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
At this time, there are no doubt scores of World War I articles and expositions being published right now. But I also want to talk about one of the more famous cultural homages to the First World War – the fourth and final series of the classic British series Blackadder;
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A magical star leading three mysterious ‘wise men’ from the East across miles and miles of wilderness to a small, obscure town. And a troubled husband and wife travelling on donkey, social outcasts turned away by one apathetic towns-person after another, desperate for a simple act of human compassion to
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It is interesting, as the tensions and provocations between North Korea, the US and China continue, that it wasn’t that long ago when South and North Korea appeared to be moving mutually towards more cooperation and friendlier relations. Things, it appeared, could’ve been very different. Before South Korea’s more conservative
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We already looked at reasons why the Orlando Massacre was
It has become increasingly evident in the last several years
Even days after the event, there is still no footage
This is probably the most important thing that will be
This month will see the delivery of the Pentagon’s much-hyped
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Killing Gaza is a film chronicle of the extraordinary suffering
Needless to say, this is my provisional review of The
There is an art to the theatrical poster for a
So a new blockbuster called Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire has just
You might’ve heard already, but there’s a Supergirl live-action TV
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The ongoing infantilisation of American politics and discourse is something
Twenty years ago, the Red Hot Chili Peppers were in
On October 21st 1995, the 28 year-old Shannon Hoon was
Nineties Indie kids might be pleased by the return of
While Glastonbury has been getting headlines recently, it’s worth saying