RIP Michael Brooks
Just a quick post to note the premature passing of Michael Brooks, the political podcaster and online commentator, and oneContinue Reading
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Just a quick post to note the premature passing of Michael Brooks, the political podcaster and online commentator, and oneContinue Reading
Some regular readers might be aware of my interest in prehistoric and Medieval warfare, particularly during the Late Roman andContinue Reading
Just a quick post to note the premature passing of Michael Brooks, the political podcaster and online commentator, and oneContinue Reading
An interesting two-part video essay on the different narrative representations of “terrorism” or politically-motivated violence by non-state actors in theContinue Reading
Last Saturday evening witnessed the apogee of the summer solstice in Ireland, leading to this description of its cultural significanceContinue Reading
Some regular readers might be aware of my interest in prehistoric and Medieval warfare, particularly during the Late Roman andContinue Reading
The decision by the BBC to remove an episode of the classic 1970s’ sitcom Fawlty Towers from the streaming serviceContinue Reading
For the last few weeks I’ve been doing some research on the complex origins of socialism as a political andContinue Reading
While I’m not much of a Star Trek fan I do have some nostalgic fondness for the original show andContinue Reading
Being a science-fiction fan I’ve seen some pretty dire TV shows and movies in my time but Space Command, aContinue Reading
A little something to take your mind off the doom and gloom all around us with a couple of videosContinue Reading
Research by the polling company YouGov has found that over two-thirds of people in Britain believe that the country’s formerContinue Reading
The left-leaning commentator BadEmpanada has published a video exploring VisualPolitik, the current affairs network that uploads seemingly objective geopolitical analysesContinue Reading
Coming home from a rather trying day in work and watching this video by the YouTube traveller Noraly Schoenmaker (akaContinue Reading
Featured below is a fascinating eight minutes of film recorded on the streets of New York City in 1911 byContinue Reading
As I may have stated before, I am a huge fan and unashamed proselytiser for the Blacksad series of graphicContinue Reading
Another excellent video essay from the pop-culture commentator Leon Thomas of the YouTube channel Renegade Cut examining how American cinemaContinue Reading
Despite growing out of my obsession with motorbikes some years ago, I still have a great interest in bikes andContinue Reading