"The stubborn persistence of chauvinism in our life and letters is or ought to be the proper subject for critical study, not the occasion for displays of shock." - C. Hitchens
So we spent a lot of time this week being skeptical about stuff that’s kind of outside the mainstream. Let’s get back to our skepty roots and enjoy this documentary about ghosts:
I try to work the line, “A candle is placed on a map of Cornwall, and the scientist begins his incantation,” into every rambling monologue I do about pseudoscience.
Enkidumsays
Also ghosty, but somewhat more serious, and from one of the best goddam minds alive on the planet: http://tinyurl.com/cu2wkw8. If you haven’t read/watched anything by Adam Curtis, get on that!
nightman2112says
Lol, what did I just watch? I’m pretty sure the “Gloriette 80” was the machine from the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Chrissays
Look Around You is one of the most brilliant shows ever written that no one’s freaking heard of. HOW CAN I MAKE JOKE REFERENCES IF NO ONE GETS THEM??
Heeeey there, little mouse…
Fsays
Chris
Like, “Thanks, ghosts. Thosts.”? Go right ahead. Someone will get your references.
Hehe! Thanks for reminding me of this wonderful series! My favorite video of this type is not actually a Look Around You video, it’s Birds of Britain. But I like Maths and Water a lot too 🙂 So, watching Ghosts now.
BinJabreel says
Holy crap, I miss this show.
I try to work the line, “A candle is placed on a map of Cornwall, and the scientist begins his incantation,” into every rambling monologue I do about pseudoscience.
Enkidum says
Also ghosty, but somewhat more serious, and from one of the best goddam minds alive on the planet: http://tinyurl.com/cu2wkw8. If you haven’t read/watched anything by Adam Curtis, get on that!
nightman2112 says
Lol, what did I just watch? I’m pretty sure the “Gloriette 80” was the machine from the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Chris says
Look Around You is one of the most brilliant shows ever written that no one’s freaking heard of. HOW CAN I MAKE JOKE REFERENCES IF NO ONE GETS THEM??
Heeeey there, little mouse…
F says
Chris
Like, “Thanks, ghosts. Thosts.”? Go right ahead. Someone will get your references.
allie says
What *are* birds? We just don’t know.
Classical Cipher, Murmur Muris, OM says
Hehe! Thanks for reminding me of this wonderful series! My favorite video of this type is not actually a Look Around You video, it’s Birds of Britain. But I like Maths and Water a lot too 🙂 So, watching Ghosts now.