You might’ve noticed a number of news items about the government advising people to stock up on food and emergency supplies. I noticed these warnings appearing in the headlines about a month ago; but they’ve reappeared more explicitly today as
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 not going to comment on the specific allegations or on the legal proceedings. But I have been meaning
So, we’re told a major terror operation was just heroically thwarted: involving a potential hijacked
The RAF Fairford Incident is still veiled in mystery. I have a sneaking suspicion it
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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
Admittedly a strange one, this. I almost wasn’t going to post it at all: but I’ve decided to just do it anyway.
So. The 2026 FIFA World Cup. The biggest show on Earth. I’ve been working on this article for weeks: but I decided
So, Disclosure Day is here. The movie, that is. This article contains no spoilers, by the way: I haven’t seen the movie
“The greatest World Cup ever…” is what he’s calling it. Of course he is. And that’s what ‘FIFA peace prize’ winner Trump
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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A brief word in respect for Labour MP Gerald Kaufman, who passed away a few days ago. And also on the story of Hannah Arendt (pictured above); one of the twentieth century’s most important writers. Kaufman, who served as a Member of Parliament from 1970 until his death in 2017,
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With the fiftieth anniversary of the My Lai massacre, it freshly occured to me that the harrowing subject of My Lai actually also sheds some light on the reality of the decline in real journalism in the modern age. I would assert that you can track the decline in the
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Queen Nefertiti has remained one of the most fascinating, elusive
Where to even begin? Implied murders? Missing babies? A reinforcement
Scientists conducting experiments at the Large Hadron Collider imminently ‘hope
So… how do you even write about COVID or the
As a few days ago marked the fifth anniversary of
Film
On the matter of J.J Abrams’s 2009 Star Trek reboot
Needless to say, this is my provisional review of The
Like a lot of people, I was left very unsure
So Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice went down like
As Episode 8 of the Star Wars saga hits cinemas and
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Music
With Courtney Love currently rocking out venues in the UK
On October 21st 1995, the 28 year-old Shannon Hoon was
In September, a 20th anniversary edition of In Utero is
I don’t think too many people, other than absolute PJ
So the Chris Cornell tribute concert took place on Wednesday