On the eve of what turned out to be a disastrous mid-term elections for Trump and the Republicans, the President made an interesting statement. He declared essentially that the yearly US military aid funding to Israel ($3.8 billion a year)
It’s the eve of the US mid-term elections. And the Trump Republicans have already been playing the usual game of casting doubt on the legitimacy of the process before any of it has even happened. This same strategy of
‘With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought
You might’ve noticed a number of news items about the government advising people to stock
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WandaVision really is a masterpiece. And I don’t throw that word around lightly. I always loved it, but ahead of the approaching
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
So, we’re told a major terror operation was just heroically thwarted: involving a potential hijacked plane headed for Israel. A dramatic mid-air
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
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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The last couple of days have seen a resurgence in the popular interest surrounding the 125-year mystery of Jack the Ripper. This being in the wake of amateur investigator Russell Edwards declaring he has decisively exposed the identity of the infamous serial killer. Websites and newspapers in the passed two
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On May 5th 2000, police in the south of France found a burnt body in the wreckage of a car, deep into the woods close to Nantes. The dead body was so extremely charred that it took a month for the DNA tests to ascertain the victim’s identity. The burnt
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You might’ve heard announcements this week that the mysterious Shroud
People’s stupidity genuinely baffles me sometimes. Well, it’s either stupidity
I keep thinking – incorrectly – that this year
An update on the ‘Jade Helm’ business. A nice lady
Very little that could be deemed exciting seems to happen
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On the matter of J.J Abrams’s 2009 Star Trek reboot
I don’t quite get some of the online hate for
This is going to be nothing like as long-winded as
Yeah OK, so it’s that age-old fandom question: who’s the
With the classic Monty Python line-up being talked about a
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I love PJ Harvey. I’ve always loved PJ Harvey. Ever
I don’t usually do these kinds of subjects, for various
The ongoing infantilisation of American politics and discourse is something
While Glastonbury has been getting headlines recently, it’s worth saying
So the Chris Cornell tribute concert took place on Wednesday