A strange assortment to get you through the week...

• The Blogsquatcher has a fascinating post on cryptids and infrasound.
• Loren Coleman writes about "Nazis and the Search for the Yeti" at Cryptomundo.
• Loren Coleman also looks into the strange case of two artificial intelligence suicides on his Copycat Effect blog.
• McKenna, Abraham and Sheldrake discuss "Cannabis" in the latest podcast from the Psychedelic Salon.
• Frank Warren provides a transcript of last week's Larry King Live show discussing the Texas UFO sightings (featuring Stan Friedman and James McGaha).
• Also: Regan Lee comments on skeptic McGaha's appearance on LKL.
• Anthony North looks for precognition in the present at Beyond the Blog.
• The latest newsletter from skeptic Randi goes after....Uri Geller. Please, pick your jaw up from the ground.
• Intangible Materiality features "Driven To The Ritual Grasping of Straws: In Memory of Dr John C Lilly".
• The latest MAPS news update is now available. RIP Anita Hofmann and Laura Huxley.
• Forgetomori casts a critical eye over the expanding Earth hypothesis.
• The Societe Perillos takes a deeper look at the original parchments at the heart of the Rennes-le-Chateau mystery.
• Daniel Brenton needs a hot shower and scrubbing brush after delving into The Secret and the world of 'self-help'.
• UFO Casebook #290 is now online.

Enjoy!

A few things to keep you busy over the weekend...

• Marcel Cairo interviews afterlife researcher Dr Gary Schwartz on Afterlife FM, about his research, the recent Geraldo controversy, and other related topics.
• Greg Bishop reviews An Alien History of Planet Earth at UFO Mystic. Also from Greg: "UFOs as Metaphors".
• Skeptical Investigations is featuring "Some Notes on Skepticism".
• The latest Psychedelic Salon podcast is Terence McKenna's "Opening the Doors of Creativity”.
• Stuart Miller, editor of the new Alien Worlds magazine, has written an article for American Chronicle titled "UFOs, Magazines, and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life".
• Curious Expeditions has a wonderful feature on the historical antecedents to Bram Stoker's Dracula.
• Reality Sandwich features ST Frequency's essay "Shamans and Charlatans: Assessing Castaneda's Legacy".
• Forgetomori debunks the "Attack of the Invisible Gorillas".
• Anthony North asks the simple question of "Why Are We Here?" at Beyond the Blog.
• The latest eSkeptic newsletter gives a platform to Steve Fuller to defend his book Science vs Religion: Intelligent Design and the Problem of Evolution (Amazon US and UK).
• Filer's Files #8 for 2008 has the latest ufological roundup.

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A strange assortment to get you through the week...

• Michael Prescott looks under the cover of Stephen Braude's The Gold Leaf Lady and Other Parapsychological Investigations (Amazon US and UK), in his latest blog posting "Pure Gold".
• Forgetomori casts a skeptical eye over ancient 'jet' artefacts. Also: the Saqqara 'plane'.
• The latest "Exploring Unexplained Phenomena" podcast is with Nick Redfern, on the topic of...monsters.
• Skeptical Investigations offers "Analysis of a Conversation with Michael Shermer", by Ted Dace.
• Emps investigates "Divinely Inspired Murder" at Cabinet of Wonders.
• Alien Worlds magazine offers "Dogon Alien “Mystery” Demystified", by Isaac Koi.
• Anthony North looks into psychokinesis at Beyond the Blog.
• In skeptic Randi's latest newsletter, he tells how investigations have "come up with startling differences between my versions of various events, and the versions of both the media and other acquaintances." Let's watch the intarweb run with that one...
• UFO Casebook #289 is now online.
• Dean Radin tells the story of "The Levitating Pillow on his blog.
• Kevin Randle takes on CSICOP...err, CSI.
• Michael Tymn asks "What's Real" in his latest blog posting.
• Mac Tonnies casts a suspicious eye at Whitley Strieber's 'Visitors'.

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A few things to keep you busy over the weekend...

• Don't miss this one: at Cabinet of Wonders, Emps takes you to "The Island of Wonderful Machines".
• Dean Radin tells you why he's not a skeptic. That's 'skeptic'.
• At his Charles Fort Institute blog, Robert Schneck offers "10 Suggestions For Your 2008 Reading List". Disappointed not to see Darklore in the list...
• Radio Rennessence has an interview with bestselling author of The Templar Legacy, Steve Berry.
• At Cryptomundo, Loren Coleman writes about "Mothman Cryptotourism."
• What's in a name? Andrew Gough surveys the mythical landscape of Cornwall's Land's End at his Arcadia blog.
• Anthony North writes about the "Dawn of the Witch" at Beyond the Blog.
• Nick Redfern digs into his archives for another old time UFO story.
• At Erowid.org, Thomas B. Roberts reviews the LSD documentary Hofmann's Potion.
• Filip Coppens writes about the movie Revelation, which was filmed in Rennes-le-Chateau.
• George Filer has already released Filer's Files #2 for 2008...where is the year going?
• This week's Occult of Personality podcast is "Modern Mythology" with Christopher Knowles, author of Our Gods Wear Spandex: The Secret History of Comic Book Heroes (Amazon US and UK). Great book concept and cover image!

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A strange assortment to get you through the week...

• Michael Tymn gives you "A Glimpse of Hell", a sequel to his previous entry "More Messages from a Dead Soldier".
• Filip Coppens has a podcast interview with author Ralph Ellis available on his website.
• Cabinet of Wonders investigates the recent Canadian cloud UFO.
• I've written up a blog here on TDG about "The Not-So-Imaginary Bessie Beals".
• Skeptic Randi looks back on 2007 (and has plenty of Geller mentions, naturally), in his first newsletter for 2008.
• Anthony North looks at gurus on Beyond the Blog.
• UFO Mystic has a guest post from Brad Steiger on the topic of anomalous archaeology.
• At Pharyngula, PZ Myers bemoans "The Limited Representation of Movie Atheists".
• UFO Casebook #288 is now online.

Enjoy!

A few things to keep you busy over the weekend...

• The Xmas episode of Binnall of America Audio saw high-profile ufologist Stanton Friedman join Tim for a discussion of the Betty and Barney Hill case and a review of UFO history. Then the New Years show featured Nick Redfern (available as mp3/podcast or streaming via Flash). Quite a holiday treat!
• Cabinet of Wonders offers their "Best Damned Data for 2007", as well as the "Best of the Rest of the Best of 2007".
• Curious Expeditions also has a 2007 Retrospective worth checking out.
• Michael Prescott looks at the difficulty faced by afterlife communicators.
• Michio Kaku offers "Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey" on his website.
• The Book of Thoth also interviewed Stan Friedman on their website (transcript from an audio interview).
• The Societe Perillos debunks a popular Rennes-le-Chateau myth.
• Mac Tonnies gives you the best bits from his Posthuman Blues blog in 2007.
• Gary A. David tells the intriguing story of "The Hopi Blue Star".
• Michael Tymn has another afterlife anecdote with "Another Soliders 'Goes West'".
• Filip Coppens wades into "The Truths and Lies of WikiWorld". Hence The Red Pill.
• Speaking of Michael Tymn and the Red Pill - I've just added a new contribution from Michael on the psychical history of French scientist Charles Richet (pioneer on the topic of anaphylaxis, and seemingly separated at birth from Blade Runner's Leon).
• Alex Tsakiris continues his Skeptico podcast series, with further comments about his battle with the 'skeptics'.
• The latest MAPS news update is now available.
• Anthony North investigates out of body experiences at Beyond the Blog.
• The latest podcast from the Psychedelic Salon is McKenna, Sheldrake and Abraham talking "Grassroots Science".
• In the latest newsletter from James Randi, it's Randi vs Geller, round #392304.
• Filer's Files #52 has the latest ufological roundup.

Enjoy!

A few things to keep you busy over the weekend...

• Michael Prescott takes you into "The Tunnel". Sounds like a Hollywood movie...but Michael's actually discussing the tunnel effect recounted by Near Death Experiencers...and, strangely enough, mediums!
• Loren Coleman discusses the "Colorado Vortex" on his Copycat Effect blog.
• Brad Steiger offers a guest article on UFO Mystic, on the topic of Atlantis. Also: Greg Bishop finds a rare video of Father William Gill discussing his famous UFO encounter.
• Anthony North puts on his tinfoil hat and investigates the Doomsters, on Beyond the Blog.
• Marcel Cairo discusses orbs on the final AfterlifeFM for 2007. Phenomenon, doo-doo-de-doo-doo. Clever indeed.
• How well do you know the theories of alternative historian Alan Alford? Try this pop quiz.
• Daniel Brenton confesses: "How I Became Part of the UFO Conspiracy". Also: "More Sympathy for that UFO Devil" (the follow-up to "Sympathy for the (UFO) Devil".

Enjoy!

A strange assortment to get you through the week...

• Nick Redfern interviews Richard Freeman, of the Centre for Fortean Zoology, about the recent Guyana expedition.
• Nick also discusses Nigel Kerner's The Song of the Greys on UFO Mystic.
• This week on Binnall of America Audio, Tim interviews respected ufologist Nick Pope (available as mp3/podcast download, or streaming via Flash).
• Loren Coleman schools a blogger on dealing with the topic of 'Nessie'.
• Erik Davis shares a personal, mystical moment at Reality Sandwich. Also at RS: "The Current Global Crisis and the Future of Humanity: A Transpersonal Perspective, by Stanislav Grof.
• Michael Tymn discusses "More Messages from a Dead Soldier".
• Regan Lee continues the 'Signal to Noise' discussion with Daniel Brenton, in "The Contactees: My Response" (replying to Daniel's original post).
• Both Regan and Frank Warren have also blogged about the 'state' of ufology.
• Fortean Times offers "To Sleep, Perchance to Dream", by Jen Ogilvie (free registration may be required).
• 'Bad Astronomer' Phil Plait goes after Richard Hoagland's Moon conspiracy in a recent blog posting.
• Anthony North investigates some "Ghostly Goings On" at Beyond the Blog.
• UFO Casebook #286 is now online.
• Also: Filer's Files #50 has a weekly ufological roundup.

Enjoy!

A few things to keep you busy over the weekend...

• Fortean Times present an article from FT #218, "How the Nazis Stole Christmas", by David Sutton (free registration may be required). Gotta love those swastika baubles, sure to impress friends and family. Also at FT: "Doppelgänger Effect", by Nigel Watson.
• At Cabinet of Wonders, Emps digs into the new Fortean Times issue on Crowley in his latest entry "On the Lam".
• Has Daz from Cosmic Spoon found "The Report that Started the American Psychic Spying Program"?
• Loren Coleman marks the 40th anniversary of the Silver Bridge collapse in Point Pleasant (of 'Mothman' fame) on his Cryptomundo blog.
• Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews paeontologist and author Peter Ward about our unfriendly Mother Earth, for Astrobiology Magazine.
• Regan Lee talks about "Pinning Down" Bigfoot.
• Michael Prescott examines the near-death journey of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
• Curious Expeditions takes you on a guided tour of the history of "Throwing Down the Gauntlet".
• Richard Hoagland is currently author-of-the-month at Graham Hancock's website, and GHHQ has an essay from Richard available about his book Dark Mission.
• Filip Coppens investigates the case of the "Russian Twin Pyramids".
• Speaking of Filip, he's slipped into skeptic Randi's latest newsletter, without anybody being the wiser...
• Adrian Lodge Ph.D. investigates "The Curious Case of Mr Rigby's Pentagon" at Andrew Gough's Arcadia, as a sequel to a previous article on Rennes-le-Chateau related geometry.
• Whitley Strieber sees a 'Drone' in his latest journal entry at Unknown Country.
• Cabinet of Wonders (#2) has an off-beat Xmas list worth perusing.
• Anthony North goes in search of King Arthur on Beyond the Blog.
• Daniel Brenton has "A Modest (UFO) Proposal".

Enjoy!

A strange assortment to get you through the week...

• Loren Coleman chronicles 19th century 'wild man' and anomalous gorilla sightings in "Wild People to Cali Gorilla: 1823-1870".
• The latest Binnall of America podcast interview is with 'alien abductee' and paranormal pundit Jeremy Vaeni (available as mp3/podcast or streaming via Flash).
• Filip Coppens investigates alleged "Murder and Forgery Inside the Great Pyramid" in the latest article on his website.
• At Streams of Consciousness, Kevin Kovelant discusses "A Muslim Take on 'Noetic Sciences'".
• Anthony North looks back on the history of Christmas at Beyond the Blog.
• George Dvorsky tells his opinion on "The Problem with 99.9% of So-Called 'Solutions' to the Fermi Paradox". Mac Tonnies comments.
• Daniel Brenton begins an ongoing, online discussion with Regan Lee on the merits of the testimony of UFO 'contactees'.
• The Societe Perillos have posted part six of their series "666 = Satan's Song?".
• Skeptic Randi's latest newsletter has a double dose of Geller.

Enjoy!