‘With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied… chains us all irrevocably…’ So said Captain Jean-Luc Picard, in the classic Star Trek episode ‘The Drumhead’. He continued,
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
So, we’re told a major terror operation was just heroically thwarted: involving a potential hijacked
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The RAF Fairford Incident is still veiled in mystery. I have a sneaking suspicion it might actually remain unresolved, going forward.
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
Every few Christmases, I tend to re-read Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, as the book has always had a hold on me ever since I first read it as a child. When I read it as a child, I had no real social conscience or understanding, of course – I simply
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Today the world will say its final goodbye to one of the greatest cultural figures – and probably the most charismatic – of the 20th century. And also the greatest sports star probably of all time.
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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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That is to say, aside from the obvious links in
The even more serious question might be ‘What almost happened?’
Amid all the recent provocation and manuevering concerning Russia, Ukraine
Did anyone see the official Republican response speech to Biden’s
It’s all become very strange. And somewhat inscrutable. When a
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I wasn’t necessarily disappointed by the Justice League film –
Rita Hayworth is still one of the most iconic pop
‘Rewatch’ seems like an inadequate word; I’ve probably watched this
“Omar Sharif…? No one is called Omar Sharif! Your name
Needless to say, this is my provisional review of The
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I just saw one of the best shows of my
So. I was supposed to be at the Pearl Jam
Twenty years ago, the Red Hot Chili Peppers were in
I can’t believe Debbie Harry turned 70 today. Whatever that
“You mean like a funeral?” the producer of Nirvana’s MTV