PinnedWe Need to Talk about Writers’ ConferencesThe 2022 Willamette Writers Conference in Portland is on, guaranteeing post-conference highs but no way out of the rat race.Aug 6, 2022Aug 6, 2022
PinnedIs ‘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, 2022A response icon1Mar 3, 2022A response icon1
PinnedPublished inCurated NewslettersWhen the difference between an expert and a dilettante could cost you your lifeAre you vaccine hesitant? That’s okay. But kitchen table ‘research’ is no substitute for listening to a genuine expert in virologySep 17, 2021A response icon5Sep 17, 2021A response icon5
PinnedRemembering Roger EbertThe famed Chicago film journalist represented the comfortable cohabitation of the Geek with the IntellectualJun 5, 2021A response icon1Jun 5, 2021A response icon1
PinnedPublished inPoint of ContactWhy ETs Won’t Land on the White House LawnIt’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, 2021A response icon11May 31, 2021A response icon11
On Joel Grey and ‘Cabaret’Reflections on the current state of things, through the prism of the famed Broadway musical and filmNov 27, 2024Nov 27, 2024
Published inPoint of ContactAs the Veil of UFO Secrecy Starts to Lift, Some Will Still Refuse to LookOver the last few years I’ve grown accustomed to having frustrating and occasionally heated conversations with UFO skeptics and debunkers…Aug 3, 2023A response icon7Aug 3, 2023A response icon7
Published inPoint of ContactNo More Excuses: It’s Way Past Time for the Press to Take UAPs SeriouslyThe 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, 2023A response icon6Jul 28, 2023A response icon6
Published inPoint of ContactThe ‘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, 2023A response icon8Jul 27, 2023A response icon8
Published inPoint of ContactCrossing the Rubicon, Leaving UFO Debunkers to Twist in the WindLet the record show: The congressional UAP hearing on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 is the one that finally mattered.Jul 26, 2023A response icon12Jul 26, 2023A response icon12
