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
While no one is likely to dispute Muhammad Ali’s claim to the title of Greatest Sports Star of All-Time, it was his potency and relevance as an inimitable cultural and social icon that many more people beyond the realm of sport will always remember him for.
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As a few days ago marked the fifth anniversary of the murder of Muammar Gaddafi, I decided to mark it with a more low-key, fun-ish look back at Libya’s former national figurehead. A more serious piece on the life and character of one of the most controversial world figures of
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100 years ago, the First World War was a devastating conflict in which many millions of people lost their lives and in which the political, social and even geographical state of the world was changed forever. But, far from being the “war to end all wars”, the consequences of World
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A recent announcement in the press says an ancient ring
So it’s been practically impossible to avoid all of the
The apparent Russian attack on a maternity hospital in Mariupol
A strange object is in our Solar System and is
“President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the
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So a new blockbuster called Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire has just
Among all the various ‘controversies’ to surface concerning the Star
With all the focus on whether Luke Skywalker got the
‘Rewatch’ seems like an inadequate word; I’ve probably watched this
Whenever I get into a conversation about what the best
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Someone, via social media, criticised me for writing such a
This summer is the 20th year since the release of
I’ve already published a long reaction/opinion piece on the Chris
The Foo Fighters are back with a shiny new album
I can’t believe Debbie Harry turned 70 today. Whatever that