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
Every few Christmases, I tend to re-read Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, as the book has always had a hold on me ever since I first read it as a child. When I read it as a child, I had no real social conscience or understanding, of course – I simply
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I’ve been pondering this for some time; and have tried to somewhat lay out the subject as best as I can here in this article. This is something of a thought-experiment; trying to track the various strands of consequences from a single event, but moreover, trying to understand why that
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As has been feared for weeks now, ISIS/ISIL members are reported to have begun to destroy historic sites in the Syrian city of Palmyra. The ISIS/ISIL fighters defeated the Syrian Army and took control of the historic city last month. I was watching this story closely and dreading that news.
MoreWeird Stuff
You might’ve heard announcements this week that the mysterious Shroud
So. Sorry if this is a little late. But I
The recent War of the Worlds movie was a total
Scientists conducting experiments at the Large Hadron Collider imminently ‘hope
Hollywood movies and other media being used for propaganda purposes
Film
I wasn’t necessarily disappointed by the Justice League film –
A brief moment to pay tribute to someone that people
X-Men: Days of Future Past is good. Really good. I
X-Men Apocalypse isn’t quite the disaster some reviewers thought it
As monumental a cinematic achievement as Avengers: Endgame was, one
Comics
Music
I don’t think too many people, other than absolute PJ
As a lifelong Nirvana fan, it has always stuck out
“The song is about a person who’s beyond depressed; they’re
Someone, via social media, criticised me for writing such a
I’ve already published a long reaction/opinion piece on the Chris