“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
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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It is interesting, as the tensions and provocations between North Korea, the US and China continue, that it wasn’t that long ago when South and North Korea appeared to be moving mutually towards more cooperation and friendlier relations. Things, it appeared, could’ve been very different. Before South Korea’s more conservative
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Whatever we may or may not think about Fidel Castro and his long era in Cuba (all of which is difficult, complex and debatable), it has to be said that there is something poetically pleasing about the fact that he survived some 634 assassination attempts, outlasted nine US Presidents and
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It was a bit funny that at more or less
This is a complex one. But highly interesting. And probably
A curious disc-like object pouring smoke and hovering over buildings
One hundred years ago Albert Einstein, in his General Theory
If the Jurassic Park films have taught us anything, it’s
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I’ve already published a proper review of the Captain Marvel
This is a belated review of Solo: A Star Wars
Like a lot of people, I was left very unsure
Didn’t have enough time to properly, fully eulogise concerning the
On the 10th anniversary since the sad passing of Christopher
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Hated by many, maligned by many more, mocked and frequently
It’s really weird when someone like David Bowie dies, because
Twenty years ago, the Red Hot Chili Peppers were in
On 5th April it will be precisely 20 years since
“This is not pop music,” REM’s Michael Stipe says, as