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
News
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
I’ve been fascinated by historic letters and correspondence for some time; and I wrote a post covering some of this a while ago. Letters, particularly communications never meant for public consumption, provide a fascinating insight into significant historic or cultural events, times or figures. They also can help to humanise
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In 2011, an international crime was committed that was so vast, so immoral, that the mainstream media even now refuses to address it in truthful terms. It was a crime carried out by deception and subterfuge and amid a sea of misinformation, and it involved virtually every major Western government or media
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Whatever we may or may not think about Fidel Castro and his long era in Cuba (all of which is difficult, complex and debatable), it has to be said that there is something poetically pleasing about the fact that he survived some 634 assassination attempts, outlasted nine US Presidents and
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I mean that pretty much sums it up. Which is
I cannot think of any TV news that has been
If the recent horse-meat scandal made a lot of people
Before the usual calls to either (a) give away all
It won’t have escaped anyone’s attention that someone appears to
Film
You may have heard that Suicide Squad is terrible. You
Very few people would deny that Darth Vader is one
Whether it’s the journey from Trevorrow‘s ‘Duel of the Fates’
I wasn’t necessarily disappointed by the Justice League film –
As monumental a cinematic achievement as Avengers: Endgame was, one
Comics
Music
There’s music photographers: and then there’s music photographers. One of
This April marked the 20th anniversary of the release of
Hated by many, maligned by many more, mocked and frequently
On October 21st 1995, the 28 year-old Shannon Hoon was
So Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam caused “controversy” after their