“Venezuela’s struggle is Israel’s struggle…” Guess who said that? It sounds like something Netanyahu would say. But no, it wasn’t him. While Western media and political response to the US action in Venezuela has been mixed, one thing has
The killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis by ICE agents could be a turning point, according to some. Then again, maybe it’s just another day in Making America Safe Again. The video footage has been analysed and poured
The protests in Tehran have been somewhat overshadowed by what the US just did in
So, no one really needs a recap of what transpired in Caracas on the third
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On September 1st 1918, Damascus fell. Or was liberated – depending on your perspective. It fell to the Arab Revolt, carried out
A friend of mine reached out to me on Christmas Eve, in dire need. I’ve known her primarily through her online blogging
Whenever I get into a conversation about what the best Christmas film is, I cite the same handful of movies as my
So, a few things I’m lumping together here. But all around the theme of Christmastime. In truth it has all become a
So, a quick follow on from the post on the Bondi beach terror attack. The previous post was more focused on the
The last couple of days have seen a resurgence in the popular interest surrounding the 125-year mystery of Jack the Ripper. This being in the wake of amateur investigator Russell Edwards declaring he has decisively exposed the identity of the infamous serial killer. Websites and newspapers in the passed two
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If you think you understand what’s going in the Middle East… think again. We need to talk: not just about Zionism and Christian Evangelicals and not just about the so-called ‘Islamic State’. No, we need to talk about Jerusalem, the Third Temple, the Freemasons, the coming of the Jewish ‘Messiah’
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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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If ever proof were needed that we inhabit an increasingly
If the Jurassic Park films have taught us anything, it’s
The recent anniversary of 9/11 got me thinking about some
I keep thinking – incorrectly – that this year
35 years after the original film, the sequel to the
Film
Some have referred to it as ‘the Return of Captain
First of all, Han should always have shot first! But
‘Yes’… is the short answer. I wouldn’t have bothered writing
There is something that occurred to me ever since seeing
So Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice went down like
Comics
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I did whole, very long piece already on the Chris
So. Soup. If you’ve already heard it, you probably don’t
Yep, another of those ’20 year anniversary’ posts that I’ve
December marked 20 years since the release of Pearl Jam’s
The ongoing infantilisation of American politics and discourse is something