Barry Manilow as a military weapon: a short history of sonic warfare

From the no-man’s land that separates sparring countries to the interrogation cells of counter-terrorism prisons, music has always been used as a tool in psychological warfare. Detainees…

How realistic is Trigger Point? Bomb disposal experts weigh in

The first bomb, rigged to the flat’s toilet, has two triggers: a landmine-style pressure plate and the hallway light switch – cue McClure’s character almost detonating the…

JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass, review: Oliver Stone adds evidence to his conspiracy theories

“Conspiracy theories are now conspiracy facts,” declares Oliver Stone in his new documentary about the JFK assassination, 30 years after the rabble-rousing feature that made his position…