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
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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
On October 19th 2011, a convoy of cars left the city of Sirte, carrying Libya’s beleaguered figurehead Muammar Gaddafi. On October 21st, an American/CIA drone (being operated from Las Vegas) spots the convoy and alerts NATO bombers, which immediately begin bombing the vehicles.
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If you’ve never heard of Smedley Butler, it wouldn’t be your fault. But we all should have heard of him. Let’s rewind 80 years or so and remember the case of the Retired Marine General Smedley Butler: what he did, what it meant and what the implications are. Butler uncovered a
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The riddle of the Roman ‘ghost legions’ is one of the most fascinating anomalies or urban legends around, particularly in Britain. As it’s that time of the year, I want to briefly come back into this area – particularly for how the mystery of the spectral legions can also lead
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It was really sad hearing the news that legendary filmmaker
A diary kept by the late actor Heath Ledger while he
Jerusalem is regarded as an international city, under a world
The Rapture is happening, FYI. Or it’s just happened. Did
It’s been several days now since the killing of Charlie
Film
2014 marked three decades since the death of Richard Burton.
Star Wars “purists” who’ve for a long time been waiting
With all the focus on whether Luke Skywalker got the
With the classic Monty Python line-up being talked about a
Or ‘Why it needs to be Fantastic’ is what I
Comics
Music
Long-awaited albums are not an uncommon phenomenon in modern music,
On October 21st 1995, the 28 year-old Shannon Hoon was
Pearl Jam’s induction into the Hall of Fame could probably
The news that broke yesterday that Mark Lanegan had died
Nineties Indie kids might be pleased by the return of