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
Are handwritten letters on the verge of extinction? And will anyone know to mourn their passing away from modern life? Some time ago, as part of a World Book Night event, Russell Brand took part in ‘Letters Live’ at London’s Southbank centre; he read a poignant handwritten letter that had
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In December 2021 – just a few weeks before the Russian military incursion into Ukraine – something incredibly interesting happened. A United Nations resolution was presented, its purpose being to condemn Nazism or the ‘glorification of Nazism’. Only two countries voted AGAINST the resolution. Guess which ones? It was the
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Today the world will say its final goodbye to one of the greatest cultural figures – and probably the most charismatic – of the 20th century. And also the greatest sports star probably of all time.
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So, yes, we need to talk about DynCorp. But, first,
People’s stupidity genuinely baffles me sometimes. Well, it’s either stupidity
I’ve been feeling a little weird lately, particularly over the
So, more UFO files. More uncertainty and ambiguity. The May
A simple proposition: is the long-awaited destruction of the Al-Aqsa
Film
So, this is about two very different, though technically similar,
To mark Easter Sunday, I’ve decided to pay respect to
35 years after the original film, the sequel to the
I don’t quite get some of the online hate for
‘Rewatch’ seems like an inadequate word; I’ve probably watched this
Comics
Music
DMX was one of the very few ‘mainstream’ rap or
It has been 100 years since the birth of the
A fair amount of new music comes my way on
So. I was supposed to be at the Pearl Jam
Following, somewhat fortuitously from an article here a few weeks