Monday, October 30, 2006
You're gonna need a bigger truck.
Spotted on 10/19, by an eagle-eyed Wonkette reader: The Mid-Atlantic Shredding Services truck making its way up to the Cheney compound at the Naval Observatory.
posted by Prof. Hex at 2:45 PM
The Manbat of LaCrosse Wisconsin
Linda Godfrey has the latest tale of high weirdness in Wisconsin. And be sure to click on the other recent report on the bottom of the page.Via the Anomalist.
posted by Prof. Hex at 1:38 PM
Decades later, the Dover Demon still haunts
Twenty-nine years later, William Bartlett stands by his story of what he saw on Farm Street that night. It was an eerie human-like creature, he said, about 4 feet tall with glowing orange eyes and no nose or mouth in a watermelon-shaped head.And Cryptomundo weighs in as well.
posted by Prof. Hex at 9:00 AM
The Beast of Bladenboro
In 1954, a savage killer kept a small North Carolina town in a grip of terror. He left big tracks, a bloody trail and a hair-raising legend. Was it a bear? A vampire-cat? To this day, the creature remains a mystery.Via the Anomalist. I wonder if the Beast was the inspiration for the monster cat Greediguts in Robert McCammon's Usher's Passing, also set in North Carolina.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:57 AM
THE ROOD BIGFOOT
Rood Creek Park can be an eerie place for reasons other than a possible Bigfoot sighting six years ago.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:57 AM
Don't answer that knock when staying in room 604
Ghosts don't necessarily disappear, so to speak, when businesses change locations.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:53 AM
Masonic lodges face declining membership
Within an hour of my arrival at the local Masonic lodge for a rare public ceremony, four older men wearing aprons decorated with drawings of T-squares and compasses have asked me to become a Freemason.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:47 AM
Ghosts of New York
You'd think that the City That Never Sleeps would have more than a few.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:46 AM
Do the ghosts of prisoners haunt the old W. Virginia Penitentiary?
Convicts serving afterlife sentences keep things lively in West Virginia's creaky, creepy old penitentiary.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:43 AM
Think your house is haunted? Effort couple can help
Co-founders and co-directors of Paranormal Investigators of the Poconos, the Pryors are dedicated to explaining the unexplainable.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:41 AM
The old haunting grounds
Some say Bridgewater Triangle is a paranormal hot spot.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:40 AM
Ancient Pyramids Of Bosnia? Many Are Believers
"The first thing I noticed was the peculiar shape of that hill," he said. "It had the perfect shape, the perfect geometry of the pyramid."
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:38 AM
Conjuring magic for the movies
Creating effects for films such as 'The Illusionist' and 'The Prestige' is a delicate process as tricky as alchemy.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:36 AM
At UAA, ghosts are on the playbill
Eerie venue is known for creeping out actors, techies.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:34 AM
Mystery ship appears from Fort Morgan sands
Two local historians said the wreck is about three miles from the site where a Civil War blockade runner is buried under the sand, but they did not know the identity of the new ship.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:33 AM
Monday Morning Jackson Pollock
Monday artistic fun. Press keyboard keys to change colors and the space bar to reset.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:33 AM
A Village Of Curses?
Another article on Dudleytown.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:11 AM
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Book Paints Escape-Artist Houdini As Spy
A new biography of the legendary performer suggests that Houdini worked as a spy for Scotland Yard, monitored Russian anarchists and chased counterfeiters for the U.S. Secret Service - all before he was possibly murdered.Via rieraci's page at Stumbleupon.
posted by Prof. Hex at 10:06 AM
Aliens in Tappen, ND?
Strange creatures in the Dakotas.Via the Anomalist.
posted by Prof. Hex at 9:15 AM
Marilyn's last day: Twenty-four hours in the death of a legend
Was it murder or suicide? Was she desperate or full of hope? Did Robert Kennedy visit her secretly or was he miles away? Monroe would have been 80 this year. As the anniversary is marked, Liz Hoggard reconstructs her final moments from the latest theories.
posted by Prof. Hex at 9:15 AM
Speaker is no Rip-off
Few murderers have gained more notoriety and suspense than Jack the Ripper, and few people have gained as much expertise as Donald Rumbelow, retired London police officer and former chair of the British Crime Writers' Association.
posted by Prof. Hex at 9:06 AM
Yoga for Asthma: Does It Really Work?
Yoga is an excellent alternative therapy for Asthma, new research shows.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:53 AM
Archeologists unveil Aztec monolith
Mexican archeologists have found a massive stone icon that may be the most important Aztec figure ever discovered, unearthing a door at a ruined temple in the throbbing heart of Mexico City.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:51 AM
Supplying the ghostbusting world
A profile of Noah Voss, paranormal investigator and the founder and CEO of GetGhostGear.com.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:49 AM
Builder tells of bizarre sighting
Did you spot a UFO flying over Ipswich yesterday morning? If you did you wouldn't be alone.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:44 AM
The Bethany Ghost(s)- persistent but elusive spirit(s)
Part One: Ghosts: Real or imaginary?
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:37 AM
The light phantasmagorical
Interesting review of The Perfect Medium: Photography and the Occult.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:32 AM
DARK FUNERAL's First Visit To Chile Since Priest's Murder Creates Controversy
On July 24, 2004, 26-year-old Rodrigo Orias slit Father Faustino Gazziero's throat, smeared his face with the victim's blood and then stabbed himself several times in the chest and neck with the same knife while hundreds of churchgoers at Santiago's Metropolitan Cathedral watched in horror.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:26 AM
Friday, October 27, 2006
Ex-Bush official receives 18 month prison sentence
Raw Story's got it.
posted by Prof. Hex at 4:00 PM
John Keel update
John Keel continues his recovery. At Cryptomundo. And while you're there check out Loren Coleman's Top Cryptids.
posted by Prof. Hex at 3:58 PM
Werewolves of Elkhorn
For decades, terrified eyewitnesses have reported encounters with otherworldly creatures on country roads near Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. We sent a brave team of investigators to separate monster from myth.
posted by Prof. Hex at 3:55 PM
Fantastic phantoms and the man who jams lights
Rutgers Rarities students share latest stories of the paranormal in Middlesex.
posted by Prof. Hex at 11:59 AM
125th anniversary of the Gunfight at O.K. Corral
For all sorts of reasons, the lore and lure of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral lives on 125 years after a 30-second shootout immortalized the Earps, "Doc" Holliday and this community dubbed "the town too tough to die."
posted by Prof. Hex at 11:56 AM
Great Wall size mystery may be resolved
A 500-year-old question - just how long is China's Great Wall? - will be answered in 2008 by two government departments.
posted by Prof. Hex at 11:01 AM
Thursday, October 26, 2006
A Look Into the Vault
Offering some prime examples of totalitarian kitsch, the Kremlin Museums unveil their collection of gifts to Soviet leaders.With pic of amazing "Hammer and Sickle Over the Globe" phone. Must be seen to be believed.
posted by Prof. Hex at 7:21 PM
Mysterious humming driving Aucklanders 'bonkers'
A mysterious humming driving people to despair across Auckland has pricked the ears, and curiosity, of scientists trying to find the source.
posted by Prof. Hex at 7:16 PM
Roll Call Provides Scandal Scorecard
With so many congressional scandals out there, who can keep track? Thanks to the good people at Roll Call newspaper, you can! They've created a handy-dandy chart listing 17 of 18 known federal investigations into members of the 109th Congress.
posted by Prof. Hex at 4:11 PM
Gainesville Ripper executed
Florida has executed a serial killer whose grisly murders of five students haunted students at a major university and sent a chill through campuses across the US.
posted by Prof. Hex at 4:00 PM
Recipe for a Cooked Election
From Greg Palast.
posted by Prof. Hex at 3:35 PM
A personal account of the Battle of Los Angeles
An Eyewitness Account of the Mysterious Object that "Attacked" the Los Angeles Basin in the Wee Hours of February 25, 1942, plus a Ufological Assessment, Sixty-Four Years after the Fact.Worth a look. This is the only first-person account of this story that I know of.
posted by Prof. Hex at 3:30 PM
Wildcat Mountain's secret
Hauntings, buried treasure some say are part of history at state park.Mysteries from Wisconsin. The Sentinel story may be of interest to those following the legends associated with the Knights of the Golden Circle. Via the Anomalist.
posted by Prof. Hex at 3:20 PM
A History Of Halloween
Halloween and the festivities associated with it evolved from ancient cultural and religious practices of the Celts.
posted by Prof. Hex at 3:12 PM
Rougarou remains strong figure in Cajun folklore
As the end of October approaches, a mood shift can be seen across south Louisiana. For many, this time brings the cool weather they love, Halloween and trick-or-treaters and the accompanying bonfires with stories about the mysterious night-wandering creature known as the rougarou.
posted by Prof. Hex at 3:09 PM
Island's terrors extend beyond the 'Triangle'
It wasn't known as the "Isle of Devils" for nothing.
posted by Prof. Hex at 3:07 PM
Perhaps a haunted house isn't necessary for a real-life ghostly encounter
From what I understand, going to a particular home is not necessary to have a ghostly encounter. They can happen in places with no known reputation for being haunted.
posted by Prof. Hex at 3:05 PM
Tales of Haunted Oregon Coast Lighthouses
They inspire imaginations, impart mystery and create an ever-widening array of emotions and thoughts. And many of them may or may not be haunted.
posted by Prof. Hex at 3:03 PM
Mystery 'explosion' damages homes
Skyquake in Cornwall.
posted by Prof. Hex at 3:01 PM
Witching Hour
Visiting L.I.'s Most Haunted Places at Midnight, friday the 13th.
posted by Prof. Hex at 2:59 PM
New twist in missing plane saga
One of the strangest stories I've encountered in a decade of writing columns is getting stranger.
posted by Prof. Hex at 2:56 PM
Mysterious art marks remote canyon walls in Utah
All through southern Utah's rugged terrain, visitors find awe and mystery in the scattered ancient rock-art panels on remote canyon walls.
posted by Prof. Hex at 2:56 PM
10 most real-life ghost photos
Or unreal life, if you prefer.
posted by Prof. Hex at 2:44 PM
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Paranormal Research Society gears up for TV show
Penn State University is known worldwide for a lot of things: football, authors, scientists, ice cream, etc. Early next year, however, it will also be known for its Paranormal Research Society, which is currently filming a series of 13 episodes for an upcoming A&E television show called "Paranormal U," a documentary-drama following the lives of PRS members as they balance paranormal research and investigation with the responsibilities of being college students.
posted by Prof. Hex at 2:25 PM
True Curse Haunting Family's Forest Land Was Progress
The curse legend started with the 1938 publication of "They Found a Way," a popular history by Iveagh Hunt Sherry and William H. Garrigus that relies more on hearsay and hyperbole than fact. They wrote that the curse caused madness, suicide, fatal accidents, natural disasters and vanishings - both human and animal - to befall Dudleytown. They traced it to 1510, when Edmund Dudley of England was beheaded for plotting to overthrow King Henry VIII. Satanists placed a curse on his descendants.
posted by Prof. Hex at 2:22 PM
History buff searches for Lost Colony
Nearly every North Carolinian knows that a band of English settlers vanished from Roanoke Island about 1589, creating the legendary Lost Colony. No one knows where they went. An outdoor production replays the mystery year after year.
But the full story is more complex.Via the Anomalist.
posted by Prof. Hex at 2:20 PM
Before the 9/11 Conspiracies, There Was the Oklahoma Bombing
Much of the faulty logic and circumstancial evidence that justifies the 9/11 conspiracies are repeats of the theories that abounded in Timothy McVeigh's Oklahoma City bombing.
posted by Prof. Hex at 2:17 PM
Ghostbusters called in at village hall
Suffolk and Norfolk Paranormal Investigations (SNPI) was asked to look into a "presence" at Layham Village Hall following an incident last month.See also: We Don't Serve Spirits HereAnd A haunting on Del Paso Blvd
posted by Prof. Hex at 2:13 PM
The Beautiful Cigar Girl
A review of Daniel Stashower's new book The Beautiful Cigar Girl - Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe And the Invention of Murder from the New York Times. Sounds cool. Stashower is the author of a vastly entertaining series of mysteries starring Harry Houdini, as well as biographies of Arthur Conan Doyle and Philo T. Farnsworth.
posted by Prof. Hex at 1:54 PM
Legends and myths of Winona State
Winona State University ghost stories.
posted by Prof. Hex at 1:46 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Blogging the Unsolved
The busiest man in the blogosphere, Steve Huff of Crimeblog, has started a new blog about unsolved cases, Unsolvedblog. The Professor says check it out.
posted by Prof. Hex at 9:05 PM
The Ultra-Extreme Calorie Restriction Diet Test
Is a life lived on the edge of starvation worth living? Our hungry reporter gives the ultra-extreme Calorie Restriction Diet a two-month taste test.In lab studies going back to the thirties, mice on severely limited diets have consistently lived as much as 50 percent longer than the oldest of their well-fed peers- the rodent equivalent of a human life stretched past the age of 160.Via Boing Boing.
posted by Prof. Hex at 4:51 PM
Has the Awful returned to Berkshire & Richford?
In 1925, renowned horror writer H.P. Lovecraft secretly traveled to Richford and Berkshire to investigate a strange phenomenon that was occurring in the two towns. Lovecraft had been visiting friends in southern Vermont when he first learned about odd sightings in Richford. Locals there were terribly afraid of a beast they had dubbed "the Awful."Via the Anomalist.
posted by Prof. Hex at 11:22 AM
Shelters split on black cat Halloween adoptions
Some humane agencies go so far as to ban black cat adoptions close to the holiday to prevent them from becoming haunted house props or targets of teenage pranks.
posted by Prof. Hex at 10:29 AM
Occult Hero
Profile of Kenneth Anger, "the 79-year-old scourge of Hollywood."
posted by Prof. Hex at 10:26 AM
Vaccine created for deadly flu of 1918
Government scientists reported Monday they have created a vaccine against the catastrophic "Spanish flu" virus of 1918-1919, raising hopes that a remedy could be developed if a modern strain of avian flu turns equally deadly.
posted by Prof. Hex at 10:16 AM
The legend of the Spitzbergen UFO crash of 1946
There have been numerous legends about UFO crashes: some of them have quite a bit of documentation and eyewitness testimony. Others are based mostly on legend and folklore. One of these cases is the alleged Spitzbergen, Norway crash of 1946.
posted by Prof. Hex at 10:12 AM
Profs say mystery solved
University of Colorado professors who have been pursuing the identity of a man buried 127 years ago in Kansas believe they have established it is who it was always supposed to be - John Wesley Hillmon.
posted by Prof. Hex at 10:11 AM
Monday, October 23, 2006
Getting Out
Whether you find the government oppressive, the economy on a devastating course, or if you simply want adventure, you're not alone. Over 300,000 Americans emigrate each year.New book. Via Boing Boing.
posted by Prof. Hex at 5:12 PM
No charges in Billy the Kid exhumation
Prosecutors won't seek charges against two men who exhumed the remains of a man who claimed to be the outlaw Billy the Kid.Via Fark.
posted by Prof. Hex at 4:42 PM
REPORT: Bush Officials Were 'Rooting' For North Korea to Test Nuclear Weapon
Senior Bush administration officials wanted North Korea to test a nuclear weapon because it would prove their point that the regime must be overthrown.
posted by Prof. Hex at 12:53 PM
Bush in Paraguay: More info
Cannonfire's got it.
posted by Prof. Hex at 9:37 AM
Bullitt strip-search trial set
Nearly three years after an 18-year-old high school senior was strip-searched and sexually degraded for hours at a McDonald's restaurant in Mount Washington, a jury this week will be asked to decide if a former prison guard from Florida is responsible for her humiliation.
posted by Prof. Hex at 9:21 AM
Dentists' tombs unveiled south of Cairo
That's right - dentists. And they're cursed too, much like today's dentists.
posted by Prof. Hex at 9:16 AM
Doomsday cult leader back in French court
Franco-Swiss conductor Michel Tabachnik is due to go back on trial in France tomorrow, four years after he was acquitted of conspiring to brainwash 74 members of the Solar Temple doomsday cult into accepting death by occult ritual.
posted by Prof. Hex at 9:16 AM
Ghosts of the past
Ghosts of Mississippi.
posted by Prof. Hex at 9:15 AM
Whoyagonnacall? Ghost hunter has seen and heard almost everything
Seeking the truth behind urban legends and rumors of hauntings has become a lifestyle for one Illinois author.
posted by Prof. Hex at 9:10 AM
Missouri Monster Events
Cryptomundo has a round-up.
posted by Prof. Hex at 9:05 AM
Dracula desk a legend in its own write
It was left to rot in a garden for years, then lay forgotten in a house and very nearly ended up on a bonfire.
But the battered writing desk which once stood in the former Leeds home of an Editor of the Yorkshire Post may now go down in literary history as the place where Bram Stoker wrote Dracula.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:59 AM
Test shows Phar Lap poisoned
It can now be revealed that scientific tests using breakthrough technology have uncovered evidence the legendary racehorse was poisoned with arsenic just hours before his 1932 death in the US.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:53 AM
New hitches in hunt for truth over Diana
Fear of a cover-up over Princess Diana's death deepened yesterday as it emerged that attempts to reach the truth have been delayed once again.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:50 AM
Ghost stories: Metro-east is teeming with scary legends
Spooky stories from Illinois.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:45 AM
HOW TO - Build a coffin (Halloween prop or bookcase)
From Make Blog.See also: Halloween Haunted House Props Page
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:30 AM
Electronic Voting Machines Could Skew Elections
Really?
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:28 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006
BETRAYED...BY MY KINKY LATEX LOVE
Insane story from the UK.
Michael said: "He grabbed her and said 'Allison's only got four minutes to live.' He was wearing a latex glove and putting his fingers down her throat because he knew she would have a deadly reaction.
"He then lifted his arms above his head and said 'By the power of Grey Skull'. I pounced on him and we fell to the floor fighting."See also: Former husband guilty of attempted murder with latex glove
posted by Prof. Hex at 10:03 AM
RIP Spoony Singh
Singh founded the Hollywood Wax Museum in 1964.
posted by Prof. Hex at 9:55 AM
105-year old man seeks Ms. Right
Gong Duruo, 105, a double PhD holder started searching for Ms. Right on his blog Wednesday.
posted by Prof. Hex at 9:49 AM
Alternate History: After the Nazis Won World War II
Book reviews and some history, from American Heritage.
posted by Prof. Hex at 9:48 AM
Smoke still clearing at OK Corral
A century and a quarter ago on Thursday, there was a brief fracas in southern Arizona that inspired America's stereotype of the classic Western shootout.
posted by Prof. Hex at 9:40 AM
Ghost hunters report strange events at Lyons jail, farm
There were two ghost hunters and a tape recorder in the room. There are four voices on the tape.
And one of them isn't happy.
posted by Prof. Hex at 9:29 AM
Foley singled out "hot" boys: report
Florida Republican Rep. Mark Foley made friends with a wide circle of teenaged House of Representatives pages, then singled out "hot" boys to write to, the Washington Post reported on Sunday.
posted by Prof. Hex at 9:26 AM
Chinese debate over emperor's tomb
A Chinese economist's proposal to unearth the tomb of China's first emperor has sparked a row, triggering another debate on whether or not to leave the tomb alone.
posted by Prof. Hex at 9:04 AM
Friday, October 20, 2006
Murder most mysterious: The house of horror in New Orleans
They were lionised for refusing to leave their city after Katrina struck. But then Zachery Brown apparently murdered his girlfriend and dismembered her body, before killing himself.And has the New York Post surpassed its own HEADLESS BODY IN TOPLESS BAR headline?
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:54 AM
Psychic Crime Solvers Take On Mysterious Campsite Murders
In July 2005, police found the bodies of 54-year-old Stevan Haugen and 56-year-old Jeanette Bauman at their campsite. They had been shot with a rifle from at least 15 feet away. Their dog was also killed.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:52 AM
Rte. 65 Trouble Could Be A Supernatural Matter
Before they ever began excavating for the Wal-Mart Super Center, the Dixmont State Mental Hospital stood on the property for more than 100 years.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:47 AM
Ruins of Peruvian city yielding secrets of lost civilization
A trip to Caral, the oldest city in the Americas.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:43 AM
PaulSadowski.com
Check out the Birthday Calculator and the What Your Name Means links.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:41 AM
Thursday, October 19, 2006
From Weller to Rios Montt to Falwell to Disney to...Oliver Stone?
Cannonfire has more great background on Jerry Weller. Fascinating stuff.LieparDestin has some too.
posted by Prof. Hex at 9:41 PM
CQ: Facing Fed Probe, House GOP Spending Chief Axes Investigative Staff
This evening, Congressional Quarterly reports (sub. req.) that in a round of calls Monday evening, Lewis fired 60 investigators who had worked for his committee rooting out fraud, waste and abuse, effective immediately. As in, don't bother coming in on Tuesday.
Un-freaking believable. Lewis has spent nearly $800,000 in legal fees to defend himself against the probe.
posted by Prof. Hex at 7:22 PM
Weller rumor update
Cannonfire has a cautious update on the Jerry Weller rumors with good links.
posted by Prof. Hex at 5:18 PM
Another October surprise?
Wonkette has a round-up on the rumors surrounding Illinois Rep. Jerry Weller and some background on his mass murdering father in law.
posted by Prof. Hex at 2:46 PM
Poll Signals More Republican Woes As Disapproval of Congress Grows
I'm linking this due to the stipple illustration the Wall Street Journal used of Bush. The resemblance to this guy is remarkable. It's certainly not the first time the comparison has been made but in the WSJ? Bush must really be slipping.
posted by Prof. Hex at 2:22 PM
Judge Orders Cheney Visitor Logs Opened
A federal judge has ordered the Bush administration to release information about who visited Vice President Dick Cheney's office and personal residence, an order that could spark a late election season debate over lobbyists' White House access.
posted by Prof. Hex at 1:36 PM
Congresswoman on page board buried file on husband's child abuse allegation
A file allegedly suppressed by Congresswoman Heather Wilson (R-NM) has been obtained by RAW STORY.
In 1995, just three days into her tenure as Secretary of the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department, Wilson removed a routine working file alleging that her husband had engaged in inappropriate contact with a minor. The file was then transferred to the department's attorney in her own Albuquerque office, where it soon went missing.
posted by Prof. Hex at 1:33 PM
AG: Voter warning linked to GOP campaign
State investigators have linked a Republican campaign to letters sent to thousands of Orange County Hispanics warning them they could go to jail or be deported if they vote next month, a spokesman for the attorney general said.
posted by Prof. Hex at 1:20 PM
A Year After She Vanished, Tara Grinstead Still Haunts Investigators
In the year since she vanished, Tara Grinstead has been the subject of one of the most comprehensive missing person investigations ever undertaken in Georgia.
posted by Prof. Hex at 1:13 PM
Mystery of world's most costly cigar
It's the world's most expensive cigar - $ 440 each and it only comes in boxes of 40 - but is it the best?
Nobody knows because no one has smoked one. The Cuban havanas from the Cohiba brand are so precious that no one has actually lit one yet.
posted by Prof. Hex at 1:11 PM
Remains of legendary soldier 'Earthquake McGoon' coming home
More than half a century after he died in the flaming crash of a CIA-owned cargo plane and became one of the first two Americans to die in combat in Vietnam, a legendary soldier of fortune known as "Earthquake McGoon" is finally coming home.
posted by Prof. Hex at 1:10 PM
FBI have suspect in NFL stadium threat
And no it's not the Kansas City Chiefs, though they remain a threat to football in general.
posted by Prof. Hex at 12:52 PM
Keel Remains Hospitalized
Cryptomundo has the update with an address for get well cards and letters.Cryptomundo's also posted this horribly-fake-looking-purported-to-be-true skunk ape photo.Best quote from the comments: It looks like the "King Kong" suit from "King Kong vs. Godzilla".
posted by Prof. Hex at 12:48 PM
Priest tells of Foley relationship
A Catholic priest told the Herald-Tribune on Wednesday about an intimate two-year relationship he had with former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley when the congressman was a teenage altar boy living in Lake Worth.See also: Priest denies having sex with FoleyVia Raw Story.
posted by Prof. Hex at 12:36 PM
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
"Your words are lies, Sir."
Olbermann sticks it to Chimpy. With transcript and video.
posted by Prof. Hex at 10:26 PM
We Hate To Bring Up the Nazis, But They Fled To South America, Too
Wonkette takes a look at the disturbing rumors floating around about the Bush family and Paraguay.And Rigorous Intuition has a few things to add.
posted by Prof. Hex at 5:24 PM
Book: Monroe was murdered while on phone with DiMaggio's sister
Raw Story's got it.
posted by Prof. Hex at 4:06 PM
Grim bit of history for sale
Great article on the sale of a Chicago gallows kept for years in case the escaped criminal "Terrible Tommy" O'Connor (fictionalized in the film The Front Page) was ever caught. The gallows also saw labor activists convicted in the Haymarket Riots of 1886 into the next world.Via Fark.
posted by Prof. Hex at 3:48 PM
Will Media Finally Count the Dead in Iraq?
Part One is here and the follow up is here.Would it surprise you to learn that if the Johns Hopkins estimates of 400,000 to 800,000 deaths are correct -- and many experts in the survey field seem to suggest they probably are -- that the supposedly not-yet-civil-war in Iraq has already cost more lives, per capita, than our own Civil War (one in 40 of all Iraqis alive in 2003)?
posted by Prof. Hex at 2:47 PM
7 Enter Pleas in Body Part Scheme
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