As ominous ‘black rain’ was falling over Tehran, the US/Israeli Holy War in Iran entered week two. There’s a lot else too. All we can do at this stage is keep taking notes: documenting the insanity as it continues to
“The President was shocked this morning when he learned of the new Israeli bombardment of west Beirut…” and ”expressed his outrage.” No, of course we’re not talking about Trump and Netanyahu here. The above description is of Ronald Reagan‘s
“President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to
The devastating attacks on both Iraq (2003) and Libya (2011) were launched on symbolically significant
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Well, one ambiguity from the recent drop of Epstein files was promptly cleared up. The initially redacted name of the sender of
Hey, have you seen the footage?! Jeffrey Epstein is alive! Here he is, filmed in Israel! Yes, this clearly AI-generated imagery is
On February 3rd, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was murdered in his home in Zintan, Libya. Four unidentified gunmen invaded the property and opened
Where to even begin? Implied murders? Missing babies? A reinforcement of Pizzagate…? And plenty of ambiguity and continued enigma. And that’s barely scratching
Some kind of US attack on Iran seems to be imminent. Iran hasn’t been out of the news for weeks, since protests
Are handwritten letters on the verge of extinction? And will anyone know to mourn their passing away from modern life? Some time ago, as part of a World Book Night event, Russell Brand took part in ‘Letters Live’ at London’s Southbank centre; he read a poignant handwritten letter that had
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A curious disc-like object pouring smoke and hovering over buildings was recently found in a monastery wall painting believed to date to the 16th century; the image is painted in a 14th century church in Sighisoara in Romania. The photograph (below), taken by tourist Catalina Borta, is perceived by some
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On September 1st 1918, Damascus fell. Or was liberated – depending on your perspective. It fell to the Arab Revolt, carried out in the name of the Hashemite Prince Faisal of Mecca, and aided by the famous T.E Lawrence. The capturing of Damascus, the oldest inhabited city in the
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In honour of the new Ms Marvel title and its
I haven’t been able to stop marvelling at this one.
A diary kept by the late actor Heath Ledger while he
Did anyone see the official Republican response speech to Biden’s
The mass shooting in Las Vegas has prompted all the
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Well, obviously, I wouldn’t be asking the question if I
I’ve already published a proper review of the Captain Marvel
Whenever I get into a conversation about what the best
It’s become quite difficult to approach or review Captain Marvel
First of all, Han should always have shot first! But
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So the Chris Cornell tribute concert took place on Wednesday
The ongoing infantilisation of American politics and discourse is something
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February 1st 2015 marks twenty years to the day since
“I’ve always detested mechanized dance music, its stupid simplicity, the