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A story on the Salon site that suggests that in Ireland, it might be unwise to cross or disturb the Fair Folk.

What makes this tale, from Alternet.Org and John Pilger, especially scary is the fact that it's probably true. The Hidden Story of How America and Britain Overthrew the Government of Their 'Ally' Australia Empire is an ugly business Across the political and media elite in Australia, a...

Not often I feel so little sympathy. Idiot.

Passing this one along from Moorcock's Miscellany. As it concerns the late Steve Moore's apparent shoddy treatment at the hands of the comic publishers & film makers, definitely a Fortean matter. So, don't pay the sods to see this rip off.

From the Indy on Sunday. Full links at link. I've often wondered about the way in which various sophisticated search algorithms could be used to subtly alter the way in which users receive information. This goes some way to confirming my worst fears.

There's a new series on HBO making a bit of a stir at the moment, True Detective. A creepy series with lots of Fortean elements. Plus, mention of a book of weird stories by, late 19th century writer, Robert W. Chambers, The King in Yellow. Full links at link. Influenced by Ambrose Bierce...

Carnacki the Ghost Finder, is the supernatural detective hero of a series of short stories by the author, William Hope Hodgson. Hodgson is more famous for for writing, House on the Borderland. I suspect that there might be the odd fan, or two? Proper Fortean fare. Anyway, one of the...

Bristol Harbour. Luminous mystery alien sea creature, or clever hoax? Weird looking thing, nonetheless.

I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy Nowadays, if kids are too spirited, they are sometimes diagnosed with something like ADD and perhaps even put on Ritalin®. In the USA few years back, other methods of spiritedness reduction were sometimes practiced. 'He took...

As the 50th anniversaries approach, one has to ask, 'Just what is it that's so Fortean about the assassinated US President, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and the British Science Fiction series, Doctor Who?' Apart from the fact that JFK died on the 22nd of November 1963 and Doctor Who was born on...

Lots of work being done on cycles and cycle paths these days. This story is about a new 'smart' surface for cycle tracks that glows in the dark and it's British.

Good grief! :shock: Well and truly boggled! :shock:

Brown trousers & bicycle clips time. Question probably isn't if or when, but how long have they been fiddling about in there, already? Full links at link Brain hacked ultra-soldiers & brain cracked enemies. The future looks bright.

Rather a sad story of excess. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/mans-penis-amputated-after-viagra-overdose-8835146.html Ouch! :(

Had to post this link from Upworthy.com. He Was Asked An Arrogant Question. His Great Answer Shows The Problem With How The U.S. Functions. How things are, in a nutshell.

One for uair01 and anyone else interested in 'The Strange World of Urban Exploration.' More at link.

A new thread on the discovery of six skeletons, three to a drowned Chevvie, in Foss Lake, Ohlahoma, USA. One trio from the late 1950s and one from 1970. Two cold cases for the price of one. Coincidental accidents, or was there foul play involved? Is there a connection?

Not a Disney movie. Absolutely not approved by Disney. So whether we'll get to see this one in the theatres or not, is a matter for some debate. If the trailer and clip are anything to go by, it looks like an intriguing effort for a piece of 'guerilla' movie-making.

Anyone who has seen Quatermass and the Pit, will already know the terrible truth. But, here's one geochemist who has come to a similar conclusion - we are the Martians!

Here's one that may have passed you by. A photo exhibition that lets the victims tell their stories. New to me, certainly.

I knew we'd have a Thread for this, somewhere.

Joss Whedon and his pals have made a b&w home movie of Shakespeare's romantic comedy, Much Ado About Nothing. You know, the one about Benedict and Beatrice, with the Howard Hawks style dialogue. Review by Philip French...

Anybody who has watched Star Trek (the original series), will have seen the classic episode, The Devil in the Dark, where the crew first come across a silicon based life form. But, supposing a life form with a totally different biochemistry already existed, here on Earth? A shadow domain, so...

Holy shit! See also: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/photos-new-jersey-eel-wow-viewers-article-1.1273403 The stuff of nightmare. Edit: Moved image to Photobucket. P_M

Link to a video about the work of talented young artist, Kelvin Okafor, with short interview and clips of him at work. You will not believe your eyes.

I've just heard that there's a major King Tut expo on in Amsterdam, Tutankhamun – His Tomb and His Treasures, until the beginning of May. I am so going! :yeay:

Re: Highgate vampire Well, look at that. A thread on a previous article, locked by the Mighty Emperor, several years ago. Thanks for link, Titch. :) Probably best that it stays locked, at least for the moment. P_M

Science fiction becomes fact. Report throws up all sorts of v.interesting ramifications. Rest of report at link. Cue X Files theme music.

Coldplay's flashing bracelets with minds of their own, wake up their owners in middle of night. Are they possessed? How long before some blogger, or other, sees the scaly hands of the Illuminati, or Satanists, behind the phenomenon?

I've just come across some very bad news about former 2000AD comic artist, Brett Ewins, on another site. So, I'm passing it on. Although, the police officer was slightly injured with wounds to the arm, Ewins, suffered a major head injury, which led to him stopping breathing for about 15 minutes...

I'm off to the Carnaval, in Oeteldonk. Alaaf! Alaaf! :lol:

Happy Kwanzaa! Everybody! :lol:

After reading this article from the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2011/dec/13/george-takei-star-wars-star-trek-twilight I've decided to pass on this urgent distress call from Mr Sulu, himself. Let's hope that Buffy and Blade answer the call! Yes, I do have a daughter who is a...

Tonight, whilst making a Pakjes Avond, surprise for a member of the family, I've been watching an episode from the first, b&w, Emma Peel series of, The Avengers (not the one with the man eating plant from outer space, I watched that one last night. Another one, guest starring Warren Mitchell)...

Just watched this over on the Guardian website. A timely reminder of some great movies, worth catching again. http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/video/2011/nov/28/ken-russell-obituary-british-cinema :lol:

I was checking out the morning papers online, when I came across this article, on the Independent website. Somebody must have been gearing up for the UnCon. A real blast from the past! A real memory jogger and food for thought!

Not quite Kaspar Hauser, but jolly close.

This is a good story. A thin belt of Anti-protons surrounds the Earth, trapped in the magnetic fields of the Van Allen Belts. A fuel to reach the stars. But will they be able to build a magnetic bottle big enough to catch them all in?

To kick it off, Tom Baker down the pub. 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwjnYKWDvFI 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvMb7Ib3P1U 3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zdagBoZRw0&NR=1 Funny, wise, scurrilous & probably, not safe for work! :yeay:

Classic Fortean story! Has an ancient burial ground been disturbed, giving rise to restless ghost activity? Classic! Headless monks and they've even got orb sign! Great stuff! :)

Extraordinary footage from a school board meeting. Gunman spray paints a V for Vendetta sign on wall then takes school board members to task, before firing his weapon, eventually killing himself, after his wife loses her job...

Recently published, getting some v. positive reviews, a new work of speculative fiction entitled, Burton & Swinburne in The Strange Affair of Spring-Heeled Jack by Mark Hodder. Sounds very suitably Fortean. :)

A truly classic Fortean news story, from China. There's more at the link. :)

I've always found these guys, like Slipknot, etc., to be a bit dodgy. Acting like the biggest douches and egging their fans on, whilst hiding their faces behind masks, so they can go golfing at weekends. However, recent revelations re the ICP puts them in a whole new category. Holy Trojan...

I was just reading article on the occult Battle of Britain, the new issue of the FT (267) and I noticed that there's an exhibition of the work of Austin Osman Spare on. This one looks like a good choice for the Friday, before the UnCon: This looks v. tempting, don't know if I can make it, though.

My son just told me, "It's pie day today!" "What?" I asked, confused. Had the kids decided that they'd only eat pie on Sundays, from now on? "It's the 14th of the third month, dad. '[u]Pi'." Of course, this makes more sense to Americans, who put the month, before the day, in their...

I've enjoyed listening to Ray Gosling's work as a radio reporter and documentary maker for the BBC, for many, many, years. He has a distinctive voice and a warm and compassionate delivery, which has always stood out as highly distinctive and humane. Now, whilst making a BBC TV documentary on...

I heard a really interesting programme on BBC Radio4, the other day. Various differing interpretations based on the data retrieved from excavations on ancient sites, in this case the enormous Iron Age site of Maiden Castle. The well known British archaeologist Sir Mortimer Wheeler dug the...

Rodrigo Rosenberg seems to have been so mad at the Guatemalan government, apparently believing it was responsible for the death of his mother and girlfriend, that he set up an ingenious plot to have himself assassinated, then use a video of himself on You Tube, to posthumously blame the...

Remember this jolly festive article, from Dr David Sutton, for the December 2007, Christmas, Fortean Times N° 218? How The Nazis Stole Christmas http://www.forteantimes.com/features/articles/915/how_the_nazis_stole_christmas.html Looks like Tony Parsons has had a similar idea, in The...