Whenever I get into a conversation about what the best Christmas film is, I cite the same handful of movies as my personal picks. Obvious ones: the original 1947 Miracle on 34th Street or Capra’s universally loved It’s a Wonderful
So, a few things I’m lumping together here. But all around the theme of Christmastime. In truth it has all become a bit of a pantomime, as we’ll observe. It even features the pantomime villain – in the form of
So, a quick follow on from the post on the Bondi beach terror attack. The
Islamist gunmen opening fire on exclusively Jewish targets on a Sydney beach on the first
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A strange object is in our Solar System and is being closely observed. You’ve probably heard about it. It’d be astonishing if
Did Trump give Bill Clinton a blowjob? I’m going to guess probably not. But the fact that this question is even
It was in March 2003 that Britain joined the United States in the illegal invasion of Iraq. As is by now commonly
Soundgarden has just been inducted into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame. A new album, featuring Chris Cornell’s final work with
The recent War of the Worlds movie was a total flop and has been trashed by pretty much everyone. Some have called
It has become increasingly evident in the last several years that if the full truth about possible child abuse among the British Establishment (and beyond) ever comes out, we could witness the complete collapse of the Establishment. Indeed, other Establishments may follow, as the (alleged) cover-up appears to stretch beyond
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Whatever we may or may not think about Fidel Castro and his long era in Cuba (all of which is difficult, complex and debatable), it has to be said that there is something poetically pleasing about the fact that he survived some 634 assassination attempts, outlasted nine US Presidents and
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As a few days ago marked the fifth anniversary of the murder of Muammar Gaddafi, I decided to mark it with a more low-key, fun-ish look back at Libya’s former national figurehead. A more serious piece on the life and character of one of the most controversial world figures of
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The mass shooting in Las Vegas has prompted all the
We already looked at reasons why the Orlando Massacre was
Do you ever get the feeling that our collective destiny
The Rapture is happening, FYI. Or it’s just happened. Did
So, the Charlie Kirk thing keeps going and going. I’ve
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Instead of doing the usual thing this Halloween, like watching
There has been, ever since The Force Awakens came out,
Yeah OK, so it’s that age-old fandom question: who’s the
I laid out in the previous article what the main
This latest podcast, featuring my friend Mumra 2K of HeWhoDares.com,
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The term ‘icon’ gets thrown around a little too casually
It’s really weird when someone like David Bowie dies, because
Billy Corgan is definitely one of those guys who has
Long-awaited albums are not an uncommon phenomenon in modern music,
A fair amount of new music comes my way on