What are they doing up there? Or, to repeat myself from a few years ago, ‘What the F**k is Happening on the Moon?’ The Artemis II mission to the moon has been surrounded by significant hype and excitement: justifiably
“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again…’ So said the ‘Prince of Peace’ in a badly judged and widely condemned public statement on Tuesday. Yes, much has been made of Trump’s ominous statements about annihilating
A simple proposition: is the long-awaited destruction of the Al-Aqsa mosque about to be carried
“He’s no Churchill…” President Trump famously said of the British Prime Minister weeks ago. This
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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 President was shocked this morning when he learned of the new Israeli bombardment of west Beirut…” and ”expressed his outrage.” No,
“President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon…” Events unfolding in the Middle
The devastating attacks on both Iraq (2003) and Libya (2011) were launched on symbolically significant dates. So too with this war on
The Roswell Incident is, of course, one of the most famous – perhaps the most famous – incident in the modern mythology/history of UFOs (or Flying Saucers, as they were regarded at the time). The prevailing belief of many is that a spacecraft of extra-terrestrial origin crashed in New Mexico
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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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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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If you haven’t seen the music videos for ‘Blackstar’ or
Though the Zika virus was originally discovered in 1947, cases
It gets tedious after enough time to keep going on
I wasn’t intending to post a full article on Musk’s
Amid all the recent provocation and manuevering concerning Russia, Ukraine
Film
George Lucas’s final contribution to his epic Star Wars saga
I don’t quite get some of the online hate for
I’ve already published a proper review of the Captain Marvel
One of the (many) weird things about the pandemic was,
‘Yes’… is the short answer. I wouldn’t have bothered writing
Comics
Music
I’ve already published a long reaction/opinion piece on the Chris
A statue of the late Soundgarden/Audioslave frontman and rock music
The Foo Fighters are back with a shiny new album
Being something of a social outcast and regular grouch, it
I love PJ Harvey. I’ve always loved PJ Harvey. Ever