‘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
9/11. We must never forget. Of course. Never forget the almost three thousand innocent people who lost their lives in one of the biggest acts of mass murder in modern history. The plight and the suffering of all those people is burned into our collective consciousness and should never be
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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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Are handwritten letters on the verge of extinction? And will anyone know to mourn their passing away from modern life? Some time ago, as part of a World Book Night event, Russell Brand took part in ‘Letters Live’ at London’s Southbank centre; he read a poignant handwritten letter that had
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‘The world is a stage’, the saying goes. Lately, I’ve
The Rapture is happening, FYI. Or it’s just happened. Did
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I don’t usually do these kinds of subjects, for various
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There has been, ever since The Force Awakens came out,
Now that we have The Last Jedi, let’s revisit the
It’s a weird, difficult time to be a Star Wars
In a mansion in the fictional Xanadu, a vast palatial
35 years after the original film, the sequel to the
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I’ve already published a long reaction/opinion piece on the Chris
The term ‘icon’ gets thrown around a little too casually
Being something of a social outcast and regular grouch, it
Tonight, twenty years after Kurt Cobain chose to burn out
As a little kid, one of my very first musical