A 2004 article by a New Age conspiracy dude who calls himself "cbsworks" offers this bit of wisdom: "Mel Gibson is a THEM. In his movie, THE PATRIOT, his first words are, when weighing a chair: '9 pounds, eleven ounces...perfect.' This was a message to many CIA operatives and the elite that plans were going... Continue Reading →
A Sad Day
Ben Stein is the star of a new documentary, Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. It's an examination of how Intelligent Design is not being allowed in the public school system or universities. It's perfectly alright to study alternative scientific views and to question some of the tenets of Darwinian theory, but I fear this film is... Continue Reading →
Morrissey: The Next Nostradamus?
David Alice has a theory that singer/songwriter Morrissey predicted the death of Princess Diana...in 1986. Alice points out links between The Smiths' album The Queen is Dead and the life/death of Diana. For instance: "For the album cover that makes the announcement that THE QUEEN IS DEAD, Morrissey chose a photo of a French man... Continue Reading →
The World’s Weirdest/Stupidest Conspiracy Theories
(in no particular order, with each theory's author or main proponent in parentheses, if known) The driver shot JFK. (the late William Cooper) The Beatles were designed and sent to the U.S. by the British Psychological Warfare Division, to undermine the morals of American teenagers. (Lyndon LaRouche) Christ's Crucifixion was staged. (Hugh Schonfield) Christ eloped... Continue Reading →
H Is for Hoax
In preparation for my viewing of Hoax this evening, I'm re-watching Orson Welles's fantastic half documentary/half mockumentary F is for Fake. Welles was, as ever, ridiculously ahead of his time when he made this film about infamous art forger Elmyr de Hory. Clifford Irving, who wrote the official biography of de Hory before embarking on... Continue Reading →