Three years ago I started a tiny blog all about Manchester United, the World's Greatest Football Team (copyright © 2008 Christopher Rose), stunningly titled About Manchester United. Due to a whole ton of reasons which will one day be chronicled elsewhere, I haven't been keeping About Manchester United (™) up to date, but it features match reviews and news stories about the … [Read more...]
$23 Billion “Lost” In Iraq
According to an investigation by the BBC's Panorama programme, as much as $23 billion (£12 billion) of US taxpayer's money has gone missing. The money has been lost, stolen or simply just not accounted for by as many as 70 private US companies. The BBC reports that the US Justice Department has imposed official gagging orders on court cases against some of the top US … [Read more...]
The Oracle by Pete Wilder
Eurocritics writer Pete Wilder's first book, The Oracle - Lost in Time, is a lavishly illustrated children's adventure story and a Treasure Hunt for real cash prizes - if you can decode the clues. The adventure is the story of two brothers, Richard, 14 and Jorden aged 5, who stumble upon a time machine in their father's home laboratory and "accidentally" set off on an … [Read more...]
Skynet Revisited
The launch of the third and final Skynet military communications satellite, originally scheduled for 30 May 2008--as reported here on Eurocritics--is now scheduled for Thursday, 12 June. The original launch, on a heavy lift Ariane 5 rocket, was called off "after a software programming glitch was discovered during the final countdown". The upcoming flight will orbit a dual … [Read more...]
The Terminator Absolutely Will Not Stop!
The commercially and creatively successful Terminator ("one of the greatest movies ever" © Chris Rose) franchise moves into a new phase with the announcement that a new trilogy of movies has started production. "Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins", starring Christian Bale and Sam Worthington and directed by movie and TV director/producer McG, began shooting last … [Read more...]