Monthly Archives: January 2010
Liberia – FUBAR
Those crazy guys over at VBS TV have really gone too far this time. Shane Smith must be completely off his rocker to have taken a western camera crew into the worst slums of Liberia to interview warlords in the … Continue reading
Filed under In the News, Television
Robyn Williams Gets Me
I have given more interviews than I can remember and always come away with the feeling that I have said something stupid. Very rarely do I feel that I have said what I really meant and I am loathe to … Continue reading
Filed under General Thoughts
Woo Bomb Detector Exposed (Update 2)
So finally, I can update you on dowsing rod bomb-detector story just in time for the BBC Newsnight broadcast tonight where the truth about the “ADE651” is revealed. I have been silent on this since I last blogged on these … Continue reading
Filed under In the News, supernatural, Television
Suicide Baiting
In the course of researching my next book, I came across the phenomena of “suicide baiting.” This sometimes happens when a crowd forms to witness individuals who are threatening to kill themselves by jumping from buildings and bridges. Rather than … Continue reading
Filed under General Thoughts, In the News, Radio
Storm Preview
Crashed the remaining car last night in a snow storm on the way back to my ridiculously isolated home in the countryside. No one hurt but what’s this weather all about in a place like Somerset for Beelzebub’s sake? So now … Continue reading
Filed under General Thoughts
It’s a Dog’s Life
Plymouth police in Devon, England are currently searching for a man caught on CCTV sniffing the bottom of a supermarket employee while he stacks shelves. The footage over on the Daily Telegraph website shows him casually pretending to chose items … Continue reading
Filed under In the News, Weird Story of the Week
Bringing Up Baby
At the end of each year, The Independent newspaper launches an appeal to support various charities. This year it has drawn attention to Action Aid and the case of Jennipher Alupot, a Ugandan mother forced to breastfeed the puppies of … Continue reading
Filed under Essentialism, In the News, Weird Story of the Week
