The mystery of mercenaries in Haiti
One by one the police officers pulled six assault rifles from the Toyota Prado and Ford pickup, followed by six handguns, two drones, three satellite phones, five ballistic vests and a selection of...
Category: Feature
Who will replace Theresa May?
Theresa May has made a big balls-up of Brexit again. Actually, I don’t know if it’s ‘again’ so much as a continuous state of being. Desperate to get fellow Conservatives to vote for her...
Us is a stellar entry in the hood horror art form
So, you enjoyed Get Out but maybe that movie centered whiteness a little too much for you. Maybe you found it a little too neat and on the nose after the fact. Well, I’m happy to announce that Us...
Shocked Americans Discover They Are Not Living In A Superhero Franchise
Like most out and proud nerds, I am a fan of the superhero genre. I don’t always claim to understand its full scope and breadth, and I’m pretty damn picky about what parts of it I choose to pay...
Russia’s anti-extremism law threatens freedom of speech
This article originally appeared in January 2019. Given recent events, we thought it merited a re-up. Russia’s state communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, recently said BBC's Russian-language...
If LGBT issues are confusing to kids, that’s why they belong in schools
When there’s something that children find confusing, the role of a teacher is to explain it in a way that they can comprehend. Maths, for instance, is ever-so confusing and every teacher from when...
How SNL thrives in the Trump era
Saturday Night Live has seen a renaissance of sorts in the insanity of the Trump era. While the idea of it being irrelevant is overplayed (the series still manages solid ratings and produces many big...
Nothing to see here: The Turkish press and Afrin
March 18 marked the one year anniversary of the conclusion of Turkey’s unprovoked and aggressive invasion of the Kurdish enclave of Afrin in northwest Syria and the beginning of the ongoing...
Leprechaun Returns is a true return to form
Another St. Patrick’s Day has come and gone and hopefully the throngs of green-attired tourists in your town have gone back home & to work in the morning. What was Horror Movie Twitter doing on...
Brexit: a blurry and indistinct summary of the latest blather
It’s a funny thing, writing a story about Brexit this week. There has been a lot of news. A lot. I’ve had the BBC News channel on almost constantly and I still only have a passing familiarity...