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
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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In 2008 or 2009, the BBC made a documentary on life inside Libya: I remember it because I watched it at the time of its broadcast. Up until the beginning of 2011, that video was available on You Tube. Once the international community had made up its mind – after
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He walked up to the podium to address the UN General Assembly. All eyes in the chamber were on the strange, eccentric figure, whose invitation to New York had been the subject of great controversy and coverage. Staring out at all the delegations of world government, he acted out ripping
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There’s a robot head on the Moon. Did you know
So. The crucifixion. And the resurrection. A story, a myth,
About the Orlando Massacre narrative: subsequent oddities and inconsistencies in
The last couple of days have seen a resurgence in
Hollywood movies and other media being used for propaganda purposes
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Instead of doing the usual thing this Halloween, like watching
I always thought The Mandalorian would be good. While I
I don’t quite get some of the online hate for
In anticipation of the highly anticipated X-Men: Apocalypse movie, I
Rita Hayworth is still one of the most iconic pop
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Hated by many, maligned by many more, mocked and frequently
Alright, so ‘saved my life’ might be a slight overstatement.
I was astonished to realise recently that 2017 would mark
The sudden and untimely death of the Cranberries frontwoman Dolores
In 1994, James Dean Bradfield raised eyebrows by wearing an