Thursday, November 30, 2006

A History of the Movie Trailer 

Interesting.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:13 PM

'Zombies' file lawsuit against city of Mpls. 

With great zombie mug shots.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:11 PM

Scientists find first known human ritual 

A startling discovery of 70,000-year-old artifacts and a python's head carved of stone appears to represent the first known human rituals.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:23 PM

Killer fairies caused four deaths 

Four people buried 450 years ago in an English parish had been scared to death by Fairies, a historic document has revealed.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:22 PM

Early sketch of Stonehenge found 

They got the date wrong by some 3,000 years, but the oldest detailed drawing of Stonehenge, apparently based on first hand observation, has turned up in a 15th century manuscript.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:18 AM

Researchers see link between moon cycles and stock market 

If you've always suspected there's a little lunacy in the stock market, now there's proof.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:17 AM

R.A. Maguire Cover Art 

Cover art by pulp master R.A. Maguire with very affordable prints for sale. Very cool stuff. Via Metafilter.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:15 AM

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

In search of lost time 

Nature Magazine on the Antikythera Mechanism.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:21 PM

Maya Teased Ears Through Architecture 

Some ancient civilizations may have had an ear - not just an eye - for architecture. Two recent studies suggest early builders intentionally added unusual, and often psychedelic, sound effects to their structures.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:14 PM

100 Billion Times 

Area 51 "enthusiast" Bob Lazar, former KGB Agent Alexander Litvinenko and polonium-210. CrimeBlog's got it.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:08 PM

The Wilhelm Scream 

Have you ever noticed that certain screams from movies sound the same? No? Well, now you will. I blogged this a while back but now we have hysterical video evidence. Link via Boing Boing.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:41 PM

Finding buried treasure 

From Yorktown Beach alone, Ina Finn has filled a long tray with silver and gold. A 10-carat white gold ring with 10 small diamonds lies next to a small button dating back to the Civil War era.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:56 PM

Digging for lost treasure in Darbandykhan 

Once upon a time, or as the Kurds would say, habu nabu, there was an Armenian King, Nerses, that ruled the Sassanian Empire (226-651 AD), which included Kurdistan within its borders. Standing high on a hill in the Berkl area near Darbandykhan is one of the only known remaining Sassanian monuments, and it is a monument to King Nerses.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:51 PM

Out of this world solution to a Scottish standing stone 

The Newton stone is a small, rather unassuming pillar in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. On one side is faded, ancient writing, on the other a curling snake and cylindrical patterning. Many would say that it is a typical example of a Scottish standing stone.

Lost cities, hidden libraries, Atlantis, Velikovsky - this one's got it all. Neat stone though.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:41 PM

Mysterious Spider Boat Appears Out of the Fog 

From Thrilling Wonder Story, with amazing pics. Via the Anomalist.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:31 PM

Exploding Toy Murder Case Takes Odd Turn 

The strangeness surrounding Patrick Hsu's 2001 murder began with the fact that he was killed by an exploding robot dog sent to him by mail.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:05 PM

Will sue to avoid goblins 

Håkon Robertsen has refused to tear down a condemned barn for fear of reprisals from 'little people' and is ready to sue local authorities to protect the building.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:57 PM

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Blogging Armageddon 

They predicted 9/11 - what else does Debkafile know?

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:11 PM

What Is It? 

Weird thing caught off Australia.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:16 AM

Floating in a Most Peculiar Way 

New Rigorous Intuition.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:55 AM

Mystery lights reported second night in a row 

For the second night in a row residents in western Victoria have reported seeing a bright light in the sky.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:49 AM

Mysterious Lion Moves Up To West Side? 

There's been yet another reported sighting of the Central Ohio lion that's been spotted all over Central Ohio's suburbs.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:47 AM

RIP William Diehl 

William Diehl, the bestselling author known best for "Sharky's Machine" and "Primal Fear" - fast-paced thrillers that became hit movies - died Friday at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. He was 81.

Interesting life: According to family lore, Mae West was once his baby-sitter, before she became a Hollywood sex symbol.

On a school field trip in 1937, he witnessed the explosion of the Hindenburg, then the world's largest aircraft.

He also knew Dr. Martin Luther King.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:45 AM

The Mystery of the Three Hares 

The mystery of the three hares motif. Pretty cool. More here.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:32 AM

Steel for Muslim blades of crusade came from India 

'By empirically optimising their blade-treatment procedure, craftsmen ended up making nanotubes more than 400 years ago,' said lead researcher Peter Paufler of the University of Technology in Dresden, Germany.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:27 AM

Bigfoot remains a Texas-size mystery 

"It looks like a cross between a man and an ape, upright on two legs covered with hair."

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:26 AM

Professor attempts to uncover Brown Mountain mystery 

Long before the establishment of Appalachian State University, reports existed of mysterious lights appearing in the vicinity of the Linville Gorge, known as the Brown Mountain Lights.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:20 AM

Inside the Head of an Ancient Pharaoh 

"While performing the CT scan of King Tut, we had several strange occurrences. The electricity suddenly went out, the CT scanner could not be started and a team member became ill. If we weren't scientists, we might have become believers in the Curse of the Pharaohs."

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:19 AM

Britain tracing poison that killed spy 

The British government began tracking radioactive hotspots in London on Monday to trace the poison that killed a former KGB agent, and three people who reported possible symptoms of contamination underwent testing.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:59 AM

Cryptomundo Round Up 

Some good stuff from Cryptomundo over the last few days.

First up is Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot = A Hairy Human? which posits that the famous Patterson-Gimlin footage is of a giant "human". Not a "Bigfoot" or "ape" but some kind of human. It's all a bit vague at this point. See also this update. For more Bigfoot see Roadside Bigfoot Sighting in Southeast Texas.

Next are some John Keel-related items: Mothman + 40 + Bighoot = New Debates and John A. Keel: Demonologist?

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:52 AM

Monday, November 27, 2006

Wahhoo, it's a Whoahaw! 

The animal stopped in its walk, and turned two brilliant, fiery eyes upon Mr. Adams. They glowed with an unnatural brightness; looking more like hot coals than visual organs. He noticed too, that its 'snoot' was very long, like a pig's; and its tail if surprising length, stuck straight out behind. Mr. Adams clearly saw that, whatever his strange visitor might be, it was no bulldog. After looking at him steadily for over a minute, the beast slowly retreated to the fence, which it climbed by means of its claws, after the manner of a cat.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:28 PM

Hiking: Myth versus reality of Sasquatch in the Ossipee Range 

"It was a small structure, yet made of big stones, stacked on each other," he said. "The roof was flat and made of thatched hemlock bows. There was an opening, like a rustic doorway. We saw a giant man-like creature inside, about seven feet high, and back to us. It was totally covered with tangled gray hair about three inches long."

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:50 PM

Alligators-In-The-Sewers Are Real 

Cryptomundo's got it.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:31 PM

Ex-employee says FAA warned before 9/11 

The team repeatedly warned the FAA of the potential for security breaches and hijackings but was told to cover up its findings, Dzakovic says.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:33 PM

Friday, November 24, 2006

Nude, oil-covered thief caught 

Thief posing as an orang minyak - a naked, supernatural being covered in oil who rapes virgins.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:49 PM

Iraq conflict passes WWII 

War in Iraq now officially longer than WWII.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:43 PM

Iraq war tip-off a conspiracy theory 

Suggestions the Australian Government told AWB of its plans to invade Iraq a year before the military action are crackpot conspiracy theories, said Foreign Minister Alexander Downer.

The Cole commission, which is investigating $290 million in kickbacks paid by AWB to the regime of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, has released documents revealing that an Australian diplomat told a former AWB chairman of the invasion plans in 2002, more than a year before it took place.

Via Supernatural News.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:39 PM

RIP John Symonds 

Childrens' author and friend of Aleister Crowley. Via Theresa Duncan.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:32 PM

Cocaine, heroin cheaper than ever in Europe: report 

The steep fall in heroin prices in 1999-2004 came as drug production in Afghanistan surged so much after the fall of the Taliban that supply could now be exceeding global demand for heroin, threatening to spur more drug use.

Heckuva job, Chimpy!

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:27 PM

Lonelygirl15, Crowley, Bush and more 

Cannonfire digs in. With special video appearance by Bigfoot, the Head-Butt Soccer Guy, Lee Harvey Oswald, and many more. I'm pretty sure I saw Django Reinhardt in there too.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:07 PM

Interesting Bigfoot Tale From New Hampshire 

Cryptomundo's got it. See also: Three-Toes Revisited

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:06 PM

Mr Blobby 

Amazing picture of a Fathead fish.

Kind of reminds me of Kilroy. Via Boing Boing.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:58 PM

Before Lawndale, There Was Glendo's Boy-stealing Bird 

In 1977, Marlon Lowe was attacked and seized by a giant bird that was never identified in Lawndale IL. Varying reports have the child being lifted off the ground and carried a short distance by his shirt. The idea that a large (very large) bird would attack a child has been written off as far-fetched by many ornithologists, but many sites on the internet, thanks in large part to research on the part of Jerome Clark and Loren Coleman, list a few nineteenth century tales of such attacks. May I add one slightly-more recent attack to their compilation.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:50 PM

'Cult' fights claims of child sacrifice 

AN ANTI-CHILD-SEX campaigner accused an occult religious group of hosting parties at which naked children acted as waiters and at which members had sex with and murdered children, a tribunal was told yesterday.

The obscure group Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO) claims Dr Reina Michaelson and the Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Program described it in a website article as a satanic cult that sacrificed children and ate their organs and blood.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:47 PM

Polonium-210 one of world's rarest elements 

Polonium-210 -- the radioactive substance used to poison a former Russian spy in London -- is one of the world's rarest elements, first discovered in the 19th century by scientists Marie and Pierre Curie.

Looks like it wasn't Thallium after all. Polonium-210 is extremely rare - except in Russia, of course. See also Radiation killed Russian spy, says Britain

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:47 PM

Record-breaking catfish caught in Spain 

With pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:11 PM

BLAINE ESCAPES NEW YORK SHACKLES 

US magician DAVID BLAINE took just 15 minutes to escape from his shackles four stories high over New York's Times Square.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:09 PM

Thursday, November 23, 2006

Happy Thanksgiving! 

The Professor would like to wish everyone a happy and safe Thanksgiving. Here's some great Buzzcocks to go with your Turkey.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:10 AM

New Links for the Holidays 

I've been slowly adding links to my links bar and I thought I'd take this time to highlight some of them (my apologies to anyone I miss).

I added Americablog a while back simply because I was reading it hourly in the run-up to the election. Good political discussion to be found there with a liberal point of view.

Biofort is Fortean writer Scott Maruna's cool blog. Jason Offutt's From the Shadows also looks at the Fortean and unexplained.

You can find all sorts of fun and educational science projects for kids (and adults) that you can make in your kitchen over at Bizarre Labs.

Steve Huff of Crimeblog has launched UnsolvedBlog, dedicated to unsolved crimes. If you click now you can see who Steve thinks the new Jack the Ripper sketch looks like. (Hint- One of the Professor's all-time favorites).

Metafilter has all sorts of interesting links.

If you're into old mechanical illustrations from magazines such as Popular Science you're going to love Modern Mechanix, where you'll find "Yesterday's tomorrow, today."

Obakemono features really neat illustrations of Japan's legendary monsters and beasties. And they sell prints!

Satellite Discoveries takes modern technology to new heights. Check out these these anomalies off of Cuba.

ShadoWraiths keeps an eye on crime, while Strange Maine watches out for weird stuff in the Pine Tree State. Supernatural News links to news of the supernatural kind (natch), while Tailrank tracks "the hottest news in the blogosphere!" and has been kind enough to send me some traffic.

Thoth Web has all kinds of fascinating stuff.

I thought Wit of the Staircase was interesting, so I added it (check out her Esoteric section). Same with the Sartorialist, who does an excellent job of reminding me not to dress like a slob, even if I don't live in New York City.

Enjoy!

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:04 AM

CONSPIRACY SCIENCE 

Part One and Part Two.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:01 AM

Archaeologists discover 1,000-year-old mausoleum in Peru 

A team of Peruvian and Japanese archaeologists found a thousand-year-old mausoleum in the northeastern Peruvian department of Lambayeque, Peru's Carlos Elera, one of the team leaders, told local media on Tuesday.

Peruvian ceremonial knife found

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:00 AM

Historians scold ghost hunters 

A group of homegrown ghost hunters have run afoul of the Stratford Historical Society over the accuracy of claims the group made during a series of "ghost tours" last month.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:52 AM

Stan Meyer and the Water Powered Car 

MetaFilter's got it.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:50 AM

Bobby and Alexander 

New Rigorous Intuition on Bobby Kennedy and Alexander Litvinenko.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:44 AM

The curious story of Jap Herron 

Did Mark Twain write from beyond the grave?

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:22 AM

Who Were The Dogheads? 

Cryptomundo wonders. See also: Santa = Wildman, in which we learn that Santa probably has a huge stocking.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:18 AM

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

High tech helps solve mystery of ancient calculator 

No artifact this complex has been recovered from the ancient world, though there are numerous written references, by Greek and later by Arab writers, to different types of geared mechanisms. The level of mechanical sophistication found in the Antikythera Mechanism was not to be seen again until the rise of European clock-making during the Middle Ages, more than a millennium later.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:31 PM

Masked bandits 

Raccoons in Brooklyn, yo. What are you looking at?

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:06 PM

Olof Palme murder mystery may be solved after 20 years 

The 20-year old Olof Palme murder enigma may be finally resolved. A new weapon-find, at the bottom of a lake in northern Sweden, is expected to unravel the mystery that has baffled investigators, and world at large, since the tragic killing of the former prime minister

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:04 PM

Atlantic City murder mystery 

All four of their blond heads had been positioned pointing east - in the direction of the glittery gambling mecca of Atlantic City and the ocean beyond.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:03 PM

Why did first submarine to sink a ship, sink? 

How many ships could a sub ship sink if a sub ship didn't sink first?

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:01 PM

Paranormal Corridor 

High Weirdness at Skinwalker Ranch.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:55 PM

21st century technology cracks alchemists' secret recipe 

A 500-year old mystery surrounding the centre-piece of the alchemists' lab kit has been solved by UCL (University College London) and Cardiff University archaeologists.

Press release.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:53 PM

Riddle of pond treasure find 

MYSTERY surrounds the origins of a silver plate found at the bottom of a drained pond.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:51 PM

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Trenton Duckett Round-Up 

Second Witness In Trenton Duckett Search

Duckett case is cause celebre for online sleuths, psychics

Family of missing boy's mother sues CNN, Nancy Grace

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:45 PM

Magician David Blaine starts his latest stunt in New York's Times Square 

The magician travelled to Times Square on Tuesday for a topsy-turvy Thanksgiving escape, stepping inside a gyroscope where his hands and feet will be shackled. Blaine has until Friday morning to shed the shackles in the spinning scope.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:28 PM

CIA role claim in Kennedy killing 

New video and photographic evidence that puts three senior CIA operatives at the scene of Robert Kennedy's assassination has been brought to light.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:07 PM

World has under decade to act on climate crisis: scientist 

The world has less than a decade to take decisive action in the battle to beat global warming or risk irreversible change that will tip the planet towards catastrophe, a leading climate scientist said on Tuesday.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:53 PM

Taser-happy Cop's History Was One Reason For Tasers at UCLA 

LAist takes a look at Tazey McShockalot's background.

Then you can rinse the bad taste out of your brain with this hysterical mash-up of Jack Chick comics and the Mighty Marvel Universe!

Via Boing Boing.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:18 PM

RIP Robert Altman 

Robert Altman, the caustic and irreverent satirist behind "M-A-S-H," "Nashville" and "The Player" who made a career out of bucking Hollywood management and story conventions, died at a Los Angeles Hospital, his Sandcastle 5 Productions Company said Tuesday. He was 81.

Altman had an amazing career.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:12 PM

News Corp. Accused of Hush Money Offer 

Rupert Murdoch tries to buy off the Goldmans and the Browns. Doesn't work. Judith Regan still an evil bitch.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:05 PM

"When twilight dims the sky above" 

New Rigorous Intuition.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:55 AM

Shot dead on his way to work: comic who gave Iraqis a laugh 

One of Iraq's best known TV satirists was shot dead on his way to work yesterday.

Via Fark.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:49 AM

Another Dead Bigfoot Photo? 

Cryptomundo's looking for info.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:53 AM

Jon Swift's Complete Amazon Reviews 

Jon Swift reviews books he's never read.

Deliver Us from Evil: Defeating Terrorism, Despotism, and Liberalism by Sean Hannity

17 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

I am against evil, January 19, 2006

I have not actually read this book but I agree with Mr. Hannity that evil is bad. I am against all evil whatsoever, whether it is in an axis or solo. Liberals are always making complicated distinctions between things that are a little bit evil and things that are moderately evil and things that are very evil. Not Mr. Hannity. Everything to him is either good or evil, period. I think that's a much easier way to view the world and it saves a lot of time.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:49 AM

The GOP's dirty deeds of 2006 

At Salon, so you have to watch a very short ad starring the lovely Nicole Kidman. It's quite painless.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:18 AM

The Scottish Lord with the elixir of life 

Sir Simon Loccard and the Lee Penny, an amulet which contained mysterious healing qualities. Cool story.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:22 AM

Jack the Ripper's face 'revealed' 

Using new profiling techniques, investigators have created a picture of what they believe the 19th Century murderer would have looked like.

Some commentary from Unsolved.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:05 AM

Submarine carrying 3 tons of cocaine seized off Costa Rica 

Tipped off by three plastic pipes mysteriously skimming the ocean's surface, authorities seized a homemade submarine packed with 3 tons of cocaine off Costa Rica's Pacific coast.

With picture of homemade sub.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:25 AM

Pink dolphin population tumbles off Taiwan 

A dolphin that lives along the west coast of Taiwan is declining to dangerously low numbers because of over-fishing and pollution, local environmental researchers said on Monday.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:11 AM

Putin the Pedophile? 

Alexander Litvinenko, a former KGB spy struggling for life after being poisoned with thallium, had earlier accused Putin of being a pedophile.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:00 AM

Where mysticism meets medicine 

On the second floor of an anonymous building on a side street in St. Louis Park, Minn., a shamana is at work. As cars trundle by outside her office window, she sings and taps a plant rattle across her client's back as she calls for the Great Spirit to heal body, heart and mind.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:56 AM

Monday, November 20, 2006

ASI finds carved rocks near Mahabalipuram 

Rocks with step-like cuttings, a wall and carved blocks have been found under the sea in the southern coast near the heritage site of Mahabalipuram.

Via Daily Grail.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:05 PM

Did the CIA Kill Bobby Kennedy? 

Covert History wants to know.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:50 PM

Four Were Framed With The FBI's Help 

Oh, there's a big difference, Mrs. de Marco. The mob is run by murdering, thieving, lying, cheating psychopaths. We work for the President of the United States of America.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:56 PM

US Government Documents Show 160 Saudis Flew from the US Between September 11 and September 15, 2001 

"...including but not limited to members of the House of Saud and/or members of the Bin Laden family."

Via Covert History.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:55 PM

The real prehistoric religion of Malta 

Forget the goddess theory, which you hear every tourist guide trying to explain the huge statues at the National Museum of Archaeology or while touring Hagar Qim.

That may not have been the original religion of Malta.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:34 PM

Jamestown Skeleton Still a Mystery 

Bones discovered four years ago at the site of America's first permanent English settlement could be those of Jamestown's unsung founder, a knight or a captain.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:08 PM

Sunday, November 19, 2006

Is this the best way to Climax? 

From Barstardo in Italy to Wank in Germany such funny-sounding place names have people doubled up with laughter.

Now they have been recorded in Rude World - a book of 100 places and how they got their bizarre names.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:51 PM

A History of Tanning 

We take a brief look at how things developed over the years

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:48 PM

Scientists regenerate a wing in chick embryo 

Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have successfully regenerated a wing in a chick embryo, a species not known to be able to regrow limbs.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:02 PM

Mystery island hum sneaks out from below sound barrier 

With a podcast of the hum that sounds a lot like a hum.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:00 PM

Follow the ghosts via London's Tube 

Neat ideas for a trip.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:57 PM

The mystery of the iron dagger 

Mysterious iron artifacts of the Northwest Coast.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:55 PM

Jack the Ripper's face revealed 120 years on 

The face of Jack the Ripper has been pieced together by Scotland Yard experts from evidence left by the Victorian killer.

With an illustration of the presumed face of Saucy Jack.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:46 PM

Slow-acting killer that was Saddam's favourite instrument of vengeance 

A profile of thallium posioning.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:35 PM

Discovered: Circa 1350 A.D. Hominid 

Cryptomundo's got it, with illustration.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:54 PM

RIP Ruth Brown 

One of the pioneering rhythm and blues singers, Ruth Brown, has died aged 78.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:37 PM

First trial in Ponchatoula rape case scheduled for August 2007 

Austin "Trey" Bernard III, 38, of Hammond, has accused people charged with him - and his ex-wife, who wasn't indicted - of participating in a satanic ritual, according to a Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office report turned over to the defense Wednesday.

Investigators have said they did not find any evidence of such rites at Hosanna Church, which has since been closed, or at the suspects' homes.

Well, it looks like the cover-up is complete. Please have a read over at Professor Pan to get yourself up to speed on the alleged devil worshipping, child molesting, bestiality enthusiasts from the Hosanna Church. You can start with Hosanna Coverup (part 1).

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:14 AM

Church publisher now critical of 9-11 conspiracy book it printed 

The board that runs the Presbyterian Church's publishing wing is criticizing a book it printed that alleges the Bush Administration was behind the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:54 AM

Scientists experiment with mushrooms 

Banned hallucinogens may have medical benefits, but results are unpredictable.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:51 AM

Fossils of sea reptile found in Montana 

A retired pastor and his son unearthed the skull and lower jaw of a sea reptile believed to be about 70 million years old, Montana State University said.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:48 AM

Prize Whippet, Phantom Mascot 

Remember that Whippet show dog that escaped from JFK airport in February and they couldn't catch? Yeah, still can't catch her. With great map of sightings.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:41 AM

Dead end 

Good article on the mysterious murder of bank executive Alistair Wilson, still unsolved after two years.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:33 AM

Once taboo, the world of illusion still astonishes 

For Simon During, an English professor at Johns Hopkins University, the relationship that a civilization has to magic says something profound about its culture. He made his case in the 2002 book Modern Enchantments: The Cultural Power of Secular Magic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:32 AM

RIP Albert B. Friedman 

Albert B. Friedman, a retired authority on folklore and balladry at what is now Claremont Graduate University, whose work anticipated the folk music revival of the late 1950s and 1960s, died Nov. 11 at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center. He was 86.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:31 AM

Witches In South Florida 

Witches who ghost hunt. A reporter's dream.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:28 AM

Cal U professor investigates the paranormal 

Rene Kruse has performed more than 450 ghost-hunting investigations in the past 30 years.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:26 AM

'Big cat' seen by dog walker 

A mystery "big cat" was prowling through fields in Telford, a dog walker claimed today. Diana Young, 65, said she saw a long dark-coloured animal in open fields between Lawley and Dawley this morning.

Between "Lawley and Dawley" - God, I love England.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:25 AM

It's Alive 

Bigfoot and his hairy girlfriend are chillin' with the Loch Ness Monster in Kansas City.

Review of the Cryptozoology: Out of Time Place Scale show at the H&R Block Artspace in Kansas City. The author also admits to a childhood sighting of a creature "part raccoon and part fur-covered toddler."

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:24 AM

Qi - the energy of life 

Dr. Amir Farid Isahak on pi-water.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:20 AM

Autism - A Terrible Mystery 

New clues and new questions in the hunt for a cause.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:13 AM

Ghost hunters report findings from James site 

Jesse James, that is.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:27 AM

Friday, November 17, 2006

Working for the Clampdown 

This one goes out to the UCLA campus police. Have a nice safe weekend everybody.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:31 PM

New low for the hyena of books 

Mike Lupica on Judith Regan, Bernard Kerik, and O.J. Simpson's new "book". I think Farker ryderdm3 put it best when he said "Judith Regan is a lying whore...She'd publish a book with pictures of her own mother being raped if it'd make her a buck."

So true, ryderdm3, so true. It's been a while since I awarded this, but I'm going to have to proclaim Judith Regan: Douchebag of the Week!

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:29 PM

Clear Evidence 2006 Congressional Elections Hacked 

A major undercount of Democratic votes and an overcount of Republican votes in U.S. House and Senate races across the country is indicated by an analysis of national exit polling data, by the Election Defense Alliance (EDA), a national election integrity organization.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:04 PM

Illness unmasks generous 'Secret Santa' 

One of the Professor's hometown heroes. Say a prayer for Larry Stewart.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:56 PM

James Bond and Cryptozoology 

I always wondered what an Octopussy was...

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:43 PM

Melinda Duckett: Not Safe For Work 

CrimeBlog's got it. Don't worry, it is safe for work.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:42 PM

How Welsh bluestones helped heal the ancients 

STONEHENGE was a place of healing and not a place for the dead, according to a scholar who attributes its powers to its Welsh origins.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:58 AM

Mystery humming sound captured 

A New Zealand scientist believes he's captured a recording of the mystery hum that has been heard by scores of people living and in and around the city of Auckland.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:54 AM

Researcher produces new evidence of Bigfoot's existence 

A Bigfoot researcher came forward yesterday with what he claimed was new evidence of the creature's existence in the deep jungles of Ulu Sedili in Kota Tinggi.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:50 AM

VHS, 30, dies of loneliness 

After a long illness, the groundbreaking home-entertainment format VHS has died of natural causes in the United States. The format was 30 years old.

No services are planned.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:45 AM

Thursday, November 16, 2006

That Body Snatchers Moment 

New Rigorous Intuition on this important story from Mad Cow Morning News.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:40 PM

Ozark Mystery What-Is-It? 

Cryptomundo's got it with pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:26 PM

Report of strange animal draws Bigfoot hunters 

The jury is still out as to the identity of a large creature spotted near Station Way in the town of Erin on Nov. 9.

See also: Hairy Monster Sightings in WI: Bigfoot?

And: Could Bigfoot be coming back?

And: Update: Photo of Dead Bigfoot? (with pic).

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:20 PM

The Real Manchurian Candidate 

Nearly four decades after the death of Bobby Kennedy, questions remain about the guilt of his killer, Pasadena's Sirhan Sirhan.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:18 PM

Hubble telescope makes new discovery 

The Hubble Space Telescope has shown that a mysterious form of energy first conceived by Albert Einstein, then rejected by the famous physicist as his "greatest blunder," appears to have been fueling the expansion of the universe for most of its history.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:12 PM

The Sam Sheppard Mystery: An American Travesty of Justice? 

His case has been called "the country's most enduring murder mystery."

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:06 PM

Real-life 007s speak out, shoot down licence to kill 

Does this mean there's no Pussy Galore?

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:02 PM

Mystery around Rhode Island man's 1964 death deepens with new autopsy 

Louis James DeFusco was found floating in Narragansett Bay in 1964, a ship's anchor tied around his legs and a bullet in his mouth. Authorities called it a suicide. But relatives had their doubts.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:57 PM

Dead end for mystery skull case 

A Torbay coroner has "run out of ideas" in trying to identify a mystery skull found by fishermen off the Devon coast.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:53 PM

Guilty: McCowen gets life without parole for 2002 murder of Christa Worthington 

The trash man did it.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:48 PM

Clinton Residents Report Seeing Big Cats 

For the second time in a year, residents in Prince George's County, Md., have reported sightings of at least one, and possibly two, large wildcats in the county.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:03 PM

Voodoo practitioner tries to jinx Bush 

Revenge for Voodoo economics, perhaps?

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:58 PM

Server's account gives hope that missing boy is alive 

Trenton Duckett update.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:57 PM

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

The occult isn't just a batty idea in America's attic 

One I missed.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:05 PM

World champion barrel race horse cloned 

Barrel racer Charmayne James knew scientists had figured out how to clone mice, sheep and cats. But if any creature deserved to be cloned, she thought it was her gelding Scamper, the retired 10-time world champion. The result, Clayton, has exceeded James' expectations.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:27 PM

Mom's Adult Videos, Nude Photos Investigated In Missing Boy Case 

The Trenton Duckett case gets even weirder. And that's saying something.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:15 PM

Unconscious Kingdom (Part Two) 

New Rigorous Intuition.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:33 AM

Another Wisconsin Bigfoot? 

Cryptomundo's got it.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:26 AM

Apparent Voice Of Dead Woman Heard On Audiotape 

A strange voice captured on audiotape during an investigation of a home in Sanford, Fla., is believed to be that of an elderly woman who died years ago.

Via the Anomalist. With video.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:25 AM

Exercise mind and body with Qigong 

Qigong is going to sweep the nation. Forget yoga and tai chi. Qigong is simpler.

Nice long article.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:48 AM

Conference unlocks age-old secrets of celebrities' deaths 

"These are very important historical figures and just studying their diseases is just interesting and entertaining," he said.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:08 AM

Keel News Now & Mothman 40 Years Ago 

Today is the symbolic 40th anniversary of the beginning of the modern era of Mothman sightings.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:17 AM

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

The Ghosts of Workman Chapel 

At From the Shadows.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:19 PM

Monkeys in Louisiana 

Cryptomundo's got it. See also: El Reno's Dermals

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:48 PM

Tracing that old black magic 

Q: Where did "abracadabra," a word commonly used by amateur magicians, come from?

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:41 PM

Anne Frank's Tree To Be Cut Down 

The ancient chestnut tree that comforted Anne Frank while she was in hiding during the Nazi occupation of Holland must be cut down, the Amsterdam city council said Tuesday.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:39 PM

The Rhyming Herbalist 

"When blood pressure hath risen much too high, Garlic tis a remedy thou shouldest try."

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:39 PM

Who's ready for William Faulkner's 'Nosferatu'? 

A long-lost script for a vampire film, discovered several years ago, now appears headed for the big screen.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:37 PM

Residents Claim Spotting Bigfoot-Like Creature In SE Wisconsin 

Two bizarre sightings of an alleged "monster" in Waukesha County are prompting some local residents to wonder whether witnesses saw the legendary Bigfoot.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:27 PM

Morgellons: Real or a state of mind? 

While its sufferers describe wild symptoms of the disease, many doctors doubt it exists.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:04 PM

Fake Anthrax Mailer Update 

Radar Online has some more info on the fake anthrax mailer including the FBI affidavit and the curious info that Castagana used the fake return addresses of William Shatner and Barry White. Cannonfire has a few observations as well.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:18 AM

Soldiers' widows sue for pagan symbols on headstones 

The widows of two combat veterans sued the government Monday for not allowing Wiccan symbols on their husbands' military headstones.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:53 AM

Monday, November 13, 2006

Step Right Up, Ladies and Gents, to See the End of an Oddity 

Ward Hall, the King of the Midway, has perpetrated perhaps his greatest illusion. He has risen from the dead. He has collected up his big top, rustled up the midget, dusted off the rubber fetuses and beat it back out on the road. Once again, he is the geriatric front man of the last traveling freak show in America.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:49 PM

Secret Symbols of the Rosicrucians 

Boing Boing's got them.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:16 PM

EVP: Holographic Imprints 

What if EVP are just multidimensional recordings?

Via the Anomalist.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:10 PM

Giant penis sculpture stirs up controversy at Taipei airport 

A giant wooden sculpture of a penis on display at Taipei's international airport has stirred up controversy among some foreign visitors and flight crew, who have demanded its removal.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:57 PM

The Ancient Art Of Reflexology Relieves Pressure 

The key to letting go of tension and restoring balance may be in your hands and feet.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:54 PM

First-century Roman shipwreck a dazzling find 

A shipwrecked first-century vessel carrying delicacies to the richest palates of the Roman Empire has proved a dazzling find, with nearly 2000-year-old fish bones still nestling inside clay jars.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:51 PM

Everglades employ seven slithery secret agents 

Scientists battling to eradicate the giant pythons that have invaded the Everglades unleashed an experimental weapon Monday -- another giant python.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:47 PM

Since You Asked 

When did newspapers start running horoscopes?

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:45 PM

Bill worries Chinese medical practitioners 

"Trying to get licensed under the new law would be more difficult than trying to go to heaven," Tran said in Cantonese. "The industry will be easily wiped out."

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:42 PM

DO UFOs EXIST IN THE HISTORY OF ARTS? 

Since the beginning of man, humans have always felt a need to reproduce celestial events, first on the wall of caves, and then on canvas.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:36 PM

Renaissance masterpieces discovered in Oxford 

Two "lost" paintings by the Renaissance artist Fra Angelico have been discovered hanging behind a door in a modest two bedroom terraced house in Oxford.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:32 PM

Man Describes What He Saw In Washington County Woods 

What's 7 feet tall, hairy and roams the local woods after midnight?

See also: Messin' with Bigfoot, which includes an encounter with "Dogzilla", a giant dog "about the size of a grown deer."

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:30 PM

Toilet tied to tale of Dead Sea Scrolls 

'Bioarchaeology' sheds light on earthy side of scriptural lore.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:23 PM

Tallahassee murders still unsolved 

For those who lived in Tallahassee then, 1966 is still remembered as the year that changed everything.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:02 PM

Update: Yarram Ape or Yowie? 

With pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:36 PM

California man arrested for mail threats to celebs 

The headline is a little misleading as he also sent envelopes with white powder to Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Charles Schumer. They're hardly celebrities.

The man's name is Chad Castagana and he's from Woodland Hills, California. And guess what? He's a right wing nutjob. Big shock, I know.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:26 PM

Sunday, November 12, 2006

The Mysterious Ica Stones 

What if early humans had actually etched pictures of dinosaurs on rock faces. That would constitute pretty good proof, wouldn't it?

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:54 PM

Gerald Ford Is Oldest Living President In History 

Former President Gerald Ford Sunday beat a record held by the late Ronald Reagan: to become the oldest living president in U.S. history.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:32 PM

Bush Revives Espionage Act 

Bush's war on the disloyal press climaxes in a trial on classified information.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:55 PM

RIP Jack Williamson 

The man considered by many the "Dean of Science Fiction" - Jack Williamson - died Friday at his home in Portales. He was 98.

Here is Jack's Wiki page. Jack and Hugh Cave were probably the last of the 30s pulp masters. Can anyone think of any others from that era who are still alive? And still writing? Drop me a line if you can.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:56 AM

Goatman goes enviromentalist 

A report of a mysterious creature near Holy Hill Road on Thursday may spawn stories to rival those of Washington County's local legend, Goatman.

Or is the Thursday report a continuation of Goatman's tradition?

Via Supernatural News.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:52 AM

The 'Whoahaw' in Wisconsin? 

The idea of a ferocious monster that is a "blend of a bear and canine" is not a purely Wisconsinian phenomenon.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:42 AM

Is the Moon Still Alive? 

Conventional wisdom says the Moon is dead. Conventional wisdom may be wrong.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:26 AM

Giant paw prints mystery 

UNEXPLAINED giant paw prints have today left an Ipswich couple speculating over whether a wild animal is stalking the neighbourhood.

With print pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:21 AM

Mutilated cow at Valier ranch adds to mystery 

The cow's udder, genitals and rectum were cut out with stunning precision. The left side of her face was carved off, the exposed bones stripped as clean as if they'd been boiled.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:17 AM

West Virginia's petroglyphs being erased by man and nature 

Ghostly human images, intriguing geometric designs, and the likenesses of turtles, beavers, birds, snakes and tracks made by game animals are fading at an alarming rate from the stone surfaces on which they were carved 400 to 1,000 years ago.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:16 AM

Poe's take on murder mystery inspires local writer's analysis 

Like many boys with an interest in literature, Daniel Stashower was drawn to the macabre short stories of Edgar Allan Poe, particularly "The Mystery of Marie Roget," one of Poe's detective tales based on a real murder.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:15 AM

Flying object spooks man 

"It was really bizarre," he said. "I've never seen anything like it."

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:01 AM

Bigfoot Round-up 

Southeast Texas Police Officer Sees Bigfoot

Godfrey: Wisconsin Bigfoot - NOT!

Not Bigfoot?

More On Deer-Grabbing Bigfoot

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:59 AM

Saturday, November 11, 2006

VIRGINIA, FLORIDATED 

Suspicious electoral arithmetic in Virginia.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:24 AM

Friday, November 10, 2006

'Spider Girl' gang held in Chile 

Police have arrested two members of one of Chile's most notorious gangs, known as the Spider Girls.

Paging Quentin Tarantino. Via Fark.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:01 PM

Priest bids to count ghost out 

They may be more used to dealing with superannuation than the supernatural, but a Scottish financial advice firm has been forced to call in a priest after being targeted by a suspected ghost.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:53 PM

Pimp stays in prison for satanic slaying 

There's a headline you don't see everyday.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:49 PM

Sleeping murderer? New twist to Italian child death saga 

Experts suspect that an Italian mother convicted of murder may have killed her three-year-old son in her sleep.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:39 PM

Persian Gulf Shipwreck Continues to Remain a Mystery 

"Death Trap!" This is what archeologists call the area 70 meters below the waters of the Persian Gulf where nearly two months ago the remains of a merchant ship belonging to either of the two superpowers of Ancient Persia, namely the Parthian (248 BC - 224 AD) or Sassanid (224-651 AD) empires, were discovered. Lack of sufficient facilities has turned salvation of this Partho-Sassanid shipwreck a challenging task.

See also: Mystery subs in Orkney

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:35 PM

'I go to die now' - a betrayed soldier's farewell letter is found after 90 years 

A deeply moving last letter written by a British soldier executed by the Germans in 1916 has been discovered in an attic in Hastings. It casts fresh light on one of the most tragic episodes of the First World War.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:29 PM

Ark. professor produces e-book on Bigfoot legend 

Folklore or real creature, the mysterious South Arkansas Fouke monster seems to emerge from time to time in various forms. Now the legendary Bigfoot has made its way into a new e-book by an El Dorado native.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:23 PM

Spooks, crooks and gobbledygook 

A review of Phantasmagoria: Spirit Visions, Metaphors and Media in the 21st Century by Marina Warner.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:21 PM

Shaking hands with the Masons 

Book review of Freemasonry: Symbols, Secrets, Significance by W. Kirk MacNulty.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:34 PM

UFO Conference in Las Vegas 

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:31 PM

Is 'Bigfoot' roaming around Holy Hill? 

A mysterious sighting in Washington County has area officials and residents bewildered, bemused and amused.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:29 PM

Fells Point Hot Spot Auctioned 

The Horse You Came In On was said to be a favorite hang out for Edgar Allen Poe, and most recently it was a haven for local musicians.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:09 PM

Is it or isn't it? Absentee ballot had stamp that could be rare, valuable 'Inverted Jenny' 

The stamp, similar to one sold in mint condition for $525,000 last year, was canceled. So was the ballot, which contained no clue to the identity of the voter.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:29 PM

RIP Jack Palance 

Jack Palance, the craggy-faced menace in "Shane," "Sudden Fear" and other films who turned to comedy at 70 with his Oscar-winning self-parody in "City Slickers," died Friday.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:25 PM

Thursday, November 09, 2006

Very wierd result in the CT race. 

Lamont loses with EXACT number that republican did in 2000.


Spellcheck also apparently lost the election. Still weird though. Via Cannonfire.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:12 PM

Cthulhu Rising 

Mariners report new island in South Pacific.

Via the fine folks at Fark. A farker also found pictures taken by the crew of the ship that discovered the island. No word yet on whether they name it R'lyeh.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:57 PM

Southwest Missouri's Spook Light Road 

"It was before midnight," she said. "It was like a big, huge ball with a yellow glow and it went right straight through our car. I just screamed."

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:44 PM

More human-Neandertal mixing evidence uncovered 

A re-examination of ancient human bones from Romania reveals more evidence that humans and Neandertals interbred.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:41 PM

Shocking Migraine Treatment 

Ancient Romans sometimes placed a black torpedo fish on their foreheads, thinking that the electrical shock it produced would cure their migraine woes.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:39 PM

Roman artifacts found in Swedish graves 

Shards of Roman ceramics found in ancient graves in western Sweden suggest there was more contact between the Romans and Swedes than thought.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:37 PM

Does Bigfoot live among us? 

Reports of Bigfoot on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation in eastern Arizona have drawn a controversial hunter of the legendary creature.

See also: Dryopithecus, Skunk Apes, and Yeti

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:36 PM

Alien threat after X-Files 'close' 

Mulder and Scully are out of a job because Britain's X-Files have been virtually closed, it was claimed today.

See also: People who have claimed that they have experienced UFOs, are especially sensitive to charged ions in the environments and Extra Low Frequency waves

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:29 PM

OUR LONG NATIONAL NIGHTMARE HAS JUST BEGUN 

Like Cornered Rats, GOP Losers More Dangerous Than Ever.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:23 PM

Republicans Blame Election Losses On Democrats | The Onion 

Republican officials are blaming tonight's GOP losses on Democrats, who they claim have engaged in a wide variety of "aggressive, premeditated, anti-Republican campaigns" over the past six-to-18 months.

Hysterical. Via Eschaton.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:32 PM

RIP Ed Bradley 

Veteran 60 Minutes correspondent Ed Bradley died of complications from leukemia this morning at Mt. Sinai hospital in Manhattan. He joined the staff of the venerable news magazine 26 years ago.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:06 PM

Wednesday, November 08, 2006

New Photo: Is It A Skunk Ape? 

Cryptomundo's got it. With pic and link to video.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:51 PM

Flight of fancy - or a real UFO? 

A UFO was spotted hovering over Times Territory on TWO separate occasions at the weekend.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:48 PM

The Missing Secrets of Nikola Tesla 

Digital Journal has a film.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:44 PM

Jim Morrison Ceremony: The Truth About The Oregon Cowboy 

Is Jim Morrison still alive?

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:43 PM

The Chronicles of a Lost New York 

Book review of Forgotten New York: The Ultimate Urban Explorer's Guide to All Five Boroughs. Sounds cool.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:40 PM

'Spy lab' decodes disappearing ink 

A U.S. historian and chemist have teamed up to crack an old mystery: the formula the East German secret police used to make invisible ink.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:34 PM

Rumsfeld to step down 

U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, the face of U.S. war policy and a lightning rod for critics worldwide, will step down, a U.S. defense official said on Wednesday.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:23 PM

Excavators uncover 19th century sarcophagus 

Made of iron, no less.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:14 AM

Doctor faces 'witch' claim hearing 

A doctor who allegedly told her patient she was being tormented by "black magic" is facing a disciplinary hearing.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:11 AM

Sasquatch Not a Mystery to Some 

Readers respond to columnist's Bigfoot column.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:08 AM

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

'Meltdown 2006': Voting problems across US 

Raw Story's got it.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:15 PM

Murder or Suicide? 

Crimeblog looks at the murder of Actress/Director/Writer Adrienne Shelly.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:15 AM

Chimp Sighting = Skunk Ape? 

Cryptomundo wonders.

See also: The Crosley Monster - An Indiana Bigfoot?

And Topanga's "Condor" with cool condor pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:57 AM

Did Astronaut Cooper Know About a 1956 UFO Incident? 

press release.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:47 AM

X-rated: What is so special about the letter 'X' 

Dangerous, mysterious and forbidden, the alphabet's 24th letter has wielded a strange and thrilling power for thousands of years.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:45 AM

HOW THEY STOLE THE MID-TERM ELECTION 

Greg Palast thinks it all over but the shouting.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:43 AM

Monday, November 06, 2006

Hairy Monsters 

Did a hairy monster stalk Tazewell County?

Cohomo Monster: 1972

Bigfoot and High Strangeness

Via the Anomalist.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:23 PM

Republican national 'robo-calling' scam on eve of election 

Raw Story.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:06 PM

Strange Maps 

Strange maps indeed. Cool.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:53 PM

109 Reasons To Dump The 109th Congress 

With a nice picture of a building that belongs to every American.

109. There were just 12 hours of hearings on Abu Ghraib. (There were more than 100 hours of hearings on alleged misuse of the Clinton Christmas card list.)

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:33 PM

Republican Dirty Tricks 

TPMmuckraker has been getting the low down on the latest illegal maneuvers from the Republican party as they desperately try to suppress tomorrow's vote. Meanwhile, Cannonfire let's them have it back in spades. Remember that Seinfeld episode when Jerry tries to call the phone solicitor at home? Your wildest dreams realized.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:04 PM

Confessions of an Occult Mastermind 

Cat answers readers' questions.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:21 PM

Plastic trash vortex menaces Pacific sealife: study 

Thought the Sargasso Sea was scary? Try a swirling vortex of plastic the size of Texas.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:42 AM

Lost Moon landing tapes discovered 

For years 'lost' tapes recording data from the Apollo 11 Moon landing have been stored underneath the seats of Australian physics students. A recent search has uncovered them.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:14 AM

Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science 

Review of Jeff Meldrum's book.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:03 AM

Transplant man goes to the dogs 

A man transplanted with one of his wife's kidneys claims to have taken on her personality.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:53 AM

Theory of a Dead Man 

New Rigorous Intuition.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:45 AM

Spies cover up Diana 'murder' 

The Princess Diana inquiry is in danger of stalling after French spy chiefs blocked British detectives' attempts to establish the final hours of driver Henri Paul.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:20 AM

Fortean Traveller: The Gog Magog Hills, Cambridgeshire 

A visit to East Anglia's only 'mountains' in search of TC Lethbridge's mysterious hill figures and the real site of the Trojan wars.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:16 AM

Ft. Apache reports spur Bigfoot hunt 

In recent months, the legendary creature purportedly has been chased by police officers, spotted by campers and caught peeking through windows of tribal residents' homes.

See also: Hoodwinked in Arizona

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:55 AM

Abductions by Modern Neandertals? 

At Cryptomundo.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:54 AM

Sunday, November 05, 2006

War simulation in 1999 pointed out Iraq invasion problems 

A series of secret U.S. war games in 1999 showed that an invasion and post-war administration of Iraq would require 400,000 troops, nearly three times the number there now.

And even then, the games showed, the country still had a chance of dissolving into chaos.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:25 AM

The White Thing - An Albino Bigfoot? 

Mysterious "White Thing" Haunts Residents for Generations.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:15 AM

Children of Nazi racial engineering meet in Germany 

The children of a Nazi program aimed at creating an "Aryan elite" met publicly in Germany on Saturday in an effort to banish the specter that has haunted many of them since their birth.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:13 AM

Could extra dolphin fins be legs? 

Japanese researchers said Sunday that a bottlenose dolphin captured last month has an extra set of fins that could be the remains of hind legs, a discovery that may provide further evidence that ocean-dwelling mammals once lived on land.

With pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:10 AM

Will you see mountain mystery? 

A web-cam search for the Brown Mountain Lights. Via the Anomalist.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:07 AM

Wanna be a ghost hunter? 

Revenant research in southeast Iowa.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:07 AM

Dig uncovers Britain's hunter-gatherer past 

One of the country's richest archaeology sites has been uncovered at a Berkshire sewage works. Finds at the dig at Kintbury include 10,000-year-old flints left behind by ancient hunter-gatherers who lived at a time when Britain was still connected by land to Europe.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:02 AM

Mystery remains as police quiz 600 in hunt for banker's killer 

Unusual weapon, unusual bullets, unusual case. Interesting stuff.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:54 AM

Dr. Botta and the Flying Saucer 

Alien encounter in 1950's South America.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:50 AM

Mystery mummy's home ID'd 

Mummified human skeletal remains, confiscated from the home of a woman who police say was trying to sell them on eBay, likely came from an early 19th century Scottish collection, authorities said.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:46 AM

Haitians in voodoo-tinged celebration of the dead 

Haitians poured into cemeteries and danced in the streets on Thursday as their strife-torn Caribbean nation wrapped up its annual two-day celebration of the dead.

With great pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:29 AM

Friday, November 03, 2006

Esther Kaplan is hot 

I can't believe this sentence has never appeared on the Internets before now. Criminal.

I'm saying it first. Esther Kaplan is hot.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:16 PM

Professor's Bigfoot Research Criticized 

Skeptics complain that there's no science to Bigfoot research and when there is some they complain about that too. Special Douchebag of the Week Award goes to Martin Hackworth, senior lecturer in the physics department, who also seems to have a little problem with jealousy.

Link via Raw Story.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:04 PM

Army Recruiters Accused of Misleading Students to Get Them to Enlist 

"We're not at war. War ended a long time ago."

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:32 PM

Happy Birthday! 

The Professor wants to wish a Happy Birthday to Steve Huff, the hardest working man in the Blogosphere.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:12 PM

British believe Bush more dangerous than Kim Jong-il 

America is now seen as a threat to world peace by its closest neighbours and allies, according to an international survey of public opinion published today that reveals just how far the country's reputation has fallen among former supporters since the invasion of Iraq.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:03 PM

Photoshop a business card for a fictional character 

Friday fun from the folks at FARK.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:20 AM

Sylvanic - What's The Real Story on the Twelve Seconds of New Bigfoot Footage? 

Cryptomundo's got it.

See also: The Rood Bigfoot - 911 Call

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:06 AM

A rare lock of hair from Napoleon's controversial deathbed 

A lock of hair reputedly belonging to one of the greatest military leaders in history, Napoleon Bonaparte, is among lots coming up for auction near Lockerbie tomorrow.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:59 AM

FBI reviewing river deaths in La Crosse 

Police in La Crosse have asked the FBI to review a series of mysterious drownings dating back nearly a decade, FBI officials told The Associated Press Tuesday.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:55 AM

Jack the Ripper's link to former hospital revealed 

A book based on the history of the former Bexley Hospital has revealed links to the 19th Century 'Jack the Ripper' murders.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:55 AM

Hypnosis or Hype? 

Does it work?

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:53 AM

Aliens, government breed genetic mutants in suspected underground lair 

Dulce is almost in the center of the northern edge of the state, on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation. Dulce is a small town, yet it looms large in the minds of conspiracy theorists worldwide, who believe it's the home of an underground government base - Earth's primary site for alien-human collaboration.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:44 AM

'X-Files' claims over inventor's death 

Bizzarre claims are being posted on internet conspiracy theory websites surrounding the recent sudden death of Kelso inventor and businessman Dean Warwick, writes Mark Entwistle.

Also: Aliens Ate My Spellcheck!

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:42 AM

Welcome dead or alive 

Lowell tavern holds seance; former tap owner among suspected ghosts.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:36 AM

Canberra tops most haunted list 

If living in a city haunted by politicians and public servants isn't frightening enough, a new book has named Canberra as Australia's most ghostly region.

The paranormal travel guide, Haunted and Mysterious Australia, was compiled by Tim the Yowie Man, who changed his name after spotting an unidentified black hairy creature in Canberra's Brindabella Mountains in 1994.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:34 AM

White dots caught by security camera led to discovery of corpses 

A Taiwan cemetery caretaker claims he can prove that ghosts exist, because white dots caught by the cemetery's security camera led to the discovery of 18 unclaimed corpses.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:33 AM

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

New Theory on What Got the Oracle of Delphi High 

Something in the ancient Greek temple of Delphi made its priestess high enough to believe she could predict the future. Scientists just can't agree on what.

Via the eagle-eyes at Fark.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:10 PM

USAF Needs $50 Billion To Fly Dead & Injured Troops Back To America 

Another source familiar with the Air Force plans said the extra funds would help pay to transport growing numbers of U.S. soldiers being killed and wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Wonkette also touches a bit on what may or may not have happened at Camp Falcon.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:15 PM

Revealed: U.S. Soldier Killed Herself After Objecting to Interrogation Techniques 

Suuuure she did.

"Army spokespersons for her unit have refused to describe the interrogation techniques Alyssa objected to. They say all records of those techniques have now been destroyed..."

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:10 PM

American Werewolf or Sasquatch? 

Or perhaps a WereSquatch?

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:33 AM

Who Ya Gonna Call? 

Rigorous Intuition on John Kerry. I for one don't think John Kerry is secretly colluding with the Republicans. I think John Kerry is secretly colluding with stupidity.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:25 AM

English Couple Spot Loch Ness Phenomenon 

Cryptomundo's got it.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:59 AM

Leonardo da Vinci: Animated Illustrations 

Very cool. Via Fark.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:57 AM

Recent trial puts focus on Wiccans 

Wiccans and witches from across the country have responded to the story of Irenia Cotner, convicted of murder last week in Circuit Court in Clinton County for the murder of Joshua Bennett in August 2005.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:53 AM

The Best Black and White Horror Movies 

To make a horror movie today without color is probably inconceivable; how else could you possibly depict all that blood and gore without red?

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:50 AM

Area Is Rich With Legends Of The Paranormal 

New York State spookiness.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:47 AM

Secret Society In Chapel Hill Owns Gimghoul Castle 

secret society known as the Order of the Gimghoul owns a very old spooky-looking but beautiful castle in a wooded area of Chapel Hill.

With spooky castle pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:40 AM

The kindler, gentler Satanist 

The devil sells out, moves to suburbia and dons a fluffy bunny suit.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:36 AM

Once upon a midnight dreary... 

Eerie Oklahoma.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:33 AM

Ghost stories 

The Berkshires has its fair share of things that go bump in the night

Legend of girl ghost lives on near Amana Colonies

Ghosts? Davie man is on their trail

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:32 AM

Paranormal Researchers Investigate Possibly Haunted Bar 

A paranormal investigation of an east side bar found some unexplained happenings Tuesday.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:30 AM

Infamous Villisca ax donated to Villisca Historical Society 

An ax infamous for its role in Iowa's most notorious mass murder - the 1912 Villisca ax murders - will be donated to the Villisca Historical Society.

And CrimeBlog has a review of the DVD Villisca: Living with a Mystery.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:29 AM