Whenever I get into a conversation about what the best Christmas film is, I cite the same handful of movies as my personal picks. Obvious ones: the original 1947 Miracle on 34th Street or Capra’s universally loved It’s a Wonderful
So, a few things I’m lumping together here. But all around the theme of Christmastime. In truth it has all become a bit of a pantomime, as we’ll observe. It even features the pantomime villain – in the form of
So, a quick follow on from the post on the Bondi beach terror attack. The
Islamist gunmen opening fire on exclusively Jewish targets on a Sydney beach on the first
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A strange object is in our Solar System and is being closely observed. You’ve probably heard about it. It’d be astonishing if
Did Trump give Bill Clinton a blowjob? I’m going to guess probably not. But the fact that this question is even
It was in March 2003 that Britain joined the United States in the illegal invasion of Iraq. As is by now commonly
Soundgarden has just been inducted into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame. A new album, featuring Chris Cornell’s final work with
The recent War of the Worlds movie was a total flop and has been trashed by pretty much everyone. Some have called
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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I’ve always wondered what treasures sit in the vaults and store houses of the Vatican, gathering dust for years; historical items that may go decades without being disclosed to the public or might even go decades unexamined by anyone. A recent announcement revealed that in 2012 the Vatican authorities employed
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On the 70th anniversary of the dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, the world-changing event – which, combined with the bombing of Nagasaki, is the only (officially) recorded use of a nuclear bomb against an enemy target – still divides opinion. The famous, haunting statement by Robert J. Oppenheimer,
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Masked men, showing up without warning. Often with no warrants,
Alright, it’s Halloween, so let’s get to the weird shit.
So, the Charlie Kirk thing keeps going and going. I’ve
In the immediate aftermath of the death of Pope Francis,
Everyone will have noticed the sudden explosion of new Michael
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To mark Easter Sunday, I’ve decided to pay respect to
Needless to say, this is my provisional review of The
There’s nothing in all creation more exciting than the words
2014 marked three decades since the death of Richard Burton.
Among all the various ‘controversies’ to surface concerning the Star
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So this feels really weird now. After Chris Cornell’s death
I’m not the only one who’s sad to hear that
It may have become a little cliched to wax lyrical
On 5th April it will be precisely 20 years since
I remember the first time I started paying attention to