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
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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
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
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“You’re wasting your time appealing to the moral conscience of a bankrupt man like Uncle Sam. If he had a conscience, he’d straighten this thing out with no more pressure being put upon him…” “That whole thing about appealing to the moral conscience of America; America’s conscience is bankrupt. She
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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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A recent announcement in the press says an ancient ring
An update on the ‘Jade Helm’ business. A nice lady
You might’ve heard announcements this week that the mysterious Shroud
The burning up of so much of California over a
As it is that night of the year, I figured
Film
In a mansion in the fictional Xanadu, a vast palatial
Star Wars “purists” who’ve for a long time been waiting
Guardians of the Galaxy was about as enjoyable as I
So I’ve just rewatched The Last Jedi for the fifth
The passing of Peter O’Toole in December was a sad
Comics
Music
There’s music photographers: and then there’s music photographers. One of
“I’ve always detested mechanized dance music, its stupid simplicity, the
Every couple of months, in the last few years, it
A decade on from it’s critically acclaimed UK release, Katastrophy
So this feels really weird now. After Chris Cornell’s death