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Because it’s Thursday

April 30th, 2009 | Add a Comment

I’m going to try and start a new tradition around here. Every Thursday we’re going to post random links to strange tid-bits in the news that you may have missed, may have seen elsewhere, or may know more about than any of us could begin to. I’ll need your help to keep on task. Sometimes there will be a theme. If I can’t come up with a cohesive theme, it’ll just be random. The point is, here are some weird things that I don’t have the time or inclination to write a full article about, but they’re interesting. Hope you enjoy: We’ll start with a little news of feng-shui impeding international relations in Hong Kong. These sorts of beliefs, straddling a line between sciences and superstitions, have always fascinated me. Asian traditional medicine is … Read entire article »

Filed under: China, Dowsing, Feature, folklore, Fortean, Health, History, Jeremy D. Wells, Jeremy Wells, sacred geometry, superstition, Thursday, witch, witch hunt, witchcraft

Southern Fried Bigfoot premieres tonight

April 13th, 2009 | Add a Comment

While the word Bigfoot usually conjures images of the deep forests and mountains of the Pacific Northwest, there is also a rich tradition of southern hominid sightings. Often known by various local names, the southern Bigfoot doesn’t get as much attention (or respect) as his northwestern cousins, but his impact on the local people and their lore has been just as profound. Southern Fried Bigfoot, premiering tonight on the Documentary Channel, takes a look at some of the more notable southern sighting reports, including the Fouke Monster of Fouke, Arkansas; Louisiana’s Honey Island Swamp Monster; the Lake Worth Monster of Lake Worth, Texas; and Florida’s Myakka Ape or Skunk Ape. Southern Fried Bigfoot also talks with the various authors and field researchers involved in the study of southern Bigfoot phenomenon … Read entire article »

Filed under: Bigfoot, Cryptozoology, Feature, folk tales, folklore, Great Apes, History, hoaxes, Interview, Jeremy D. Wells, Jeremy Wells, Sasquatch, Yeti