There’s no question that the Ukraine situation is a quagmire. And the series of arrangements, miscalculations, provocations and maneuvers that have led to this impasse is ultimately a saga of manipulation and hypocrisy. And that it’s not even clear
It seems like the answer is simply yes. How else to explain things like the US President casually talking about “owning” Gaza and expelling its two million inhabitants to neighbouring countries? His recent ‘Trump Gaza’ promo video has to
Just when you might think it couldn’t get any more absurd or disgusting. Just when
This one is even less convincing than previous efforts. In fact, this one is extremely
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It was hailed as an immediate success of the Great Trump in his new presidency. After more than a year of
The other night, a convicted felon and a war criminal sat beside each other to answer questions from journalists. The longtime allies
Everything about this latest change in presidency in the US has felt slightly off. Amid everything else that drew attention around the
It was really sad hearing the news that legendary filmmaker and artist David Lynch had passed away. He has been not only
I wasn’t intending to post a full article on Musk’s antics at the Trump Inauguration, because it didn’t seem worth it. But
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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In 2011, an international crime was committed that was so vast, so immoral, that the mainstream media even now refuses to address it in truthful terms. It was a crime carried out by deception and subterfuge and amid a sea of misinformation, and it involved virtually every major Western government or media
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Every few Christmases, I tend to re-read Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, as the book has always had a hold on me ever since I first read it as a child. When I read it as a child, I had no real social conscience or understanding, of course – I simply
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Very little that could be deemed exciting seems to happen
I have gone back and forth with my view on
The even more serious question might be ‘What almost happened?’
The ‘Omicron Variant’, despite sounding like a sci-fi novel title,
As if the 2024 Presidential Election saga could get any
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There’s something undeniably magical about that cultural institution of the
You might’ve heard already, but there’s a Supergirl live-action TV
Christopher Lee, aside from being one of the last greats,
Some have referred to it as ‘the Return of Captain
To mark Easter Sunday, I’ve decided to pay respect to
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The term ‘icon’ gets thrown around a little too casually
Hated by many, maligned by many more, mocked and frequently
I wanted to make sure I put up something –
“This is not pop music,” REM’s Michael Stipe says, as
Yep, another of those ’20 year anniversary’ posts that I’ve