I went to see Noah last evening. I had briefly blogged about it earlier to draw readers' attention to Brian Mattson's review, which I highly recommend. I'm not going to recycle his observations. I just wanted to share some impressions. This is s a weird movie. Not in...
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Aronofsky’s Noah Movie: What It Teaches Us About Christian Ignorance from the Pulpit to the Pew
I'm going to see Noah this week. In preparation, I've been reading reviews. If you do the same what you'll likely find is a mixture of cautious endorsement ("Hey, it's got crappy Bible content, but it starts a spiritual conversation") and condemnation. Most of the...
MUFON Jumps the Shark
Robert Sheaffer over at the Bad UFOs blog has written MUFON's epitaph: "MUFON Jumps the Shark." I don't know of any other conclusion in the wake of the PA MUFON State Director claimed that missing Malaysia Airline flight 370 was abducted by aliens. This is the sort of...
Scientology’s Alien Space Cathedral and Spaceship Landing Strip
No, there's nothing odd about Scientology. Unless you count building an alien space cathedral and spaceship landing pad in New Mexico for the post-Armageddon alien meet-n-greet. If I were in this (literally) space cadet religion, the first thing I'd want to know from...
Theses and Dissertations on UFO-Related Topics
[UPDATE 6/26/2013: Thanks to Jonas for adding some theses and dissertations in a comment - I have added them at the end of this post. MSH. Thanks as well (7/1/2013) to the Spooky Paradigms blogger for directing my attention to his first post in the series, where he...
Russell Crowe’s UFO Explained by Photo-Analyst
Below is a pretty sweet video explanation for the "UFO" Russell Crowe captured on his camera. Credit for bringing this to my attention goes to Jason Colavito, via Twitter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjlK7kjgphU
UFO Propaganda in Movies and TV Shows: Robbie Graham Interview
Jack Brewer of the excellent blog, The UFO Trail, recently interviewed Robbie Graham, who blogs at the fascinating Silver Screen Saucers. The thrust of the interview is that motion pictures and television have far greater potential to influence beliefs about UFOs and...