Defence: a Pollyanna in uniform
-
When Britain went to war in Iraq in March 2003, it did so by fielding three
army brigades comprising a single division, including the 7th Armoured
Brigad...
Grid Planning to Meet NY Climate Act Goals
-
My impression of the speakers at this meeting is that they were desperately
trying to make the point that the transmission challenges for the Climate
Act m...
News Round-Up
-
A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that
challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the ‘climate emergency’, public
health ‘cris...
Chris Heaton-Harris Standing Down at Election
-
Current Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, former MEP, and member of
the 2010 intake Chris Heaton-Harris announces on Twitter that he won’t
stand a...
Democracy is Not the Same as Freedom
-
You hear the word “democracy” thrown around quite a bit these days.
“Democracy is being destroyed in the United States by Donald Trump!!” and
“Democracy is...
Magic Monetary Theory Goes Primetime
-
Modern Monetary Theory was interesting back when it was dismissed as a
fringe curiosity, but more like terrifying now that it's being taken
seriously
How To Look Tough! (2024/162)
-
How to look "tough"??? Assuming that is what you wish! Get yourself in the
gym for a bit and watch everything improve - like today's guys have been
doing...
Kolonien im 21. Jahrhundert (I)
-
(Eigener Bericht) – Heftige Unruhen erschüttern eines der verbliebenen
Kolonialgebiete des 21. Jahrhunderts, das bis heute von Frankreich
kontrollierte Neu...
Weekend 18th May 2024
-
The BBC continues to describe Islamic Hamas terrorists as ‘fighters ‘ -even
though in UK Law they are a designated group . The BBC also continues to
act as...
The Adversarial
-
Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert
analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North
Korea,...
Weekend long read
-
1) At Foreign Affairs, Matthew Levitt explains ‘What Hamas Wants in Postwar
Gaza’. “In seeking to force a new governance structure on Gaza and...
The pos...
Friday Photo Fun Match Game
-
Pair up mug shots with each suspect's alleged crime
Examine the booking photos of five arrested individuals and align the
defendants with their respectiv...
My Last Five Years of Work
-
Advances in AI raise the question of human flourishing after employment.
Can we be happy without work? History and psychology shed light on the
answer.
T...
-
Hello all,
It is with great sadness that I share with you the passing of our beloved
sister, Mother, and Grandmother, the individual that you all knew ...
Ignore this tale of sound and fury?
-
Comedian Alan Davies is a lovable presence on British TV, especially in his
long-running contribution as a panellist on the nerdy quiz show QI, where
he co...
Destruction of Deimos in "The Expanse" TV series
-
Deimos is the smaller and outer of the two natural satellites of Mars, the
other being Phobos. Deimos, *likely an asteroid captured by Mars' gravity*,
is ...
J’attends – I’m Waiting
-
Can spring be in the air finally? Perhaps – but certainly one young
woman’s thoughts turn to romance.
J’attends is a delightful study in that part of t...
10 Historical Chads Who Practiced Celibacy
-
For the last decade, discourse has been dominated by the topic of incels
complaining about their lack of sex. However, little was said of the
inadverten...
Supporting Male Victims – Two Years On
-
PRESS RELEASE March 31st 2024 Britain’s leading charities supporting male
victims/survivors of sexual and domestic abuse have today expressed their
disappo...
A Trail Gone Cold
-
Iceland is known to the rest of the world as the land of Vikings and
volcanos, an island caught between continents at the extremities of the
map. Remote ...
Cortex #142: Scrying Your List
-
Grey gets a promotion, and is trying to tame chaos. Myke gets some
important news during the recording. They also cannot resist more
discussion on backpa...
The Most Contentious Story
-
Sadly, Honest Reporting has lowered its expectations enough to claim Christiane
Amanpour’s ‘apology’ as a victory.
SUCCESS: Following our campaign for ...
I’ve moved my blog to Substack…
-
Hello I now blog HERE. If interested in why I did the referendum, read
THIS. In 2019, just before going to No10, I wrote about the likely failure
of UK cri...
Fortean Times 394 on sale 18 June.
-
posted by Secret Chiefs London, Wednesday 17th June 2020. FT394 on sale 18
June. https://www.facebook.com/ForteanTimes/
Yahoo reports big loss, writes down Tumblr value
-
lightshadowverisimilitude: hermionxjean: von–gelmini: kedreeva:
odditycollector: I FUCKING KNEW IT. SO. IF YOU KNOW YOUR FANDOM HISTORY,
YOU CAN SEE THE WR...
Toshiba Thrive Going on Pre-Order June 13th
-
The Toshiba Thrive 10.1-inch tablet is due to go on pre-order on June 13th.
It will be running the latest version of Android thats
The post Toshiba Thriv...
Tout peut arriver de Nancy Meyers
-
Jack Nicholson dans l’un de ses excellents rôles, sous la peau d’un
millionnaire de 63 ans Harry Sanborn, patron de plusieurs compagnies.
Célibataire et do...
Boom - A Review
-
*Boom* is the first story of the new RTD era to be written by someone else
- and it's by Steven Moffat. He is, of course, his original replacement as
sho...
Who's the Silver Age Flash?
-
*Who's This?* The (then) fastest man alive.
*The facts:* Barry Allen, the second Flash, was the brainchild of editor
Julius Schwartz, writer Robert Kanigh...
Doctor Who: Looking Back At THE NAME OF THE DOCTOR
-
In the grand tapestry of television that dances across our screens, few
threads are as vibrant, as enduring, and as fondly peculiar as "Doctor
Who." It's...
Doctor Who Review: “Boom” *Contains Spoilers*
-
He’s back! The man who used to make us yell in fury and disbelief at our
TVs is back! Steven Moffat returns with “Boom”, this week’s episode of
Doctor Who....
Men as Livestock
-
The managerial bureaucracy and civil service currently sets the agenda for
major politicians, for the UN and the EU and the WEF, and all national and
inter...
The Superb Sci-Fi themed Artworks of Ede László
-
The superb sci-fi-themed environments and artworks of Ede László, a
freelance concept artist based in Budapest, Hungary. Ede László is
currently Senior E...
Radio Free Kaldor!
-
Following Magic Bullet’s release of the free-to-download Blake’s 7 audio
play, Prelude, Southside Radio presenter Alex Lewczuk speaks to sound
designer C...
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters gets a second season
-
The official Godzilla website has announced that Monarch: Legacy of
Monsters will get a second season, on...
The post Monarch: Legacy of Monsters gets a s...
Dracula │ Bela Lugosi
-
In this edition of Dark Visitors I am featuring the 1931 classic film
"Dracula" that was directed by Tod Browning, and starred the immortal Bela
Lugo...
Con and On #2 is Out Today!
-
Con and On #2 (With Preview Pages!) The second issue of my satire across
decades of the comics industry and its biggest conventions continues today
when Co...
Boxed in the garage
-
Noticing and remembering are two prongs of a boring ordeal in real life,
but they have their moments. Thus Jonathan Alter precipitates the One Term
P...
Zygon Outer-Space Diaries!
-
*If you haven't already, check out Zygon Outer-Space Diaries, available
HERE, with proceeds going to Cancer Research UK.*
It's a gorgeous hardback book i...
Halloween and a theory of fundamental evil
-
Just in the past few days I saw the new 2018 *Halloween* with Jamie Lee
Curtis, and directed by David Gordon Green, and while much has been made
about t...
NOT A BLOG IS MOVING AWAY...
-
Greetings all,
Minion Raya here to let you know that we're moving the Not A Blog to a
whole new location! So if you're looking for the latest news from GRR...
The Top 10 Rare Comics
-
Comic books have been around since the early 30s, with kids spending a dime
per comic book, it’s amazing what they are worth today in mint condition.
Who w...
Pulp Mutant Ninja Fiction
-
I think I may have found my next nerd tee. By Yannick Bouchard.
*Previously on Popped Culture...*
It's The Jack Rabbit Slim's, Charlie Brown
And How About...