Gertrude Stein, the controversial American novelist and playwright, an eccentric and colorful figure in the post-World War I literary scene has had her life and talents spotlighted in a well-reviewed…

Louis Theroux’s documentary on settler violence in the West Bank follows on from Basel Adra’s Oscar winning documentary No Other Land – both focusing on the worsening situation in the…

Peter Pan and the Admiral Crichton are the two memorable successes of novelist and playwright J.M.Barrie whose birthday was yesterday in 1860.  Born at 6.30am in Kirriemuir, Scotland, he was…

Pluto In Aquarius Represents the Decaying of Airplanes Air Plane Crashes up to May 10, 2025 numbered 302. That is approximately 75 crashes per month. This indicates a serious lack…

The white smoke announcing Pope Leo XIV’s election at 6.08 pm in Rome sent the crowds of the faithful gathered in St Peter’s Square into wild expressions of delight and…

Political party charts are often a surprisingly opaque guide to wins and losses. The commonly used Democratic Party chart of 8 January 1828 is no different, checked against Clinton and…

“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”  William Faulkner.   Groundhog Day rolls round in Palestine-Israel, Russia and Eastern Europe and now India-Pakistan with the old hatreds flaring…

Hollywood has passed its glory days having lost ground in the past two decades in a global battle with countries like Britain, Australia,  Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, Hungary and Morocco…

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz has won a parliament vote to become Germany’s next chancellor at the second attempt. He initially fell six votes short of the majority he needed on…

Saturn moves into fiery Aries from the 25th of this month staying longer than usual until April 2028. Its recent sojourn through Pisces ran from March 2023.  The changeover will…