‘With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied… chains us all irrevocably…’ So said Captain Jean-Luc Picard, in the classic Star Trek episode ‘The Drumhead’. He continued,
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
So, we’re told a major terror operation was just heroically thwarted: involving a potential hijacked
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The RAF Fairford Incident is still veiled in mystery. I have a sneaking suspicion it might actually remain unresolved, going forward.
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
It is a fascinating, though rather grim, story, spanning the First World War, the creation of the states of Israel, Iraq, Syria and Saudi Arabia, and taking in Lawrence of Arabia, all the way to the fall of Gadaffi in Libya, the Syria Civil War and Rise of the so-called Islamic
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While no one is likely to dispute Muhammad Ali’s claim to the title of Greatest Sports Star of All-Time, it was his potency and relevance as an inimitable cultural and social icon that many more people beyond the realm of sport will always remember him for.
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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 in the name of the Hashemite Prince Faisal of Mecca, and aided by the famous T.E Lawrence. The capturing of Damascus, the oldest inhabited city in the
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Where to even begin? Implied murders? Missing babies? A reinforcement
Americans alone reportedly dump some 35 billion plastic bottles every
If the recent horse-meat scandal made a lot of people
Malala Yousafzai, the now world-famous (and Nobel Prize winning) Pakistani
So. The crucifixion. And the resurrection. A story, a myth,
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I’ve already published a proper review of the Captain Marvel
Some have referred to it as ‘the Return of Captain
In Lauren Bacall we lose one of the very last
The passing of Peter O’Toole in December 2013 was a
Whenever I get into a conversation about what the best
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With Courtney Love currently rocking out venues in the UK
“The song is about a person who’s beyond depressed; they’re
Nirvana legend Krist Novoselic has entered into the controversy over
“You mean like a funeral?” the producer of Nirvana’s MTV
Kristin Hersh’s debut solo album Hips and Makers, released in