So, the Pentagon’s highly publicised release of UFO related files began a few days ago. The initial tranche of files – as promised by the Trump administration – was made available on May 8th, with more dumps planned on a
Or perhaps more accurately, the question would be ‘is there foreign involvement in the plot to oust Keir Starmer?’ “We don’t need Keir Starmer. I pray for the British people that they get different leadership”…’ Who said that? I’ll tell
For me, a Star Wars movie used to be a major event: a milestone moment,
What is the ‘Event’? And why are tech billionaires seemingly rushing to build Doomsday bunkers?
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“The biggest national security emergency” is how it has been described. Benjamin Netanyahu, as usual, attacked the “weakness” of the British government
“Some shots are gonna be fired in this room tonight…” So said White House spokesperson Caroline Leavitt, just as the White
What are they doing up there? Or, to repeat myself from a few years ago, ‘What the F**k is Happening on the
“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
History is cyclical, they say. Or, to quote George Lucas, “it’s like poetry, it rhymes.” That idea has been very much in mind as I’ve watched this Imran Khan saga and the degradation in Pakistan’s politics unfolding. I examined the important details concerning Khan’s removal from office here: and, crucially,
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So. The crucifixion. And the resurrection. A story, a myth, or an ideal or a foundation-stone of faith, that has exerted an almost unparalleled power over generations, societies, and millions and millions of people for almost two-thousand years. Did it happen? No one knows. No one will ever know. Even
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A recent announcement in the press says an ancient ring found in Bethlehem ‘belonged to the man who crucified Jesus’. The man they refer to is actually the Prefect or Governor, Pontius Pilate – so, strictly speaking, not ‘the man crucified Jesus’, but the man who okayed the crucifixion. The
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Having reiterated the general case for Princess Diana (and Dodi
Yes, we’re going there. Why not? You know, I was
As ominous ‘black rain’ was falling over Tehran, the US/Israeli
Right now, some over-excitable people are fretting or evangelizing about
Berta Cáceres was one of Honduras’s leading indigenous activists and
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Star Wars “purists” who’ve for a long time been waiting
A diary kept by the late actor Heath Ledger while he
I’ve already published a proper review of the Captain Marvel
It’s hard for people sometimes to explain why someone mattered
So Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice went down like
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If you haven’t seen the music videos for ‘Blackstar’ or
Alright, so ‘saved my life’ might be a slight overstatement.
I can’t believe Debbie Harry turned 70 today. Whatever that
I did whole, very long piece already on the Chris
I wanted to make sure I put up something –