As ominous ‘black rain’ was falling over Tehran, the US/Israeli Holy War in Iran entered week two. There’s a lot else too. All we can do at this stage is keep taking notes: documenting the insanity as it continues to
“The President was shocked this morning when he learned of the new Israeli bombardment of west Beirut…” and ”expressed his outrage.” No, of course we’re not talking about Trump and Netanyahu here. The above description is of Ronald Reagan‘s
“President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to
The devastating attacks on both Iraq (2003) and Libya (2011) were launched on symbolically significant
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Well, one ambiguity from the recent drop of Epstein files was promptly cleared up. The initially redacted name of the sender of
Hey, have you seen the footage?! Jeffrey Epstein is alive! Here he is, filmed in Israel! Yes, this clearly AI-generated imagery is
On February 3rd, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was murdered in his home in Zintan, Libya. Four unidentified gunmen invaded the property and opened
Where to even begin? Implied murders? Missing babies? A reinforcement of Pizzagate…? And plenty of ambiguity and continued enigma. And that’s barely scratching
Some kind of US attack on Iran seems to be imminent. Iran hasn’t been out of the news for weeks, since protests
Queen Nefertiti has remained one of the most fascinating, elusive figures from the permanently enchanting world of Ancient Egypt. Her final resting place has also eluded Egyptologists over the years, but it’s discovery would amount to one of the most important finds in history, probably even more so than Howard Carter‘s
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Augustus is without doubt one of the most fascinating figures of history; and also one of the ancient historical figures we know most about because he left such clear marks on the world: politically, religiously, even physically. He wanted everyone to know who he was, when he lived and what
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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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April 30th marked 70 years to the day since Adolf
I’ve been feeling a little weird lately, particularly over the
It has become increasingly evident in the last several years
Americans alone reportedly dump some 35 billion plastic bottles every
I have gone back and forth with my view on
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In case you missed it, there was just another little
So I’ve just rewatched The Last Jedi for the fifth
I wasn’t necessarily disappointed by the Justice League film –
This latest podcast, featuring my friend Mumra 2K of HeWhoDares.com,
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So this feels really weird now. After Chris Cornell’s death
The term ‘icon’ gets thrown around a little too casually
So Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam caused “controversy” after their
A decade on from it’s critically acclaimed UK release, Katastrophy
Kristin Hersh’s debut solo album Hips and Makers, released in