A few nights ago, the call was for ‘unconditional surrender’. Not long after, the E-4B Nightwatch, also known as the ‘Doomsday Plane‘, made an unexpected journey to Joint Base Andrews near Washington, DC, on June 17th. The plane, described
Between the threats, accusations and strange decisions, it’s hard to keep up with it all. On the same day that President Trump demanded ‘unconditional surrender’ from Tehran, Israeli tanks allegedly killed 51 Palestinians who were queuing for food/aid in Gaza.
Why isn’t Iran allowed to have a nuclear weapon? That’s a question I continually ask
What really happened in Los Angeles in recent days? Was it really a ‘warzone’, as
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Do you remember the famous mind-control/torture scene from A Clockwork Orange? There’s a reason I’m bringing that up, which you’ll see in
People’s stupidity genuinely baffles me sometimes. Well, it’s either stupidity or wilful ignorance. Maybe even outright dishonesty. As the fiery feud
Let’s be brief with this one. An apparent attack on a gathering of Israelis in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday, closely follows the
Israel is in trouble. ‘Victory’ in the material sense of the word might be within reach: at least as far as land-grabs,
A bit of a coincidence. A bit of a coincidence that, just as the Israeli government was having its worst PR week
Are handwritten letters on the verge of extinction? And will anyone know to mourn their passing away from modern life? Some time ago, as part of a World Book Night event, Russell Brand took part in ‘Letters Live’ at London’s Southbank centre; he read a poignant handwritten letter that had
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You don’t have to be Christian or even religious to appreciate the compelling and magical properties of the Nativity story, with its evocative and timeless images and the ideas it evokes. The imagery and mythology of the Nativity narrative – Magi, star, Herod and all – is something I’ve explored
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April 30th marked 70 years to the day since Adolf Hitler is recorded by history to have met his infamous end; taking his own life in a Berlin bunker as the city lay in ruins around him, the war lost. The image of a defeated, deflated Hitler confined to his
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The Roswell Incident is, of course, one of the most
Alright, it’s Halloween, so let’s get to the weird shit.
DMX was one of the very few ‘mainstream’ rap or
And yes, some people genuinely think an alien invasion is
The recent anniversary of 9/11 got me thinking about some
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Well, obviously, I wouldn’t be asking the question if I
So a new blockbuster called Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire has just
My original – and admittedly very long – review of
Why on earth has Ben Hur been re-made? If we’re
Across three seasons of groundbreaking television with Star Trek (and
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Music
Pearl Jam’s induction into the Hall of Fame could probably
It’s been 20 years, unbelievably, since Bjork released her second
So. Soup. If you’ve already heard it, you probably don’t
I wanted to make sure I put up something –
On 5th April it will be precisely 20 years since