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March 14, 2022

The Godfather at 50: Celebrating the Mob Saga that Raised the Bar for Gangster Films

Michael enters his brother-in-law Carlo’s house to confront him over his part in the murder of Michael’s older brother Sonny: “You have to answer for Santino”. Carlo is too stupid to realise that his fate is sealed and he is garroted in the front seat of a car to complete Michael’s revenge....

March 13, 2022

Andrew Bacevich: Ukraine is Paying the Price for the U.S. “Recklessly” Pushing NATO Expansion

While the world condemns Putin for the invasion, people in the know point to the US as a major cause or culprit: "I do think that American decision-makers acted impetuously and indeed recklessly and now we're facing the consequences."...

March 12, 2022

COVID Pandemic 2nd Anniversary: 3 Things We Got Wrong, and 3 Things to Watch Out For

Exactly two years ago, on March 11 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic....

March 11, 2022

It’s ‘Ukraine,’ not ‘the Ukraine’ – here’s why

For most of the 20th century, English speakers referred to “the Ukraine,” following Soviet practice. That’s not the case now. Ukraine’s official name in English does not include “the,” and for good reason....

March 11, 2022

Ukraine: The World’s Defence Giants are Quietly Making Billions from the War

At first they feared that the conflict would turn out to be just a Russian house of cards and the threat would dissipate....

March 11, 2022

Cradle Thief

The allure of the older man and the trouble that causes...

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The Godfather at 50: Celebrating the Mob Saga that Raised the Bar for Gangster Films

Andrew Bacevich: Ukraine is Paying the Price for the U.S. “Recklessly” Pushing NATO Expansion

COVID Pandemic 2nd Anniversary: 3 Things We Got Wrong, and 3 Things to Watch Out For

It’s ‘Ukraine,’ not ‘the Ukraine’ – here’s why

Ukraine: The World’s Defence Giants are Quietly Making Billions from the War

Cradle Thief

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