Alex Miller's New Column
The Sega Dreamcast Was Weird, Fun, and Gone Too Soon
History is written by the winners, and in the post-Dreamcast world, gaming has taken a turn toward the epic, militaristic, and cinematic approach. But to me, Sega's failed console will always be the best thing that ever happened to video games.
Conspiracy Theorists Are Dangerous Enemies to Make
The conspiracy world doesn’t like it when you question their accepted truths. So when Charlie Veitch announced that he didn’t believe the American government blew up the World Trade Center, it cut deep. The poster boy for the British conspiracy-theory...
The Strange Tale of the Exorcist and the Club Drug Casualty
When your sanity falls off a cliff, you stop taking MXE and start talking to God.
How Britain's Paedophile Scandal Killed the 1960s
If we were to scrutinise your rock and roll heroes properly, Britain might lose the only power it has left.
Famous Conspiracy Theorists I Have Known
I spent a whole year surrounded by conspiracy theorists, all keen to convert me to their weird, deluded ideas.