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
As the country observes commemoration of the terrible 7/7 bombings that occurred in London 10 years ago this day, what will almost certainly be missing from the mainstream coverage is any mention of how flimsy and non-credible the official narrative of those events is. You will hear constant talk of
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Augustus is without doubt one of the most fascinating figures of history; and also one of the ancient historical figures we know most about because he left such clear marks on the world: politically, religiously, even physically. He wanted everyone to know who he was, when he lived and what
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The last couple of days have seen a resurgence in the popular interest surrounding the 125-year mystery of Jack the Ripper. This being in the wake of amateur investigator Russell Edwards declaring he has decisively exposed the identity of the infamous serial killer. Websites and newspapers in the passed two
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Even days after the event, there is still no footage
There’s a robot head on the Moon. Did you know
Scientists conducting experiments at the Large Hadron Collider imminently ‘hope
Jerusalem is regarded as an international city, under a world
There was a pre-9/11 world and a post-9/11 world. And
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It is hard to imagine that the original Star Trek
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So Hillary is being investigated again by the FBI? The
To mark Easter Sunday, I’ve decided to pay respect to
With the classic Monty Python line-up being talked about a
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So. I was supposed to be at the Pearl Jam
Long-awaited albums are not an uncommon phenomenon in modern music,
If you haven’t seen the music videos for ‘Blackstar’ or
“The song is about a person who’s beyond depressed; they’re
Kristin Hersh’s debut solo album Hips and Makers, released in