You might’ve noticed a number of news items about the government advising people to stock up on food and emergency supplies. I noticed these warnings appearing in the headlines about a month ago; but they’ve reappeared more explicitly today as
Russell Brand’s trial has begun in the UK, as the celebrity grifter/influencer begins defending himself against various sexual abuse allegations. Obviously, I’m not going to comment on the specific allegations or on the legal proceedings. But I have been meaning
So, we’re told a major terror operation was just heroically thwarted: involving a potential hijacked
The RAF Fairford Incident is still veiled in mystery. I have a sneaking suspicion it
News
There’s almost nothing left to say about 9/11 that hasn’t been said already by someone at some point. And there’s nothing new
Admittedly a strange one, this. I almost wasn’t going to post it at all: but I’ve decided to just do it anyway.
So. The 2026 FIFA World Cup. The biggest show on Earth. I’ve been working on this article for weeks: but I decided
So, Disclosure Day is here. The movie, that is. This article contains no spoilers, by the way: I haven’t seen the movie
“The greatest World Cup ever…” is what he’s calling it. Of course he is. And that’s what ‘FIFA peace prize’ winner Trump
As has been feared for weeks now, ISIS/ISIL members are reported to have begun to destroy historic sites in the Syrian city of Palmyra. The ISIS/ISIL fighters defeated the Syrian Army and took control of the historic city last month. I was watching this story closely and dreading that news.
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Today the world will say its final goodbye to one of the greatest cultural figures – and probably the most charismatic – of the 20th century. And also the greatest sports star probably of all time.
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You might’ve heard that the US has left Afghanistan. After twenty years there, the US and the international forces have pulled out. They tried to do it pretty quietly. So quietly, in fact, that the overnight departure from the Bagram Air Base was something the Afghan commander there didn’t even
MoreWeird Stuff
Did anyone see the official Republican response speech to Biden’s
Should it be of concern to the general public that
As the days have gone on, it has seemed increasingly
A recent announcement in the press says an ancient ring
What are they doing up there? Or, to repeat myself
Film
In a mansion in the fictional Xanadu, a vast palatial
Didn’t have enough time to properly, fully eulogise concerning the
Leaving Neverland is a very difficult thing to react to.
I had to take a moment to mention the passing
One of the biggest complains that some fans had with
Comics
Music
December marked 20 years since the release of Pearl Jam’s
Nirvana legend Krist Novoselic has entered into the controversy over
It’s really weird when someone like David Bowie dies, because
Much as I slated the Kurt Cobain statue in Aberdeen
The news that broke yesterday that Mark Lanegan had died