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
News
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
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
More
The riddle of the Roman ‘ghost legions’ is one of the most fascinating anomalies or urban legends around, particularly in Britain. As it’s that time of the year, I want to briefly come back into this area – particularly for how the mystery of the spectral legions can also lead
More
April 30th marked 70 years to the day since Adolf Hitler is recorded by history to have met his infamous end; taking his own life in a Berlin bunker as the city lay in ruins around him, the war lost. The image of a defeated, deflated Hitler confined to his
MoreWeird Stuff
Why does no one in the media mention ‘ID2020’ in
So… the Pentagon’s long-awaited and much-hyped report on UFOs has
The ‘joke’ about Puerto Rico wasn’t the worst part at
There’s a robot head on the Moon. Did you know
Before the usual calls to either (a) give away all
Film
I wasn’t necessarily disappointed by the Justice League film –
Mutant brothers and sisters, I am happy to announce the
This is going to be nothing like as long-winded as
It is 20 years since the first broadcast of the
With the classic Monty Python line-up being talked about a
Comics
Music
This summer is the 20th year since the release of
I did whole, very long piece already on the Chris
DMX was one of the very few ‘mainstream’ rap or
Yep, another of those ’20 year anniversary’ posts that I’ve
I love PJ Harvey. I’ve always loved PJ Harvey. Ever