What is the ‘Event’? And why are tech billionaires seemingly rushing to build Doomsday bunkers? Does any of that relate to Trump and his ‘ballroom’ obsession? Let’s examine this a little. The construction of the White House ‘ballroom’ in
“The biggest national security emergency” is how it has been described. Benjamin Netanyahu, as usual, attacked the “weakness” of the British government in defending Britain’s Jewish community. Meanwhile, have you heard of the ‘Shomrim‘? You’d be forgiven for saying
“Some shots are gonna be fired in this room tonight…” So said White House
What are they doing up there? Or, to repeat myself from a few years ago,
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“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again…’ So said the ‘Prince of Peace’ in a badly judged
A simple proposition: is the long-awaited destruction of the Al-Aqsa mosque about to be carried out… by Iran? This has started to
“He’s no Churchill…” President Trump famously said of the British Prime Minister weeks ago. This was of course the US President’s typically
So, it looks like Bibi isn’t dead: but it was a fun diversion for some while it lasted. In fairness, the online
As ominous ‘black rain’ was falling over Tehran, the US/Israeli Holy War in Iran entered week two. There’s a lot else too.
The Mausoleum of Augustus should probably rank as one of the most significant historical sites in the world. We are referring, after all, to what was the final resting place of one of the most important and famous figures of history: and not just of himself, but of his entire
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There is something innately fascinating about, not so much the judicial process as a whole, but the institution of the trial itself. That’s why court-room dramas are so popular. From classic films like To Kill a Mockingbird, 12 Angry Men or even the trial of Kirk and McCoy in Star
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A brief word in respect for Labour MP Gerald Kaufman, who passed away a few days ago. And also on the story of Hannah Arendt (pictured above); one of the twentieth century’s most important writers. Kaufman, who served as a Member of Parliament from 1970 until his death in 2017,
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The ‘joke’ about Puerto Rico wasn’t the worst part at
Hollywood movies and other media being used for propaganda purposes
Let’s be brief with this one. An apparent attack on
A strange object is in our Solar System and is
The interesting thing about torture – aside from its ineffectiveness
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So yesterday was Star Wars Day. I’m a day late,
I wasn’t necessarily disappointed by the Justice League film –
I deliberately waited some time before attempting to write a
Do Luke Skywalker and Tony Stark essentially get the same
In case you missed it, there was just another little
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So. Soup. If you’ve already heard it, you probably don’t
Malala Yousafzai, the now world-famous (and Nobel Prize winning) Pakistani
So. I was supposed to be at the Pearl Jam
Alright, so ‘saved my life’ might be a slight overstatement.
I love PJ Harvey. I’ve always loved PJ Harvey. Ever