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Nov 1, 2010, 11:08 pm
And before I forget, here is the second part of the Uncon review. Thanks to The Anomalist for reminding me!
A History of talking to the dead
Gordon Rutter
There is probably far more history of talking to the dead than can comfortably be covered in less than 1 hour but Gordon Rutter manag... Comment - Like
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Oct 26, 2010, 10:48 pm
The FT Uncon is known for being a bit...unconventional with its appearances and so we were lucky this year for it to grace us with its presence. This time, as with the previous Uncon, there were two streams of talks leading to some agonising choices to be made as to which ones to miss. It was held a... Comment - Like
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Oct 18, 2010, 10:30 pm
We may be in the age of CGI and other digital jiggery pokery but I still have a soft spot for objects which are real and move about.
And so this latest wonder may not be mechanical like Shiva the mechanical tiger or clockwork like the clockwork orange previously described but my goodness, who ... Comment - Like
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Jun 2, 2010, 7:44 pm
Transubstantiation is the changing of bread and wine in to the body and blood of Jesus Christ. There are many tracts written on how Christ can be present but the appearance or “accidents” of the bread and wine remain the same. However this is not always the case. Stories abound throughout histor... Comment - Like
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May 20, 2010, 10:12 pm
Leprosy is really something that most people associate with ye olde days. Lepers roamed the Bible with their bells and continued up to the middle ages (in popular culture), shunned by a society that, rather understandably, did not want to get leprosy from them. Nowadays leprosy is very rare and conf... Comment - Like
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Apr 4, 2010, 11:41 pm
The recent excitement over the Gorbals Vampire discussed here on the forum put me in mind of another crisis involving schoolchildren. This one was a little less sensational but destructive nevertheless.
One could be forgiven for thinking there could be few creatures more terrifying than an Ab... Comment - Like
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Mar 13, 2010, 12:13 pm
Mary King's Ghost Fest has been running in Edinburgh for a number of years now, this is the sixth and it is a change of month, being a little bit earlier than usual. We went along to the press launch which is usually an action packed event as we get a wee taster of a few of the offerings.
Thi... Comment - Like
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Mar 9, 2010, 12:30 pm
Apparently, this cutaneous horn growing from the forehead of Zang Ruifang, 101, only started taking form in the last year. Now her family say that there is a similar protusion growing from the opposite side of her forehead. China appears to have an abundance of horned people, see our previous entry ... Comment - Like
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Mar 6, 2010, 10:17 pm
Readers may remember that some time ago Uri Geller bought Lamb Island, a small island in the Firth of Forth. Well today is his first visit there and it was preceded by a talk at the Seabird Centre at North Berwick so of course we went along to join in the fun.
Much to his delight, he arrived ... Comment - Like
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Feb 25, 2010, 11:45 pm
I imagine some readers are probably sick of the sight of snow and ice but I thought you may find this interesting:
Wilson A Bentley, a farmer and amateur photographer, will more than likely be a name you've not heard of before. Obsessed with the complex and beautiful patterns of snow crystals, he ... Comment - Like
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Feb 24, 2010, 4:15 pm
As in shockingly bad...
An absolutely unbelievable photo, reportedly taken via a mobile phone, showing a ghostly boy. Isn't it a tad early for April Foolery??
"Does this spooky image show ghost boy watching builders demolishing his old school?" Comment - Like
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Jan 20, 2010, 1:00 am
From a distance you might think this scene of the Crucifixion is a painting or perhaps a stained-glass panel. However, rather than a spontaneous appearance on some overdone toast (or a grilled cheese sandwich, or a sliced aubergine etc. etc.), this amazing six-foot by three-and-a-half feet artwork h... Comment - Like
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Jan 12, 2010, 2:53 am
Since checking in on Santa Muerte the situation has just got worse:
To the dismay of the Catholic church and the disgust of the Mexican government, a bogus saint from popular folklore has become a crucial accessory for junkies, gang members and cartel kingpins alike.
The government has dubbed the s... Comment - Like
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Jan 11, 2010, 2:56 am
Well witch hunting seems to be a topic that comes up here a lot but that doesn't mean it can't get odder, which is where the witch gun comes in:
The National President of Sierra Leone Indigenous Traditional Healers Union, Dr. Alhaji Suliaman Kabba, has stated that for one to operate witch gun, the ... Comment - Like
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Jan 10, 2010, 2:55 am
The songlines are fascinating part legend, part roadmap, part psychogeography and a whole lot more besides. This is perfectly demonstrated in the news that some of the events and locations mentioned in the Dreamiing stories might have lead scientists to make new discoveries of unknown impact craters... Comment - Like
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