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
The Lockerbie bombing in 1988 was perhaps the 9/11 of its time: and today marks 30 years since it happened. While it didn’t result in the kind of phony Global ‘War on Terror’ that was conducted after 9/11, it did give the US and Britain the platform for beginning a
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100 years ago, the First World War was a devastating conflict in which many millions of people lost their lives and in which the political, social and even geographical state of the world was changed forever. But, far from being the “war to end all wars”, the consequences of World
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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
MoreWeird Stuff
I don’t usually do these kinds of subjects, for various
In case you missed it, there was just another little
Last summer, when I first heard that a mysterious figure
If ever proof were needed that we inhabit an increasingly
Since I already covered this subject a fortnight ago, I’ll
Film
X-Men: Days of Future Past is good. Really good. I
As monumental a cinematic achievement as Avengers: Endgame was, one
To mark Easter Sunday, I’ve decided to pay respect to
Mutant brothers and sisters, I am happy to announce the
As I didn’t write anything about Avengers: Endgame at the
Comics
Music
I just saw one of the best shows of my
If you haven’t seen the music videos for ‘Blackstar’ or
February 1st 2015 marks twenty years to the day since
A fair amount of new music comes my way on
It has been 100 years since the birth of the