The latest reports from Syria are horrifying. In the few months following the collapse of the Assad government, international coverage of Syria has largely disappeared. Which meant either that nothing much was happening (unlikely): or that international media largely preferred
There’s no question that the Ukraine situation is a quagmire. And the series of arrangements, miscalculations, provocations and maneuvers that have led to this impasse is ultimately a saga of manipulation and hypocrisy. And that it’s not even clear
It seems like the answer is simply yes. How else to explain things like the
Just when you might think it couldn’t get any more absurd or disgusting. Just when
This one is even less convincing than previous efforts. In fact, this one is extremely lazy. You would, at this point,
It was hailed as an immediate success of the Great Trump in his new presidency. After more than a year of
The other night, a convicted felon and a war criminal sat beside each other to answer questions from journalists. The longtime allies
Everything about this latest change in presidency in the US has felt slightly off. Amid everything else that drew attention around the
It was really sad hearing the news that legendary filmmaker and artist David Lynch had passed away. He has been not only
As a few days ago marked the fifth anniversary of the murder of Muammar Gaddafi, I decided to mark it with a more low-key, fun-ish look back at Libya’s former national figurehead. A more serious piece on the life and character of one of the most controversial world figures of
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A curious disc-like object pouring smoke and hovering over buildings was recently found in a monastery wall painting believed to date to the 16th century; the image is painted in a 14th century church in Sighisoara in Romania. The photograph (below), taken by tourist Catalina Borta, is perceived by some
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A recent announcement in the press says an ancient ring found in Bethlehem ‘belonged to the man who crucified Jesus’. The man they refer to is actually the Prefect or Governor, Pontius Pilate – so, strictly speaking, not ‘the man crucified Jesus’, but the man who okayed the crucifixion. The
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Remember, remember… not just the 5th November: but July 13th.
The recent Apple Maps picture of an unidentified object in
Since I already covered this subject a fortnight ago, I’ll
The mass shooting in Las Vegas has prompted all the
A week now after the attacks in Paris that news
The release of the Laurel and Hardy film biopic Stan
As monumental a cinematic achievement as Avengers: Endgame was, one
Instead of doing the usual thing this Halloween, like watching
I deliberately waited some time before attempting to write a
Killing Gaza is a film chronicle of the extraordinary suffering
Billy Corgan is definitely one of those guys who has
A few weeks ago it was the 30th anniversary of
So this feels really weird now. After Chris Cornell’s death
As a little kid, one of my very first musical
February 1st 2015 marks twenty years to the day since
