Or ‘Why it needs to be Fantastic’ is what I probably should’ve said. Since its inception by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee in 1961, the Fantastic Four has been an icon in the world of comic books especially, but popular
Has Superman just saved the universe? Well, a cinematic universe, to be more precise. And why are the alt-right trolls so upset about it? Firstly, it’s a good thing that James Gunn‘s highly anticipated Superman movie is actually (a)
‘We found no evidence that Epstein blackmailed powerful figures, kept a ‘client list,’ or was
So, as you might’ve heard, Israel has carried out major strikes in Syria, including in
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It has become standard procedure. Can’t justify your policies? Then attack your critics. If you can’t defend your actions, then simply make
It’s happened! The whole Epstein conspiracy has been blown wide open! Justice prevails. The truth has finally been exposed. Finally, we can–
There’s something I call the ‘codification of shared myth.’ Or, phrased another way, the reinforcing of false reality. It happens at
Something very serious, and truly dystopian, happened after midnight on Saturday morning in the UK. And it’s highly telling that the British
It’s all just useful distraction tactics, isn’t it? We see it over and over again. Find something to change the narrative and/or
If you’ve never heard of Smedley Butler, it wouldn’t be your fault. But we all should have heard of him. Let’s rewind 80 years or so and remember the case of the Retired Marine General Smedley Butler: what he did, what it meant and what the implications are. Butler uncovered a
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Mainstream and online media outlets have been pouring over the release of thousands of documents pertaining to the JFK assassination. But the result, near as I can tell, appears to be that we’ve learnt a great deal – and nothing at all. And this was probably how it was meant
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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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The recent anniversary of 9/11 got me thinking about some
One hundred years ago Albert Einstein, in his General Theory
Did anyone see the official Republican response speech to Biden’s
I keep thinking – incorrectly – that this year
Amid all the speculation surrounding the shoot-down of Malaysian Airlines
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Modern cinema sometimes feels like a revolving door, with films
Eighties kids and film fans have inevitably been getting excited
The online harassment of actress Kelly Marie Tran (who portrays
Needless to say, this is my provisional review of The
In a mansion in the fictional Xanadu, a vast palatial
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So the Chris Cornell tribute concert took place on Wednesday
I remember the first time I started paying attention to
The ‘turning down Amy Winehouse’ bit is admittedly a slightly
There’s music photographers: and then there’s music photographers. One of
“I’ve always detested mechanized dance music, its stupid simplicity, the