Or ‘Why it needs to be Fantastic’ is what I probably should’ve said. Since its inception by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee in 1961, the Fantastic Four has been an icon in the world of comic books especially, but popular
Has Superman just saved the universe? Well, a cinematic universe, to be more precise. And why are the alt-right trolls so upset about it? Firstly, it’s a good thing that James Gunn‘s highly anticipated Superman movie is actually (a)
‘We found no evidence that Epstein blackmailed powerful figures, kept a ‘client list,’ or was
So, as you might’ve heard, Israel has carried out major strikes in Syria, including in
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It has become standard procedure. Can’t justify your policies? Then attack your critics. If you can’t defend your actions, then simply make
It’s happened! The whole Epstein conspiracy has been blown wide open! Justice prevails. The truth has finally been exposed. Finally, we can–
There’s something I call the ‘codification of shared myth.’ Or, phrased another way, the reinforcing of false reality. It happens at
Something very serious, and truly dystopian, happened after midnight on Saturday morning in the UK. And it’s highly telling that the British
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
I’ve been fascinated by historic letters and correspondence for some time; and I wrote a post covering some of this a while ago. Letters, particularly communications never meant for public consumption, provide a fascinating insight into significant historic or cultural events, times or figures. They also can help to humanise
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The Lockerbie bombing in 1988 was perhaps the 9/11 of its time: and today marks 30 years since it happened. While it didn’t result in the kind of phony Global ‘War on Terror’ that was conducted after 9/11, it did give the US and Britain the platform for beginning a
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So… the Pentagon’s long-awaited and much-hyped report on UFOs has arrived. And, perhaps predictably, nothing much has been said or established in the report. The merely nine-page document seems to express next to nothing: and leaves the entire matter completely open-ended. Which raises the question of what all this hype
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So. Sorry if this is a little late. But I
The recent anniversary of 9/11 got me thinking about some
The case of escaped prisoner Daniel Abed Khalife, who has
The wonders of the Hubble Space Telescope continue to stun
This month will see the delivery of the Pentagon’s much-hyped
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I don’t quite get some of the online hate for
Across three seasons of groundbreaking television with Star Trek (and
Killing Gaza is a film chronicle of the extraordinary suffering
Kylo Ren – or Ben Solo – the primary antagonist
To mark Easter Sunday, I’ve decided to pay respect to
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Music
As much as I have mixed feelings about Nirvana’s imminent
There are bands. And there are albums. And then there’s
It may have become a little cliched to wax lyrical
So with Courtney Love in the UK playing live shows
Long-awaited albums are not an uncommon phenomenon in modern music,