It’s all just useful distraction tactics, isn’t it? We see it over and over again. Find something to change the narrative and/or focus – and get everyone all hot and bothered over that instead of the real news. This
A few nights ago, the call was for ‘unconditional surrender’. Not long after, the E-4B Nightwatch, also known as the ‘Doomsday Plane‘, made an unexpected journey to Joint Base Andrews near Washington, DC, on June 17th. The plane, described
Between the threats, accusations and strange decisions, it’s hard to keep up with it all.
Why isn’t Iran allowed to have a nuclear weapon? That’s a question I continually ask
News
What really happened in Los Angeles in recent days? Was it really a ‘warzone’, as Trump and co called it? And what
Do you remember the famous mind-control/torture scene from A Clockwork Orange? There’s a reason I’m bringing that up, which you’ll see in
People’s stupidity genuinely baffles me sometimes. Well, it’s either stupidity or wilful ignorance. Maybe even outright dishonesty. As the fiery feud
Let’s be brief with this one. An apparent attack on a gathering of Israelis in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday, closely follows the
Israel is in trouble. ‘Victory’ in the material sense of the word might be within reach: at least as far as land-grabs,
You might’ve heard that the US has left Afghanistan. After twenty years there, the US and the international forces have pulled out. They tried to do it pretty quietly. So quietly, in fact, that the overnight departure from the Bagram Air Base was something the Afghan commander there didn’t even
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As has been feared for weeks now, ISIS/ISIL members are reported to have begun to destroy historic sites in the Syrian city of Palmyra. The ISIS/ISIL fighters defeated the Syrian Army and took control of the historic city last month. I was watching this story closely and dreading that news.
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The plight of blogger Raif Badawi in Saudi Arabia has garnered international attention, particularly in the context of the freedom of expression. Badawi is facing a 10-year jail sentence (and I can hardly believe I’m having to say this in the 21st century, but 1,000 lashes in public) for the
MoreWeird Stuff
Should it be of concern to the general public that
And yes, some people genuinely think an alien invasion is
So it’s been practically impossible to avoid all of the
Human beings aren’t just getting greedier, but stupider. That’s according
‘Yes’… is the short answer. I wouldn’t have bothered writing
Film
Needless to say, this is my provisional review of The
Today the world will say its final goodbye to one
Christopher Lee, aside from being one of the last greats,
2014 marked three decades since the death of Richard Burton.
Now three decades old, the Search For Spock – the
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Music
Twenty years ago, the Red Hot Chili Peppers were in
Considered the ‘darkest album in the history’ of music, and
So Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam caused “controversy” after their
This April marked the 20th anniversary of the release of
Noticing that yesterday marked twenty years to the day of