Month: October 2014

Some news and the like making headlines today..

A Saudi cleric is making worldwide news for condeming Twitter and calling it evil.. Meanwhile his nation continues to punish people with legal beheadings and will not let women drive.. One man’s pain is another man’s pleasure, I suppose. Tweet away Meryl..

This is the photo of the man who reportedly caused terror in Canada.. But where did the photo of Michael Zehaf-Bibeau come from? ISIS.. and who took it?

Friday night frights on hold for the lights.. Halloween falls on a Friday this year (no, not the 13th as that stupid MEME says) .. but this year people are choosing football over trick or treating.

MAJOR ED DAMES fans are freaking.. There is a monster sunspot on the sun right now.. Stan Deyo is among those broadcasting some kill shot fears.. What is known of sunspot 2192: Solar activity is high. There have been giant Mclass and Xclass flares, but none of the sun burts have mitted a CME. Yet.. But the active region is turning towards the earth.. and that sunspot is massive.. The best resource to follow regarding this and other issues with the sun: http://solarham.net/

Renee Zellweger looks strange to fans. But there is a chance her new face is just one that occurred naturally..

Jacob Hall in SCREENCRUSH writes why he never watches ‘Halloween’ on Halloween »

He argues that this season is not about slashers, boogeymen, or Texas chainsaw users.. He is right.

In part, Hall writes,

That’s not to say that I dislike John Carpenter’s slasher classic. In fact, it’s one of the best horror movies ever made and a masterpiece that I find myself revisiting at least once a year. But when I do revisit it, I tend to watch it in December. Or February. Or even in the heat of the July. The moment October rolls around, I shelve any interest I have in it.

He goes on:

It’s all about tone. I avoid ‘Halloween’ on Halloween because it’s a grim film, a dark experience that gets your blood pumping and intends only to chill you to the bone. And that’s great! It succeeds at that! It’s a noted masterpiece for a reason! But when I think of Halloween, I don’t think of grimness, terror and shifting uncomfortably in bed, seeing every shadow as a masked man primed to kill me. When I think of Halloween, I think of cold air and warm clothes and a hot glass of cider. I think of the smell of latex and itchy costumes that you put up with because it’s the only time of the year that you can get away with dressing like a ghoul. I think about hayrides and haunted attractions and pop-up stores that sell only costumes and make-up that vanish on November 1.

I get his point, actually. I find myself in a bit of agreement, as well. I think of fun times, as well.. But also frightening times.

I have always been an avid horror movie enthusiast.. But lately, at least since I became a father, that interest has waned. One factor that caused me to forgo my love of the genre for a bit was when slasher films became brutal, and blood was used more than dialogue.  Lately a new brand of horror has re-emerged that focuses more on the fright and fear over torture and gore..

But on Halloween, I typically avoid horror movies for one prime reason: I am a bitsuperstitious. Not to the point where I won’t walk under a ladder or avoid a black cat, but to the point where I often have felt a ‘thinning of the veil’ on Halloween in my life. There have been times, one year that stands out the most actually, where I recall a strange feeling in the air on Halloween.. where every breeze seemed to blow a spirit through my body, and where I just couldn’t wait to get home from trick or treating and lock the door and undress into my old self.

So in that regard, Jacob Hall has a point as far as why he avoids the slasher flicks.

But if I do watch a horror movie on Halloween, it will be HALLOWEEN 3,THE SEASON OF THE WITCH. I feel this movie is the most underrated horror movie of all time, and one with an amazing concept: Masks that come alive at 9pm on Halloween… as that awful, awful song plays on.

News from France.. armed clowns.. Teen arrested..

The panic continues.
The clown scare of Halloween 2014 continues, now around the globe..

Which Religions Would Have The Hardest Time Accepting Alien Life? »

The list of known planets beyond our solar system is ever-growing. To many, this suggests the day when scientists detect signs of extraterrestrial life could soon be at hand. When that day comes, which religions will struggle to reconcile such a discovery with their beliefs – and which will adapt in stride?

The conclusion: Evangelical Christians. I tend to agree.. knowing a few, the premise of alien life really disturbs them to their core.

It makes them nervous to think that Jesus may have more planets to tend to along with Earth, and that the Garden of Eden may have to be reproduced on other worlds.

Do other planets have a Bible?
Will the rapture happen there?
Isn’t the world flat!?

All of those things.

The CATHOLIC CHURCH will race to baptize the first alien they see. The Vatican has practically said that..

But the evangelicals would call the aliens demons.

I have often equated many stories from the Bible itself with aliens.. A virgin birth? Alien implant.. Rising from the dead? beamed up… Noah’s ark? A spaceship leaving Mars before the flood..
Actually that has more logic to me that some portions of the Bible.

Nonetheless… Life is life. And if you’re really a firm believer and confident in your God, you won’t be rocked by a space ship landing on the planet earth.

Now alien butt implants? That’s demonic..

‘Conjuring 2’ Moves To 2016; New Line Sets Untitled Horror Film In October 2015 Spot »

In the wake of The Conjuring spinoff Annabelle screaming up close to $167M worldwide, Warner Bros. is moving New Line’s sequel The Conjuring 2, out of its Oct. 23, 2015 spot into 2016.

Does not seem to be much controversy with this change, perhaps just a reevaluation of marketing goals and an attempt to extend the life of the CONJURING/ANNABELLE films..

But I have a prediction: I say this unnamed horror flick will continue to tell a tale of the Warrens..

New Line hit a nerve.. I think they will continue to strike while the iron is hot.
And the horror that works right now is ghostly strangeness, not bloody gore.

Film Review: ‘Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story’ »

This documentary looks pretty decent.. Lots of food discarded, these guys rummaged through to find meals. The VARIETY review paints a sobering picture of the film.. and the film paints a very sobering picture of just how much food we waste..

I worked in restaurants since a legal age.. And I cannot even count the number of plates of food thrown away, often completely thrown away. We make too large of portions. We don’t save nearly enough.. and lots of people across the the planet have little or nothing.

Something is very wrong with that premise..

That is 100% and a tremendous point thedoomreport  .. There are tons of problems that come with foreign aid. Anyone with half a brain can figure out some of them.. and some of the nations that have the least have governments with the most—warlords who will not permit food to be dispensed and a society where elaborate governments cripple the rights of the people, the masses..

And cue the other conspiracy theory: Monsanto GMO. For quite a while there I was reading one story a day about another farmer someone not he planet committing suicide after GMO crops failed..

And finally: Farms are constantly being turned into giant plots of grass, with government aid actually going to farmers who stop selling food (or who raise corn only for gasoline to further destroy car engines that cannot handle Ethanol.)

There are lots of ways the food supply could be extended..

BUT…we still do waste a lot of food in restaurants..

THE FUTURE IS NOW: THE WIRED NATURE OF HUMANS TO BE 

It’s your chance to pick.. What is your choice for the best design for the HORROR REPORT. The following choices.. and a poll right after

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A steady steam of news.. From the world and beyond..

Justin Bieber set to annoy Instagram.. he is bungling their opportunity to introduce ads.. Why? WIRED says it is because he and others who are popular eclipse anything that advertisers are willing to offer and have people actually buy through using Instagram..

Violence Iraq: car bomb..

Violence Nigeria: Town attacked after cease fire..

Speaking of Nigeria, there was profound hope to get back all of the kidnapped girls taken earlier in 2014. But that hope is dwindling, with the latest attacks and the fact that the cease fire is not doing anything to stop BOKO HARAM..

The great pumpkin riot of 2014: Keene New Hampshire was the focus of national attention this weekend as college kids, drunk on affluence and alcohol, created havoc.. Now the town is set to address the actions in response mayhem..There is also a bit of controversy regarding the pumpkin festival itself.. The woman whoi is the head organizer lost her cool during television coverage of the rioting.. She was trying to keep the focus on the pumpkin festival. All the while rioters were flipping cars in the streets, which was gaining much coverage than anything community driven.. Which is a shame. I feel for her. Jared Goodell certainly owned her, however..

Savior in a blue dress.. Monica Lewinsky is back.. And this time her goal is to stop cyber bullying.. While that is fine and good, one part is something I simply cannot find myself in any agreement with. Lots of news stories are referring to the DRUDGE REPORT story as a form of cyber bullying. You may recall why DRUDGE got the story.. or maybe you don’t. Drudge ran it one Friday night because her found out that NEWSWEEK spiled a Michael Iskoff story about the scandal–Drudge made his fame at the moment, and became the go-to-guy for everyone in the media itself. Drudge was not a bully–there needs to be a distinction between reporting news and bullying people online..

This past weekend, a once in a lifetime event occured.. (They seem to be happening a lot in space lately?) Comet Siding Spring zoomed by Mars. Thankfully without impact, wouldn’t want the Martians to be hurt, or any of those ancient pyramids we just KNOW are still there. Regardless, the real thing we can now learn is much more about our early universe..

Has the EBOLA hysteria just gone too far? Now after weeks of rapid foam at the mouth reporting, some journalists are asking that very important question. I say it has.. There are some facts to consider: Thomas Eric Duncan was around lots of folks.. and those folks, to this point, have yet to develop Ebola–two did, but think of all the others who were in contact with him. Perhaps that is the best scenario we can ask for, especially given the troubling circumstances reported by the nurses union at the hospital in Dallas that become ground zero for the Ebola nightmare in America.. A few days ago on Facebook, I actually wrote that I thought Ebola was being overdone by reporters and that the fear reporting was becoming unbridled fear porn. I stand by that statement, and that’s BIG for a hypochondriac like me to think.. Another example of the fear promotion: The idea that the ‘hazmat’ suit was selling out just in time for Halloween. Ask anyone, it is not selling out at all.. This all does not mean Ebola is not big–Africa may tell you exactly how big it is.. But what it does tell me are two things: 1) Fear still sells and the mainstream media is better at selling fear than blogs and Twitter accounts. And 2) No matter what happens in Africa, it is not big news or top story status until it hits the shores of America. And that is sad..

BUT HERE IS THE DISTURBING PART of the Ebola story–and I will turn the volume up on the fear porn for this one. We are sending our troops into the Ebola hot zone.. And today it is being reported that troops who come in contact with Ebola will be quarantined in Liberia.. Let us all hope that this mission, of whatever nature it is, is over quickly and that our troops don’t succumb to this awful plague..

The future is bright. And dim.. all at the same time. And here is what the virtual reality hologram filled future may actually look like according to experts of today.. No turning back now..

This is not a hoax.. I actually just found the story, despite it being reported this summer.. According to some weird scientific research, the act smelling farts may actually help prevent cancer.. So …the gas we pass is a blast, smell away Meryl. Don’t hold back. Stay healthy.. I will remind my wife of this the next time she gets a little testy about it.

I have been hearing for years that the Catholic Church would love to baptize an alien. As outlandish as that may sound, priests in the Vatican have actually said it.. So what religions would have the most trouble accepting life on other planets? According to this article at least, it would be the evangelical Christians..