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
He walked up to the podium to address the UN General Assembly. All eyes in the chamber were on the strange, eccentric figure, whose invitation to New York had been the subject of great controversy and coverage. Staring out at all the delegations of world government, he acted out ripping
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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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9/11. We must never forget. Of course. Never forget the almost three thousand innocent people who lost their lives in one of the biggest acts of mass murder in modern history. The plight and the suffering of all those people is burned into our collective consciousness and should never be
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Along with the twentieth anniversary of Live Through This, a
It won’t have escaped anyone’s attention that someone appears to
If the recent horse-meat scandal made a lot of people
What is the ‘Event’? And why are tech billionaires seemingly
A diary kept by the late actor Heath Ledger while he
Film
I’ve already published a proper review of the Captain Marvel
Across three seasons of groundbreaking television with Star Trek (and
There is something that occurred to me ever since seeing
Leaving Neverland is a very difficult thing to react to.
Among all the various ‘controversies’ to surface concerning the Star
Comics
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I’ve already published a long reaction/opinion piece on the Chris
In 1994, James Dean Bradfield raised eyebrows by wearing an
I just saw one of the best shows of my
In September, a 20th anniversary edition of In Utero is
So. Soup. If you’ve already heard it, you probably don’t