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
On September 1st 1918, Damascus fell. Or was liberated – depending on your perspective. It fell to the Arab Revolt, carried out in the name of the Hashemite Prince Faisal of Mecca, and aided by the famous T.E Lawrence. The capturing of Damascus, the oldest inhabited city in the
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You might’ve heard announcements this week that the mysterious Shroud of Turin has apparently been successfully dated to the time of Jesus. After decades of claims and counter-claims, this latest claim – which purports to be decisive, but will probably be contested further – seems to suggest the legendary cloth
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9/11. We must never forget. Of course. Never forget the almost three thousand innocent people who lost their lives in one of the biggest acts of mass murder in modern history. The plight and the suffering of all those people is burned into our collective consciousness and should never be
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So it’s been practically impossible to avoid all of the
It won’t have escaped anyone’s attention that someone appears to
It was really sad hearing the news that legendary filmmaker
Malala Yousafzai, the now world-famous (and Nobel Prize winning) Pakistani
So. The crucifixion. And the resurrection. A story, a myth,
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I deliberately waited some time before attempting to write a
The passing of Peter O’Toole in December 2013 was a
Or ‘Why it needs to be Fantastic’ is what I
Today the world will say its final goodbye to one
You might’ve heard already, but there’s a Supergirl live-action TV
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I’ve already published a long reaction/opinion piece on the Chris
Nineties Indie kids might be pleased by the return of
On October 21st 1995, the 28 year-old Shannon Hoon was
A statue of the late Soundgarden/Audioslave frontman and rock music
As much as I have mixed feelings about Nirvana’s imminent