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

• Post Modern Times features a video interview with parapsychologist Dr Dean Radin (use the right hand menu to navigate).
• Episode 155 of The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe podcast features an interview with James Randi, and a look back at Roswell, 61 years on.
• Robert McLuhan studies cognitive dissonance in his latest Paranormalia posting "Planet Science". Also: "Circular Evidence".
• This week's Binnall of America Audio interview is with Linda Moulton Howe, discussing her career in reporting on UFOs, earth mysteries and the paranormal (available as an mp3 download, or streaming via Flash).
• Filip Coppens heads inside Malta's 'Hypogeum' in his latest website essay, "From the Otherworld to Another World?"
• Michael Prescott takes a look at the 'eerie' side of Uri Geller on his blog.
• Greg Bishop discusses "Antistructure in Ufology" at UFO Mystic.
• Alternate Perceptions magazine reprints a 1974 interview with John Keel.
• Anthony North looks at medical mir-ah-culs in "How to Explain Healing"
• Skeptic Randi's latest newsletter rips into Australia's latest psychic TV show.
• The Book of Thoth offers a "DIY Approach to Testing Paranormal Abilities".
• At the UFO Magazine blog, Micah A. Hanks ruminates on "Socrates, Caves, and Multidimensional Aliens".
• The latest Skeptiko podcast features Jonathan Balcomb discussing animal rights.
• The Societe Perillos have a feature on author Maurice Leblanc's work of fiction, which mentions a “Father Gelis”, “Arques”, a “secret passage”, a treasure, and Henry IV...all within 13 lines.
• At Reality Sandwich, you'll find "2008: The Return of Chicken Little", by Daniel Pinchbeck.
• UFO Casebook #315 and Filer's Files #28 for 2008 have the latest ufological roundups.
• The feature article in this week's eSkeptic newsletter is "Charlatan: Quackery Then & Now", by Harriet Hall, MD.
• At UFO Digest, Regan Lee has some "Speculation on (the Virgin) Mary as a Trickster".
• On the Paracast, Jan W. Vandersande Ph.D discusses the evidence for an afterlife (mp3 file).

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

• Dean Radin brings us up to speed on two conferences he recently attended, covering everything from subtle energies to UFOs, with quantum mechanics in the middle.
• Greg Bishop talks Boobah's and DMT in his "Roswell 2008 Day 2 report. Day 1 is here.
• At Fortean Times, Dr David Clarke digs into "The MoD Files" (free registration may be required). Also at FT: "US Banking Conspiracies", by Robin Ramsay.
• The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe podcast #154 is now available and features discussion of Tunguska, the evolution anniversary, and a TAM6 wrap-up.
• Michael Tymn investigates Dr Jan Vandersande's Life After Death: Some of the Best Evidence (Amazon US and UK) in his latest posting "Shocker! Open-Minded Physicist with Guts Discovered in California".
• Skeptic Randi's latest newsletter talks God and bananas.
• The latest podcast from the Psychedelic Salon is Robert Anton Wilson's lecture "Conspiracies and TSOG".
• Daniel Pinchbeck presents "The Presencing of the Other" at Reality Sandwich.
• Michael Prescott contrasts the efforts of chance and complexity in life and intelligence, in his blog post "Monkey See, Monkey Do".
• Anthony North asks, "Can Entities Hurt?" at Beyond the Blog.
• UFO Casebook #314 and Filer's Files #27 have the latest ufological roundups.
• This week's eSkeptic newsletter sees Michael Shermer celebrating "The Real Evolution Anniversary".
• Graham Hancock's website has a new Forum article, "White Island on the Ocean", by William Glyn-Jones.
• Erik Davis takes you on a quick tour of "Chumash Rock Art".
• Nick Redfern reviews 2013: The End of Days or a New Beginning? by Marie D. Jones (Amazon US and UK).

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

• Andrew Gough presents Part Two ("Beewildered") of his in-depth feature on "The Bee" on his Arcadia blog. Part One can be found here.
• At Paranormalia, Robert McLuhan reviews Elizabeth Lloyd Mayer's Extraordinary Knowing, Science, Skepticism, and the Inexplicable Powers of the Human Mind (Amazon US and UK).
• Filip Coppens presents more Nazi esotericism in his latest essay, "Extersteine: the quest for Germany’s roots".
• At Cabinet of Wonders, Emps delves into the latest Serpo 'revelations' in his post "Jurassic Roswell".
• Over at Reality Sandwich, Antonio Lopez discusses the reaction to the recent news of the 'lost tribe' of the Amazon, in his post "Aliens in the Home World".
• The Book of Thoth has republished Daniel Drasin's classic essay, "Zen and the Art of Debunkery".
• Gloria Amendola interviews the Bloodline folk about their controversial discoveries and film.
• Greg Bishop gives a live blogging rundown of Day 1 of the Roswell UFO Festival, for UFO Mystic.
• Speaking of, you can check out the transcript for this year's Larry King Live Roswell special right here.
• The Societe Perillos pose an intriguing question: "Bérenger Saunière. Spy?"
• Anthony North takes a look at "Cosmic Synchronicity" at Beyond the Blog.
• In his Room 101 article at Binnall of America, Richard Thomas asks "Is The Bermuda Triangle A Good Place For an "Alien" Base?"

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

• At Cabinet of Wonders, Emps mourns "The Death of a Crystal Skull".
• Paul Kimball goes underground after talking about "The Godfather of Exopolitics", at Above and Beyond.
• This week's Binnall of America audio interview is with Bill Guggenheim, discussing the newly-emerging field of After-Death Communication (ADC) research.
• Michael Prescott takes you into the "Dreamtime".
• The latest Skeptiko podcast features Alex talking to skeptical researcher Dr Clive Wynne about the 'Dogs that Know' telepathy research project.
• Anthony North takes you to "Paranormal Reality" at Beyond the Blog.
• At UFO Mystic, Nick Redfern reviews Jon Downes' new book Island of Paradise: Chupacabra, UFO crash retrievals, and accelerated evolution on the island of Puerto Rico (Amazon US and UK).
• Randi's latest newsletter digs up Padre Pio, and corrects some rather huge errors he made in describing Rudolf Steiner.
• The latest podcast at the Psychedelic Salon features Terence McKenna talking about "The Importance of Human Beings".
• Robert McLuhan touches wood at Paranormalia.
• Filip Coppens looks back at "The Tunguska Explosion" on his website.
• UFO Casebook #313 and Filer's Files #26 have the latest ufological roundups.
• The June 2008 MAPS Email News Update is now available online.

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

• The latest Skeptiko podcast features Rupert Sheldrake discussing his research.
• Meanwhile, in the wake of P.Z. Myers' Sheldrake-bashing, skeptic Randi takes a turn in his latest newsletter. Do the skeptics have a 'talking points' memo system?
• Binnall of America Audio features part two of Tim's interview with "UFO Hunter" Bill Birnes. You can find part one here.
• Filip Coppens reviews the Standing with Stones DVD.
• As part of his research for his Darklore #2 article, Loren Coleman asks "What is Yowie?"
• Forgetomori shows you "How To Create a Cult".
• The Societe Perillos takes a look at the alleged contact between Shimon Peres and the Priory of Sion - and how it's worth checking your calendar when you read such things.
• Anthony North talks "Simplicity and Complication" at Beyond the Blog.
• At Above and Beyond, Paul Kimball lets you in on the reasons "Why the 'Roswell Incident' was not a Crashed Spacecraft".
• The latest podcast from the Psychedelic Salon features "Timothy Leary - Live at the Inside Edge".

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

• Paul Kimball tells you "Why the ETH supporters probably have it right... and wrong", on his newly renamed blog Above and Beyond (formerly known as The Other Side of Truth).
• Paul also hosts a well-researched article from Brad Sparks on his blog, "The Mantell Case Re-Investigated".
• Loren Coleman gets back to basics at Cryptomundo.com, asking "What is Bigfoot?"
• At Cabinet of Wonders, Emps asks "Does ball lightning have a sense of humour?".
• Reality Sandwich features an article from remote viewing pioneer Russell Targ, regarding his new book Do You See What I See: Memoirs of a Blind Biker (Amazon US and UK).
• Michael Prescott reviews what happens "When Worldviews Collide".
• The Mitchell-Hedges website has some excerpts from the strange novel written by Mike 'Crystal Skull' Mitchell-Hedges', The White Tiger. Filip Coppens has a great piece on the topic in Darklore Volume 2
• Anthony North's fate is to post a blog entry titled "How to Explain Destiny".
• Gary A. David looks at the mystery of "The Flying Hopi Shields".
• Binnall of America Audio this week features an interview with UFO Hunter Bill Birnes.
• Regan Lee writes about "Marian Trinkets and Apparitions" in her Trickster's Realm column at BoA.

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

• The Archaeology Channel offers a video feature on Chavin de Huantar in Peru.
• The latest podcast from the Psychedelic Salon features Aldous Huxley on "The Ultimate Revolution".
• Michael Tymn whispers "The Secret of Spirit Photography" in your ear.
• Filip Coppens offers a new article on his website: "The Wewelsburg: the Nazi Grail Castle".
• The Gralien Report mulls over "Dark Matters: Secret Moon Missions and Disinformation".
• Skeptic Randi's latest newsletter battles the woo.
• Anthony North explains "How to Explain Stonehenge", at Beyond the Blog.
• Forgetomori tells "How the Brazilian Air Force Investigated UFOs Officially".
• At Cabinet of Wonders, Emps writes about "Sphincter Spectres and Real Phantom Pregnancies" (what a great title).
• Jeff Wells' latest post on Rigorous Intuition is titled "Master of Our Domain".
• UFO Casebook #311 and Filer's Files #21 for 2008 have the latest in ufological news.

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

• At Paranormalia Robert McLuhan is skeptical of the "Humbug" of James Randi.
• Binnall of America Audio features Marie Jones talking about supervolcanoes.
• The latest eSkeptic newsletter features John Ray's article "How Skeptics Confronted 9/11 Denialism". Meanwhile, at Reality Sandwich, Charles Shaw has posted a "Comprehensive 9/11 Resource and Research List".
• At his Entangled Minds blog, Dr Dean Radin contemplates "Superpowers".
• The latest podcast at the Psychedelic Salon features McKenna, Abraham and Sheldrake "Rethinking Society".
• Michael Prescott reviews (parts one and two) JPL scientist Jan W. Vandersande's book Life after Death (Amazon US and UK).
• Anthony North offers some training in "How to Explain Knowledge", at Beyond the Blog.
• At Cabinet of Wonders, Emps asks "How Old are the Mexican Footprints?"
• Paul Kimball seeks the middle ground in his Other Side of Truth entry, "The Intellectual Bankruptcy of Fundamentalist Debunkery and Died-in-the-Wool Believerism".
• Cabinet of Wonders #2 has a great essay on "The Languages of Tone and Rhythm".
• UFO Casebook #310 has the latest ufological roundup.
• Regan Lee investigates some "Chemtrail Connections" at the Orange Orb.
• At Erowid.org, Lux reviews Andy Letcher's book Shroom.

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

Andrew Gough looks at Bee symbolism in the mist of prehistory, in "The Bee: Part 1 - Bedazzled".
• Michael Prescott has a great commentary on his blog, titled "The Unbearable Strangeness of Being".
• Filip Coppens looks at the enigma of the cart ruts of Malta in the latest essay on his website.
• At Paranormalia, Robert McLuhan comments on theories of reincarnation and the cycle of lives.
• At Binnall of America, Richard Thomas writes about "Ghosts, Aliens, Yeti and the Late Great Nigel Kneale".
• Reality Sandwich features Tony Torn's article "The Golden Compass: The Anti-Narnia?"
• Greg Bishop tells of running into Rick Strassman in his UFO Mystic post "Drugs and UFO Abductions Update".
• Skeptic Randi takes on 'facilitated communication' in his latest newsletter.
• The Societe Perillos has an article on "The Head of the Saviour".
• At the Psychedelic Salon podcast, you can listen to Bruce Damer's talk "Is the Universe Waking Up?"
• Kevin Randle explores another aspect of the Roswell case in his latest blog entry, "Barry Goldwater and Curtis LeMay".

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

• At Paranormalia, Robert McLuhan assesses the cross-fertilisation of ideas between skeptics and paranormal believers.
• Emps looks into "Charles Lindbergh's Quest for Immortality" at Cabinet of Wonders.
• Greg Bishop lets you in on "'The Truth' About UFOs", for UFO Mystic.
• Andrew Gough's Arcadia features a guest article from Dr Elias Van Kasteel, "X Marks the Spot: The Location of the Tomb of Rennes-le-Chateau Discovered?"
• Bad Astronomy's Phil Plait takes on the NASA conspiracy theorists in his post "The Real Phoenix, in Black and White".
• A seminal book in the development of the Intelligent Design movement has been released as a free PDF: The Mystery of Life's Origins: Reassessing Current Theories(originally published in 1984).
• Anthony North pronounces the paranormal "Science's Greatest Fear" at Beyond the Blog. Or should that be "Scientism's Greatest Fear"?
• Filip Coppens interviews Harry Hubbard about his involvement in the Burrows Cave saga.
• The latest Author of the Month at Graham Hancock's website is Herbert Bangs, who has written a forum article on the magic of sacred architecture.
• Skeptic Randi continues to fight the neverending battle against woo in his latest newsletter.
• UFO Casebook #309 and Filer's Files #21 have the latest ufological news roundups.

Enjoy!