The latest reports from Syria are horrifying. In the few months following the collapse of the Assad government, international coverage of Syria has largely disappeared. Which meant either that nothing much was happening (unlikely): or that international media largely preferred
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
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 lazy. You would, at this point,
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
At this time, there are no doubt scores of World War I articles and expositions being published right now. But I also want to talk about one of the more famous cultural homages to the First World War – the fourth and final series of the classic British series Blackadder;
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100 years ago, the First World War was a devastating conflict in which many millions of people lost their lives and in which the political, social and even geographical state of the world was changed forever. But, far from being the “war to end all wars”, the consequences of World
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“…in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart. I simply can’t build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery, and death…” “…I see the world gradually being turned into a wilderness, I hear the ever approaching thunder, which will destroy us
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Right now, some over-excitable people are fretting or evangelizing about
So, and perhaps inevitably (?), I’ve been kicked off Twitter…
And yes, some people genuinely think an alien invasion is
So, so sick of this BS. And I know I’ve
The burning up of so much of California over a
Today the world will say its final goodbye to one
Recently, during a standard, heated argument about the Star Wars
Whilst the Star Trek franchise is generally as mainstream as
I’ve already published a proper review of the Captain Marvel
Kylo Ren – or Ben Solo – the primary antagonist
Nirvana legend Krist Novoselic has entered into the controversy over
As a little kid, one of my very first musical
This is a complex one. But highly interesting. And probably
This summer is the 20th year since the release of
A decade on from it’s critically acclaimed UK release, Katastrophy
