History
Were the ‘Good Old Days’, Really?
Or are young moderns looking through rose-tinted spectacles of high expectations?
Happy Birthday, Sputnik!
How a beachball-sized satellite launch in the bucolic ’50s set off the Space Age.
AI Slop: We’ve Been Here Before
The similarities between ‘AI slop’ and the first decades of cinema.
Diving into Obscurity: Murray Grindlay
You may not know his name, but you can whistle his tunes in an instant.
Will the Revelation Bring Answers?
Trump’s Amelia Earhart Release. Meanwhile, America is still waiting for the Epstein files.
Getting Away With All but the Smallest
He took Gaddafi’s money, used it to make himself president, then killed the guy. All that for the low, low cost of five years in jail.
A War of Visions, Prophecies and Charms
The spiritual and supernatural dimensions of WWI are rarely acknowledged.
The Only Colonisation They Won’t Talk About
Islamic colonisation was every bit as brutal and bloody as European.
There Is Now No Debate
How strange and tragic that ordinary trade unionists are no longer trusted to decide what they believe in.
To Reinstate Democracy in New Zealand
If democracy in New Zealand is to endure, these race-based structures must be dismantled by the coalition. It’s time to draw the line and take our country back.
Socialism and Racism: Wedded from the Start
Racism and socialism go together like a horse and carriage.