Friday, November 20, 2009

JFK relics scattered across U.S. still hold mystique 

Places and objects linked to John F. Kennedy's death still stir strong sentiments 46 years later. "It's not just the assassination," Underwood says. "It reminds people of the last spurt of innocence before the death of a president."

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:33 AM

Rebel Witches and the Creation of Capitalism 

Silvia Federici’s brilliant Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body, and Primitive Accumulation, tells the dark saga of the Witch Hunt that consumed Europe for more than 200 years. In uncovering this forgotten history, Federici exposes the origins of capitalism in the heightened oppression of workers, represented by Shakespeare’s character Caliban, and in the brutal subjugation of women.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:25 AM

Friday's Flying Saucers 

Special Report: UFO Activity in Nevada

White Pine Lights: UFO Sightings in Eastern Nevada (With pretty good video segment)

Mass UFO Landings?, UFOs filmed everywhere and finally the truth to be disclosed once and for all.

Abduction happens

Remember that UFO? It's easy to give kids fake memories

Is UFO pic just a load of hot air? (With pic)

Anniversary of "West Lothian Question" UFO mystery

SYDENHAM: Mum and daughter's alien fear over UFO sighting (With pic)

Cop Sees Aliens In Fresh Crop Circle

The Men Who Stare at Zygotes

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:24 AM

What Richard Nixon knew about Watergate: forensic experts investigate 

Forensic investigators have been called in to solve one of the greatest mysteries of US presidential history by discovering what exactly Richard Nixon knew about the Watergate break-in.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:57 AM

Treasure hunt on an international scale 

Russian parliamentarians and historians have a new lead in the search for the legendary gold of the Tsar's family. According to the new discovery, the whole treasure, or part of it, may be in Japan.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:46 AM

Surprises still to come in Knox trial 

For all the intrigue that's passed through this medieval city, from Roman battles to papal wars, Perugia is now in the throes of a modern mystery.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:43 AM

Paititi: The Last Secret of the Incas? 

A critical analysis of the legends surrounding the Lost Inca City of Gold.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:03 AM

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Was there a Stone Age apocalypse or not? 

Was there a Stone Age apocalypse or not? One narrative has it that about 13,000 years ago a comet blasted North America, wiping out the continent's megafauna – as well as its early settlers.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:46 PM

ACORN 

PPP's newest national survey finds that a 52% majority of GOP voters nationally think that ACORN stole the Presidential election for Barack Obama last year, with only 27% granting that he won it legitimately.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:44 PM

Mammoth dung unravels extinction 

Mammoth dung has proven to be a source of prehistoric information, helping scientists unravel the mystery of what caused the great mammals to die out.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:56 PM

Psychic dog signals incoming phone calls 

Or does it?

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:20 AM

Indianapolis Schools Block Atheist Sites 

Also blocks sites "which discuss or deal with paranormal or unexplained events."

Pretty sure I'm blocked.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:00 AM

Scientists Say Jupiter's Moon Europa Might Be Teeming With Fish 

New evidence has come to light that the vast, ice-encrusted oceans of Europa may be harboring Earth-like life that lives on the oxygen-rich waters.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:59 AM

Remote viewing used by government psychic spies 

As bizarre as it may seem, top government officials have dabbled in ESP and the psychic realm for many decades. The first government-sponsored remote viewing program began in 1970.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:18 AM

At Twilight, Interview with a Vampire … Expert 

Vampires Today: The Truth About Modern Vampirism (2009) takes a look at teenagers, stay-at-home moms, grandmothers, and professionals, all unremarkable subjects save for one little thing: they claim to feed off of other people’s energy, and, every so often, they drink human blood.

With video.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:03 AM

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Some Wednesday Witchcraft 

Police seize elderly Mexican man over 'witch' killing.

Mexican authorities have arrested a 78-year-old man on charges he killed a woman he believed was a witch who had put a spell on him.

Storyteller delights audience with Hispanic folklore

Nasario García's eyes widened as he told the story of a boy who snuck out of his grandmother's home and was attacked by a witch.

Tarot cards could spell out your future

You see, many modern-day witches and magicians believe magick is the route to happy relationships and happy lives. And let's be honest, who couldn't do with a helping hand?

Greek police smash voodoo prostitution ring

They say it is the latest incident involving Nigerian women forced by witchcraft into selling their bodies in Europe.

The healing benefits of a witch’s brew

The ancient fort, built before the dawn of Islam, stands vigilant in the middle of the modern part of Bahla, a town famed for its witchcraft and whose reputation extends to the rest of the Gulf and as far as Oman’s former colonies in east Africa.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:57 PM

Brian May wows audience with set of Victorian photos 

Queen guitarist unveils his new book, collecting 'stereographic' photography from the 19th century.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:43 PM

The Stupidest Story You'll Read Today 

The Professor gets a shout out from Bruce V at the Memphis Flyer as he dissects the "standing broom" story linked below. Thanks for reading, Bruce!

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:00 PM

The art and airships of Charles Dellschau 

Nice review of The Secrets of Dellschau: The Sonora Aero Club and the Airships of the 1800's. Interesting stuff. Via the Anomalist.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:36 AM

Real-life rolling stones creep across Death Valley in California 

These are the incredible pictures that reveal a bizarre event that is rocking the science world – the real-life rolling stones.

I'm only seeing one pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:25 AM

Scientist, Psychic Weigh in on Standing Broom Phenomenon 

Is it spirits? Is it science? Is it simply the style of the brooms?

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:20 AM

Lost on the turnpike of possibilities, looking for signposts 

The Blogsquatcher looks at the strange connections between Bigfoot and UFOs. Be sure to watch the hi-larious trailer for Invasion of the Saucer Men. They really picked the wrong voice-over guy. Interesting comments, too.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:12 AM

Apocalypse Soon? 

What the Maya calendar really tells us about 2012 and the end of time.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:26 AM

''SHANGRI-LA'' CAVE PICTURES: Art, Texts, Bones Revealed 

The folio is part of a treasure trove of 15th-century Tibetan art and manuscripts that could be linked to the real-world inspiration for Shangri-La, a fictional paradise described by British writer James Hilton in his popular 1930s novel Lost Horizon.

With pics.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:17 AM

In Sri Lankan politics, not even an opposition astrologer is safe 

With candles glowing next to his computer, Chandrasiri Bandara, the nation's most popular astrologer, looked at his birth chart and predicted that he would soon be assassinated.

Thanks, Scott!

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:20 AM

Don't pack your parachute: Totally free fall 

Will the wingsuit make the parachute obsolete? With cool video.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:18 AM

NGC's Explorer Nazi Mystery 

Twins from Brazil uncovers the truth behind the unusual number of twins in the town of Cândido Godói, Brazil.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:58 AM

Mystery as Sea; Rescuers Find No Survivors 

A 27-foot boat burned about two miles west of the Venice Pier Tuesday, but it was unclear how the fire started or if anyone was on board.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:49 AM

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Mysterious sea creature spotted in Madeira Beach canal 

Russ Sittloh says a mysterious serpent-like creature that's at least 20 feet long has been swimming in the canal behind his Madeira Beach home and he wants to find out what it is.

With video.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:12 PM

The Lost Nation of Iynkicidu 

In November, 1829, in a quarry twelve miles northwest of Philadelphia, a block of marble taken from a depth of between sixty and seventy feet was found to bear an indentation containing the raised alphabet characters "I" and "U."

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:10 AM

Cryptozoology museum opens on Congress Street 

With nice pic of Loren Coleman.

Go buy a t-shirt!

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:03 AM

150-year-old mystery in Athol may be revealed 

Mrs. Whipps-Lee will be meeting with the Board of Selectmen tomorrow to request permission to remove an obelisk style monument in Hapgood Street Cemetery in the hope of retrieving 300 pages of documents and whatever else is found stored inside it.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:27 AM

Mystery black panther spotted in Belgian forest 

A black panther known to have been roaming a forest in southern Belgium for several weeks has been spotted near the town of Malmedy, the RTBF channel reported.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:05 AM

The Vanished Army: Solving an Ancient Egyptian Mystery 

In 525 BC, the Persian Emperor Cambyses dispatched 50,000 of his soldiers to lay waste to an oasis temple in the Sahara desert because its oracle had spoken ill of his plans for world domination. The punitive expedition proved to be one of antiquity's most dramatic episodes of imperial overreach. One morning, while the army was taking breakfast, writes the ancient historian Herodotus in The Histories, it was set upon by "a violent southern wind, bringing with it piles of sand, which buried them." The Greek continues: "Thus it was that they utterly disappeared."

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:39 AM

Mothman’s legend lives on 

For 43 years Point Pleasant, W.Va., has been haunted by the Mothman, which has gained attention all over the world. The city has used this bizarre legend to develop tourism.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:17 AM

The mysterious death 

Or not. What really happened to Helen Brach?

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:07 AM

Ned Kelly skull 'find' could solve one of Australia's great mysteries 

For years while he was on the run, robbing banks and holding up stage coaches, police were determined to have bushranger Ned Kelly's head.

With cool pics.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:29 AM

New Australian PelviSteel exercisers help women have better sex 

Two words: Vaginal Barbell.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:26 AM

Explosive New Book Exposes the CIA, LSD Experiments and Murder 

In a new explosive and staggeringly researched book, A Terrible Mistake: The Murder of Frank Olson and the CIA’s Secret Cold War Experiments, author H.P. Albarelli Jr. details once highly-classified accounts of the CIA’s experiments with LSD and other drugs in a series of biochemical experiments.

Press release.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:25 AM

Monday, November 16, 2009

Monday Night's Murders 

Report points to homicide in mystery S.F. death

An independent review of the bizarre 2007 stabbing death of a French citizen at his Hayes Valley apartment in San Francisco has determined that he was attacked outside his door and did not commit suicide.

A murder contract on a nightclub owner

1958: The owner of Orange County’s most famous nightclub was murdered in his driveway and his wife had her hands blasted off by a shotgun-wielding gunman.

Drew Peterson wants to sell his house to Fox News

He's not gunning for a typical buyer.

Convicted Murderer Sues Wikipedia, Demands Removal of His Name

Wikipedia is under a censorship attack by a convicted murderer who is invoking Germany’s privacy laws in a bid to remove references to his killing of a Bavarian actor in 1990.

A loner looking for a romantic connection goes on a killing spree

1973: Carl Eckstrom was so desperate for female companionship that one day in 1973 that he drove to the Cerritos Mall, walked up to two young women in a parking lot, showed them a gun, and demanded that they go with him.

Fernando Bermudez declared innocent after serving 18 years in prison for murder

Cheers and sobs erupted in a Manhattan courtroom on Thursday as a judge dismissed the indictment against the father of three - and scolded prosecutors for not acknowledging sooner that they'd nabbed the wrong man.

The Death of an Elvis Impersonator

It is a crime with Las Vegas flavor. A well-known Elvis tribute artist and his beauty queen girlfriend were shot and killed in what looked like a mob-style hit.

Suspect list 'small' in mesa murders

The hunt for the killer behind the murders and burials of 11 women on Albuquerque's West Mesa has developed a short list of suspects, an investigator close to the investigation told KRQE News 13.

Update: Highway Killers

In the bizarre realm of serial killers possibly working as long-haul truckers being looked at by the FBI in literally hundreds of cases, there does not appear to be an end in sight to the horrors being committed along our nation's highways.

'His murderer could still be alive today'

The grand-daughter of the victim of one of South Wales's oldest unsolved murder cases has spoken about the pain of his death — more than 60 years after it happened.

Unsolved: Trick or Treat Murder of 1982

Dubbed the "Trick or Treat Murder," Marvin Brandland, 69, was shot in his home on Ninth Avenue South, on Oct. 30, 1982, by a young man wearing a pillow case over his head - under the pretext of being a trick or treater.

BBC documentary to reveal Ripper questioning over Liverpool's Lorraine Jacob murder

Inside Out North West examines police files surrounding the killing of mum-of-two Lorraine Jacob and exclusively discloses that the Yorkshire Ripper was questioned about the killing at the time.

Night stalker: from Jack the Ripper to the black cab rapist, Britain's criminal reigns of terror

Spanning almost 20 years the night stalker attacks rank among Britain's long-running criminal reigns of terror.

Original coverage of Clutter murders from Nov. 16, 1959

The following is one of the original stories published in the Garden City Telegram on Nov. 16, 1959, the day after the bodies of Herb, Bonnie, Nancy and Kenyon Clutter were found in their Holcomb home.

Accused Yale Employee Behaved Suspiciously
An animal research technician charged with killing a Yale graduate student raised suspicions when he began scrubbing floors after the crime and tried to move a box of bloody wipes from the view of an investigator, according to an arrest warrant released Friday.

Why I'm convinced my husband is innocent of the Beauty in the Bath murder

Hers has often seemed like a hopeless cause, but now, an astonishing 26 years after the murder, evidence has come to light that suggests Susan Taft's faith in his innocence is not misplaced.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:23 PM

Mutate! 

I added Mutate! A General Interest Blog for Weirdos to the links.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:43 PM

Scientists Test First Universal Programmable Quantum Computer 

Quantum computing uses spooky physics to run faster and more powerfully than traditional computers.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:08 PM

Special Assignment: Wisconsin Werewolf 

Hundreds of people right here in Wisconsin are saying there's something out there. Something they can't explain.

See also: Wisconsin: Man-Wolf sightings

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:06 AM

Were rats behind Easter Island mystery? 

"Who or what destroyed the ancient palm woodland on Rapa Nui (Easter Island)?"

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:54 AM

Finding the phantoms in the forest 

Since time immemorial, weird sightings of elusive, unidentified creatures have persisted in New Jersey.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:21 AM

L.A. County sheriff's deputies arrest 74-year-old tagging suspect 

Calling him the oldest tagging suspect they have ever captured, Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies arrested a 74-year-old Los Angeles man for allegedly putting "slap tags" on the inside of Metropolitan Transportation Authority buses.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:20 AM

Silver bullets not only kill vampires but bacteria 

Silver bullets aren’t only the Lone Ranger’s calling card, “a symbol of justice, law and order,” and an effective way to kill a vampire, but according to a recent press release by the University of New Hampshire: a powerful antimicrobial.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:40 AM

Hypnosis has 'real' brain effect 

Hypnosis has a "very real" effect that can be picked up on brain scans, say Hull University researchers.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:37 AM

Is there something wrong with the laws of physics? 

It’s a question many of us might ask whenever we get on the bathroom scales. But now some scientists are starting to ask the same question as they try to make sense of data coming in from probes in deep space.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:50 AM

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Champ, 1929 

Three young fishermen, still excited over their experience, insisted they had seen the famous Lake Champlain sea serpent, whose existence has been affirmed and denied by a confusing combination of fact and fancy during the more than 300 years since the lake’s discovery.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:56 PM

Cat banned from visiting Buddhist bank robber in jail 

A Buddhist bank robber has had his request for his cat to have visiting rights to him in jail turned down by a court – despite his plea that it is the reincarnation of his mother.

Thanks, Scott!

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:39 PM

Self-identified vampires create community in South Florida 

For a group of South Floridians who consider themselves modern-day vampires, their world is not one based on role playing.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:47 PM

UCLA study proves looking at photo of loved one reduces pain 

According to a recent study by UCLA psychologists, looking at a photo, holding the hand or even just thinking of a loved one will reduce pain.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:39 PM

Robots perform Shakespeare to learn how to save people 

But merp, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Unit XCR-5000 is the sun!

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:29 PM

NZ team to drill for whisky in Antarctica 

A team of New Zealanders is preparing to drill in Antarctica in the New Year, and they hope to strike - whisky.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:45 PM

Mystery: Notorious criminal, greed, fame and a love affair 

But what began as the perfect crime motivated by greed and fame soon turned into a love affair with the watches, according to Ms Hasson. “Diller was a talented, intelligent man. Throughout his life, he used his intellect and skill for crimes. The Marie Antoinette robbery was a one-man job,” she says.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:35 PM

Friday, November 13, 2009

NASA: Bombing the Moon Provided Definite Evidence of Lunar Water 

Obviously just the water supply of the Nazi moon base we bombed.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:05 PM

Speak of the Devil: The Many Faces of Cinematic Satanism 

We recognize a vampire when we see his fangs and a zombie by the rotting flesh, but a Satan-worshipper? Tougher to spot.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:02 PM

Happy Friday the 13th! 

Have a great weekend everybody.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:13 AM

Italian hunt for Nessie moves onshore! 

The mystery of Nessie has puzzled hordes of visitors from across the globe and now one strange party of nine Italians are determined to find her.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:04 AM

City of Symbols 

While Dan Brown looks for Masonic symbolism in Washington, DC, we journey through Masonic London, on a trail that takes in Isaac Newton and Jack the Ripper, St Paul's Cathedral and Canary Wharf, conspiracy theories and occult forces...

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:46 AM

Friday's Flying Saucers 

A History of Chilean Ufology

Close encounters of the faked kind

"Have you seen the saucers?"

UFO reported in southern Tracy skies (With pics)

Officer made UFO report

More UFO sightings in the news

UFOs in McDowell?

Dozens report 'UFO' sightings

Can you solve the mystery of the weird lights above Milngavie and Bearsden?

Peruvian Ufologists Claim Planet is 'Monitored' by ET

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:04 AM

A Satanic cult touches off a wave of fear with a two-day killing spree 

Just a few months after the notorious Manson family slaughtered nine people in ritualistic killings in Los Angeles County, Orange County had its own encounter with cult slayings.

Steven Craig Hurd was the leader of a small band of devil worshippers who touched off a local wave of fear with the slayings of service station attendant Jerry Wayne Carlin, 20, and school teacher Florence Nancy Brown, 29, during a two-day crime spree in 1970.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:38 AM

Scientists find out why language is unique to humans 

U.S. scientists have discovered a single gene which links to human capacity for language and that perhaps can explain why language is unique to humans.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:20 AM

'Ned Kelly's skull' handed to authorities 

A skull purported to be that of Ned Kelly has been handed to medical authorities, more than 30 years after the bushranger's skull was stolen from the Old Melbourne Jail.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:20 AM

Author: Ancient Mayans never predicted doomsday in 2012 

There is a growing legend out there, egged on by Hollywood and extremist Web sites, that the ancient Maya predicted the world would end on Dec. 21, 2012.

Author John Major Jenkins is here to clear the air.

See also: Many scientific experts say using Mayan end-is-near calendar is off base

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:18 AM