investigator Simoni Renee Guerreiro Dias, author of Hitler in Brazil
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April 30th marked 70 years to the day since Adolf Hitler is recorded by history to have met his infamous end; taking his own life in a Berlin bunker as the city lay in ruins around him, the war lost. The image of a defeated, deflated Hitler confined to his
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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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Dame Janet Smith’s 1,000-page report into the sexual misconduct of
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Do you ever get the feeling that our collective destiny
You know, sometimes you start out with a simple question.
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This is a belated review of Solo: A Star Wars
So, let’s talk about one of the most overlooked, underrated
X-Men: Days of Future Past is good. Really good. I
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Modern cinema sometimes feels like a revolving door, with films
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So. Soup. If you’ve already heard it, you probably don’t
I can’t believe Debbie Harry turned 70 today. Whatever that
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A statue of the late Soundgarden/Audioslave frontman and rock music
A decade on from it’s critically acclaimed UK release, Katastrophy