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We Need to Talk about Writers’ Conferences

The 2022 Willamette Writers Conference in Portland is on, guaranteeing post-conference highs but no way out of the rat race.

Aug 6, 2022
We Need to Talk about Writers’ Conferences
We Need to Talk about Writers’ Conferences
Aug 6, 2022
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Is ‘Aliens!’ the only Objection UFO Skeptics Have, or is Something Deeper Going On?

Let’s revisit the Chicago O’Hare UFO, because there’s an important lesson here that offers insight into professional UFO and “alien”…

Mar 3, 2022
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Is ‘Aliens!’ the only Objection UFO Skeptics Have, or is Something Deeper Going On?
Is ‘Aliens!’ the only Objection UFO Skeptics Have, or is Something Deeper Going On?
Mar 3, 2022
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When the difference between an expert and a dilettante could cost you your life

Are you vaccine hesitant? That’s okay. But kitchen table ‘research’ is no substitute for listening to a genuine expert in virology

Sep 17, 2021
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When the difference between an expert and a dilettante could cost you your life
When the difference between an expert and a dilettante could cost you your life
Sep 17, 2021
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Remembering Roger Ebert

The famed Chicago film journalist represented the comfortable cohabitation of the Geek with the Intellectual

Jun 5, 2021
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Remembering Roger Ebert
Remembering Roger Ebert
Jun 5, 2021
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Why ETs Won’t Land on the White House Lawn

It’s fun to imagine aliens making a dramatic D.C. entrance. Asking why they don’t, highlights a problem in the way we think about aliens.

May 31, 2021
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Why ETs Won’t Land on the White House Lawn
Why ETs Won’t Land on the White House Lawn
May 31, 2021
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On Joel Grey and ‘Cabaret’

Reflections on the current state of things, through the prism of the famed Broadway musical and film

Nov 27, 2024
On Joel Grey and ‘Cabaret’
On Joel Grey and ‘Cabaret’
Nov 27, 2024
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As the Veil of UFO Secrecy Starts to Lift, Some Will Still Refuse to Look

Over the last few years I’ve grown accustomed to having frustrating and occasionally heated conversations with UFO skeptics and debunkers…

Aug 3, 2023
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As the Veil of UFO Secrecy Starts to Lift, Some Will Still Refuse to Look
As the Veil of UFO Secrecy Starts to Lift, Some Will Still Refuse to Look
Aug 3, 2023
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No More Excuses: It’s Way Past Time for the Press to Take UAPs Seriously

The lethargy of the New York Times and an absurd column by the Washington Post’s Dana Milbank point to a crisis in journalism.

Jul 28, 2023
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No More Excuses: It’s Way Past Time for the Press to Take UAPs Seriously
No More Excuses: It’s Way Past Time for the Press to Take UAPs Seriously
Jul 28, 2023
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The ‘Grey’ Lady’ Squeezes Out 646 Words on UFOs. I’m Adding a Few.

The New York Times finally gets around to writing about David Grusch and buries an otherwise perfunctory story on Page A18.

Jul 27, 2023
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The ‘Grey’ Lady’ Squeezes Out 646 Words on UFOs. I’m Adding a Few.
The ‘Grey’ Lady’ Squeezes Out 646 Words on UFOs. I’m Adding a Few.
Jul 27, 2023
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Crossing the Rubicon, Leaving UFO Debunkers to Twist in the Wind

Let the record show: The congressional UAP hearing on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 is the one that finally mattered.

Jul 26, 2023
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Crossing the Rubicon, Leaving UFO Debunkers to Twist in the Wind
Crossing the Rubicon, Leaving UFO Debunkers to Twist in the Wind
Jul 26, 2023
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