You know, there’s been plenty of news about the Pope’s death, but comedian Mitch Hedberg died last week too. Each of those people made me laugh, but only one of them intentionally. I know which one I’ll miss more…
- Following the death of John Paul II, what secret rituals will be undertaken, and who will be the next Pope and leader of 1.1 billion Catholics? Sheesh, don’t they know how to use condoms?
- Times letters debate intelligent design.
- The Aztec UFO Symposium comes to an end for another year.
- Slow-moving ‘UFO’ seen over Australia. Ending up near Alice Springs, I bet Pine Gap went on alert. Perhaps that’s where Bill went? Image available here. Of the UFO that is, not Bill. Although, if you look hard enough…
- Lamps from a Thai wedding ceremony spark UFO sightings.
- Archaeologist finds oldest ‘porn statue‘. Greg’s comment: sexual depictions are not porn until you put some funky music (preferably with wah-pedal guitar) behind it.
- King Tut liked red wine.
- Sub-continent archaeologists debate ancient city claims.
- Blast damages Iraqi monument.
- Editorial discussing the fate of Kennewick Man.
- Were the disastrous British floods of 1607 caused by a tsunami?
- Attack of the psychic soldiers: a review of Jon Ronson’s The Men Who Stare At Goats (Amazon US and UK).
- Conspiracy Journal #307 is available to help shake you out of your government-induced stupor.
- Crop circle expert waxes lyrical about flattened crops.
- Psychic set to reveal all about the Kennedy assassination – because she talks with JFK. Apparently.
- Randi might have something to say about it next week. This week’s newsletter has plenty of content already.
- Miraculous fountain draws sick crowd.
- Ebola-like Marburg virus claims 146 victims, and counting.
- Gene editing technique cuts out diseased DNA.
- The simple reason why we’re not all 30-foot tall.
- The steep slopes of Mars are a mystery.
- Find out whether you get to see the April 8th partial solar eclipse.
- The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) decision is heading for one thing: Earth. NASA decides on de-orbit option.
- NASA schedules robotic spacecraft launch.
- Bob Marley refuses interview with the BBC on the grounds that he has been dead for almost 25 years.
Quote of the Day:
I think Bigfoot is blurry, that’s the problem. It’s not the photographer’s fault. Bigfoot is blurry. And that’s extra scary to me, because there’s a large, out-of-focus monster roaming the countryside.
Mitch Hedberg
