Cinema was perhaps the dominant art form of the 20th century. Its only serious rival was music, until it was overtaken in this early 21st century by videogames. Invented in the late 19th century, cinema quickly became a massive popular entertainment in the period between the early short films of
I recently read an excellent history of the Krakatoa explosion, Simon Winchester’s Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded. The book touches on everything from Dutch colonialism to how the discovery of gutta-percha revolutionised communications technology. It also, naturally, discusses similar supervolcanoes, such as Tambora – also in Indonesia – which exploded
familyfirst.org.nz “Ahoy, shiver me timbers”, the seas are getting rough for poor old Popeye the Sailor. Dating back nearly 100 years, Popeye has been the loveable, one-eyed sailor that’s instantly recognisable for his huge forearms, anchor tattoos, and trusty pipe. Popeye gets his superhuman strength from guzzling
Peter Jacobsen fee.org Peter Jacobsen teaches economics at Ottawa University where he holds the positions of Assistant Professor and Gwartney Professor of Economic Education and Research at the Gwartney Institute. He received his graduate education George Mason University and received his undergraduate education Southeast Missouri State University. His research
Patrick J Buchanan ronpaulinstitute.org Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of Nixon’s White House Wars: The Battles That Made and Broke a President and Divided America Forever. To find out more about Patrick Buchanan and read features by other Creators writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators website at
Today Eve van Grafhorst would have been 40 years old. Eve was born prematurely and contracted HIV through a transfusion of contaminated blood. She and her family were warmly welcomed in New Zealand after being bullied and shunned in their homeland. Read more here. Discuss it on The BFD. If
The reason the Covid pandemic has been so devastating can be summed up in a simple sentence: China lied, people died. It really does come down to that: for every week that China lied and tried to hide the outbreak in Wuhan, the opportunity to contain the disease — and the
Information Opinion Like many people, I have been disappointed by the demise of Boris Johnson as British Prime Minister. I had been a longtime supporter of Boris and his various activities on the way to the top job, never once doubting he would eventually reach Number 10. What is intriguing
We are running another yet fantastic giveaway for our members. The prizes are three copies of “Hoani’s Last Stand The Real Story of Rangiaowhia” by Piers Seed Summary: Using all the available accounts written by eye-witnesses, the author has written the most detailed account of the skirmish at Rangiaowhia
Hugo Dobso Kristian Magnus Hauken University of Sheffield Hugo Dobson was awarded his PhD from the School of East Asian Studies at the University of Sheffield in 1998. His thesis explored Japan’s participation in United Nations-sponsored peacekeeping operations. Kristian Magnus Hauken’s research deals in great part with international
We are running another yet fantastic giveaway for our members. The prizes are three copies of “Hoani’s Last Stand The Real Story of Rangiaowhia” by Piers Seed Summary: Using all the available accounts written by eye-witnesses, the author has written the most detailed account of the skirmish at Rangiaowhia
Arta Moeini ronpaulinstitute.org What explains America’s hyper-ideological response to the Ukraine crisis? Less than a year before Vladimir Putin launched his invasion, Washington had wrapped up two decades of lousy regime-change wars, waged in the name of planting “freedom” in that region’s inhospitable soil. There was, or
Well, at least they’re not hiding it any more. Lest anyone doubt where the New Zealand media’s ideological sympathies really lie, Newshub has published a gushing paean to perhaps the most destructive ideologue in history: Karl Marx. This should hardly be surprising: the New Zealand legacy is bought-and-paid-for
You’ve got to hand it to Newshub, they aren’t even hiding their ideological driver anymore. Yesterday they published a glowing piece about how influential Karl Mark and his death cult ideology continue to be, without even mentioning his self-loathing of Jews and his hatred of coloured folk, let
We are running another yet fantastic giveaway for our members. The prizes are three copies of “Hoani’s Last Stand The Real Story of Rangiaowhia” by Piers Seed Summary: Using all the available accounts written by eye-witnesses, the author has written the most detailed account of the skirmish at Rangiaowhia
