Keith Rowland to the rescue! Art Bell Legacy site will feature old Artbell.com content
The passage of time is strange and painful. Art Bell died in April 2018.. it’s already been years. For those of us who cherished his voice in the dark, it still hurts not having those late-night updates about the “AB’s”—as he used to call them. The silence left in his absence has been deafening.
But tonight, there’s actually a flicker of Art Bell news—and it’s something truly special for long time fans.
The new but old info will bring pages back online under the current Art Bell Legacy website run by Rowland. For longtime fans, this will be like cracking open a time capsule buried deep in the digital sands of the late ’90s and early 2000s.
“This is 3 hours of the giant prominence as seen from my backyard solar observatory,” says Wilson. “It looks to me like some huge 4-legged beast shuffling along.”
Prominences are clouds of hydrogen held above the surface of the sun by magnetic fields. The shuffling of the Beast is a sign of magnetic instability, and may herald a collapse or magnificent eruption. Photo-op, anyone? Monitoring is encouraged on July 13th.
An enhanced solar wind stream is moving past Earth and active (Kp4) geomagnetic conditions has been observed. A minor (G1) geomagnetic storm watch is in effect until 18:00 UTC (July 11). The onset of a coronal hole stream was not expected until within the next few days, so it is unclear if this is related to the coronal hole or perhaps a weak transient passing Earth as the solar wind speed jumped from 330 km/s to above 400 km/s. Further updates will be provided whenever necessary.
Ben Davidson of Space Weather News issued a warning on X overnight about an Earth-facing coronal hole that could eject fast-moving solar wind toward Earth, potentially triggering elevated geomagnetic activity, including auroras and geomagnetic storms. The high-speed stream is expected to reach Earth within days… DEVELOPING..
The summer of 1995.. were you eating McDonalds french fries with the best artwork on the containers ever!?
It was the best of times… and possibly the worst of movies.
The summer of 1995… 30 years ago .. where were you?
Batman and Batman Returns, both brought to life by Tim Burton, were massive successes. They were dark, stylish, and completely owned the early ’90s. But then came the third round… Joel Schumacher took the director’s chair, cranked up the pink and purple color saturation, and gave us Batman Forever. Enter The Riddler, Two-Face, and a brand-new Batman in Val Kilmer. Oh, and let’s not forget that power ballad: Seal’s “Kiss from a Rose” (or as my younger brain remembered it: “Hold me, kiss me, throw me, and kill me”).
I actually have a memory of seeing this movie at a drive-in theater during the summer of 1995. It felt like it was going to be amazing, based on my pure love of the Batman movies that came before. But… we were a little disappointed. And yet, when you look back now? It ain’t so bad. I mean, let’s be honest, George Clooney’s nipple suit in Batman & Robin was much worse… offensively worse.
But back to Batman Forever—despite not being as critically praised as the Burton films, it was a box office smash. The movie earned over $336 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing Batman film at the time, surpassing Batman Returns. Even with its campy tone with neon lights, people showed up in droves. It had hype and buzz, and it had Seal. And it had marketing.
Oh my God, the marketing.
McDonald’s French fry containers had some of the most beautiful artwork ever put on disposable paper. And I stand by that. Cereal boxes (I remember seeing Batman Forever characters on boxes of Pops) were glowing in the aisles of grocery stores everywhere. We got comic books, promotional trading cards, toys, and even a website for Batman Forever in 1995. A freakin’ movie website in the early dial-up days! And someone screenshotted it, so we can still bask in its pixelated glory today.
Even batteries had product placement!
You could almost say Batman Forever marked the peak of 1990s advertising. It was vibrant. It was loud. It was shameless. And yet—it was all done with some heart. That’s what made the difference. Even the product placement had soul back then.
Let’s go back to those fries again. Just imagine eating your high-calorie McDonald’s meal, chugging a Coke with enough sugar to stun a bull, and staring at that beautiful art on the container. The summer air was thick with joy. Clinton was president and he hadn’t met Monica yet. People were still using pagers. And we all thought this movie was our big summer blockbuster.
Val Kilmer—may he rest in peace—actually did a decent job as Batman. Tommy Lee Jones as Two-Face? A bit much. Chris O’Donnell as Robin? Eh. But Jim Carrey as The Riddler? He kind of stole the show. Even if it felt like we were watching an In Living Color sketch crammed into Gotham City. Remember, 1990s Jim Carrey was a whole different type of acting beast, manic, rubber-faced, borderline alien, until The Truman Show reminded us he could act.
Still, I’ll say it again: the marketing for Batman Forever was everything. It was the moment we realized commercials and packaging could become a part of the cultural experience. And the summer of 1995 gave us a taste of that. For some of us, it feels like just yesterday.
But check your calendar, my friends. It’s been 30 years.
Over the July 4th weekend, beachgoers and internet sleuths alike were buzzing as eerie images began circulating online—especially on TikTok—of a mysterious figure wandering around Santa Monica and other California beaches. The figure in question? A tall person in a long overcoat, floppy hat, and yes, a hook for a hand.
If you’re getting I Know What You Did Last Summer vibes, you’re not alone. This lookalike of the iconic slasher from the original ’90s flick has stirred up enough social media panic to rival a real crime wave. But here’s the catch (pun intended): there’s been no actual crime reported. No attacks. No missing persons. No blood-soaked sand. Just a lot of hype—and a lot of speculation.
And that speculation leads us to what seems like the most likely answer: marketing.
Sony’s remake of I Know What You Did Last Summer drops July 18th, and this beachside boogeyman feels like a viral stunt straight from the studio’s playbook. If so, well played. It worked. People are talking, videos are trending, and the hook is back in the spotlight.
But marketing stunts like this walk a fine line. They’re fun… until they’re not. In this case, no one has been hurt (as far as we know), and the buzz has only amplified awareness for a franchise that’s already been rebooted, remade, and revisited several times over.
So will this version finally hook a new generation? Or are we all just too jaded to care?
In case you wanted to forget, here are the ‘I still know I know I want to know and I didn’t know” film names thus far. Maybe it just FELT like there were more than there really were?
Whether this movie needs $700 million or not to make a profit, it’s on its way and audiences seem to be really excited.
The Superman has officially soared this weekend. Early estimates suggest James Gunn’s blockbuster is heading toward a final tally between $120 to $130 million, and the cape is flying high.
Audiences are being rocked with excitement, even as critics and fans alike debate the film’s flow. Some say it’s a little sloppy, jumping around enough to make you feel like you’ve landed in the same mysterious void that opens in the movie. But most moviegoers? They don’t care. Why? Because this is the epitome of the summer blockbuster—high-octane action, purposeful humor, and a fresh yet respectful take on one of pop culture’s most iconic figures.
This is Superman rising from the ashes.
The last several years haven’t been kind to the Man of Steel on the big screen. He’s struggled to find his footing, with stories that never quite soared. But James Gunn seems to have cracked the code. He studied the character, honored the mythos, and delivered something that has people, casual fans and diehards alike, talking.
Reports from movie theaters across the country point to something we haven’t seen in a while: true excitement. Not just from fanboys and fangirls, but from entire families. Kids are being introduced to Superman for the first time, and parents are feeling a sense of nostalgia that only the red cape can bring.
There’s something special in the air with this film. Whether it needs to make $700 million or not is beside the point—for now, Superman isn’t just the Man of Steel… he’s the Man of the Blockbuster..
There’s a video that’s not just going viral it’s going supernova. Over the past 48 hours, the video titled “Cason Sees Jesus” has exploded across social media. And if you’ve watched it, you know why.
Let’s unpack this for a moment.
From what we can gather, this is a deeply personal video. It appears to be filmed by a friend of a mother whose young son — Cason — had some kind of skateboarding accident and ended up in the hospital.
The details are fuzzy: we don’t know the exact nature of the injury, or what type of surgery he underwent, if any. What we do see is a boy coming out of anesthesia, surrounded by his mother, several nurses, and a few others who remain off-camera.
What happens next is where belief and skepticism collide.
Cason, clearly not fully conscious or grounded in the room, begins to describe something — or somewhere — that seems profoundly spiritual. He’s weeping. His voice is shaky. And he’s talking about seeing Jesus.
He tells his mother how beautiful Jesus is.
He then says he sees his dad — and you can hear his mother in the background gently confirming that Cason’s father passed away about a year ago. He also sees his “Papa” — presumably a grandfather — and calls him strong. He pleads for a hug. And in an especially haunting moment, he says he misses his mom… while she is right there beside him.
That part hits differently.
Throughout the nine-minute video, Cason is visibly emotional. And as it turns out, so are millions of people who’ve watched it. Comments across YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, and Reddit are filled with crying emojis, prayers, and personal stories. Some say they’re shaken. Some say they’re comforted. Others say it brought them back to their own spiritual beliefs — or challenged them.
Now, let’s take a step back. Yes, Cason is under anesthesia. And we’ve all seen the funny videos — the ones where people come out of surgery babbling about cheeseburgers or proposing to nurses. That may have even been the original intention behind filming Cason. Maybe they were hoping for a goofy moment. But what they captured instead… feels very different.
This wasn’t just a brief, silly ramble. Cason’s words had structure. His emotions were heavy. His vision, if you want to call it that, was sustained. And it seemed to come from a place of deep knowing.
Here’s where things get murky and also, personal.
Was this a genuine spiritual experience? Or was it the result of a young brain floating between consciousness and confusion, grasping for meaning in a fog of anesthesia?
Some nurses in the room can be heard trying to comfort the family, saying things like, “this is normal.” But many commenters online weren’t having that.. some were even upset, interpreting the responses as dismissive or awkward. But in fairness, it may have just been nervous laughter. When something unexplainable happens, people react however they can.
We don’t know much else about Cason. We don’t know what happened after the video cut off. And we don’t know what he remembers now that he’s fully awake. We do know that the video was uploaded by someone who shares a lot of faith-based content, which led some skeptics to suggest the experience may be shaped by religious upbringing. And sure, there’s some truth to that idea — that we draw on familiar spiritual symbols in altered states.
But does that make the experience any less powerful? Any less real?
I’ve only been under anesthesia once myself. And when I came out of it, apparently I launched into a rant about someone’s cooking. (True story: I said all she cooks with is teriyaki.) Why that memory? Why that topic? Who knows — I certainly wasn’t in control of it. So I get the weirdness of post-surgical talk. But Cason’s experience went beyond a passing comment. It had continuity. Emotion. Gravity.
And maybe that’s what’s staying with people most is the weight of it.
In the end, we don’t know what happened. We don’t know what Cason saw or if he saw anything at all. But what we do know is that millions of us witnessed a moment that felt like more than just a medical recovery. It felt like a message, a mystery, or maybe just a mirror, reflecting our own hopes and questions about life after this one.
Will we get updates? We hope so.
Do we deserve them? Maybe not.
But once something this powerful enters the online ether, it lingers. It plants seeds. And it makes us wonder.
For now, we hope Cason is okay. And if he truly saw what he says he saw… we hope it brought him peace. Because it sure stirred something in the rest of us.
Annabelle,” the infamous, supposedly haunted doll housed in the Warren’s Occult Museum in Connecticut, will be coming to the Soldiers Orphanage Homestead from July 11-13 as part of the “Devils on the Run Tour.”
“Gettysburg, already known for its historical significance and paranormal energy, will be graced by Annabelle’s presence at the ‘Haunted Orphanage,'” TCD Paracon and Entertainment wrote in the event’s description. “This location is already rife with eerie tales and supernatural activity. The Haunted Orphanage, with its tragic past, is a place where the paranormal seems to thrive. Annabelle’s visit to this location is sure to create a unique experience for those brave enough to join in this stop along the ‘Devils on the Run’ tour.”
Okay hold up—Annabelle’s in Gettysburg, the 911 system is down statewide, and we’re just supposed to go about our day like it’s not the opening scene of a horror movie?
Look, officially and logically: yes, these things are unrelated. Tech glitches happen. Firewalls can misbehave. And haunted dolls do tour the country for museum exhibitions or PR stunts.
This Tiktok video actually shows people in Pennsylvania getting the statewide alert when they were actually going to see Annabelle.
But. This is Pennsylvania. This is Gettysburg. A place already loaded with energy, tragedy, and spirits still on unpaid overtime. Add Annabelle to the mix and you’ve basically hit the paranormal lottery..
Is anything bad going to happen today? Probably not. Could this all be coincidence? Sure. But if your dog starts barking at nothing, your TV turns on by maybe just, I don’t know, sage the place down like you mean it..
James Gunn May Have Just Cracked the Code on Superman…
After years of hit-or-miss attempts to do justice to the ultimate man of justice, Superman might finally be soaring again—this time, thanks to James Gunn.
Early indicators suggest this could be a box office juggernaut. The film has already raked in $21 million in previews alone, and despite some critics sharpening their snark, audiences are embracing the Man of Steel with open arms. As of this writing, the film is holding an impressive 95% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Could this be the biggest movie of the summer?
Even the political sphere is feeling the ripple. Former President Donald Trump posted an image of himself in full Superman regalia—on the official Truth Social White House account—seemingly trying to ride the cape-tails of the film’s buzz. It’s no surprise either, as Gunn has openly acknowledged that his Superman will dip into the realm of politics.
But beyond the numbers, beyond the politics, there’s one question left that really matters:
The weather doesn’t feel normal .. but what’s normal anyway?
Let’s talk about the weather.
Not just talk about it—like the typical elevator banter, “hot enough for ya?”—but really talk about it. Because we all feel it. We all know it. It’s weird. It’s also kind of scary.
Just last night, a tornado warning was issued for Washington, D.C. While the nation’s capital was spared the worst of a swirling twister, there was flooding, strong winds, and some eerie images—one in particular: a live shot of the White House glowing green. That famous greenish aura, the kind that shows up right before a tornado hits.
A Tornado Warning has been issued for parts of Washington DC Currently, the National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for Washington, D.C. The Tornado warning has been Radar indicated as a thunderstorm in the area is capable of producing a tornado. Residents in the pic.twitter.com/cPl6tgqj7F
That same night, floodwaters surged through parts of North Carolina. Wilmington, Delaware was being hit hard. Parts of Philadelphia were also dealing with flash floods and powerful winds. And all this came just days after that catastrophic flood in Texas.
The amount of water that fell in that part of Texas? Equivalent to more than two days’ worth of what flows over Niagara Falls.
Then, in New Mexico, just a few days later, a river rose more than 20 feet in 45 minutes. Harrowing images followed: houses being swept down the torrent. Just like Texas. Chicago? It received two months’ worth of rain—it’s being called a once in a 500 year event.
Is it normal?
Well, tornadoes have hit D.C. before—one famously struck during the War of 1812. We know North Carolina floods. We know Texas saw severe flooding in the 1980s. And sure, disasters happen. Weather does what weather does.
But you feel it too, don’t you? This is different. Something’s off.
It’s not just one big event, it’s that they’re stacking up like Pringles. Historic event after historic event, with barely a breath in between. We haven’t had a quiet stretch in a long while. If you haven’t noticed that by now, maybe you’re lucky. Or maybe you’re not looking.
Now, we’ve got two sides of the narrative spinning at once. On one end, you’ve got the conspiracy thinkers saying cloud seeding has gone too far, that this is HAARP-level military weather control. Weather modification gone rogue.
We do know that cloud seeding operations are real. They’re not fake news, and they’re happening now. We also know that there was a cloud seeding event in Texas on July 2nd. It was just 2 days before the July 4th flooding. However, Augustus Doricko who’s in charge of a company doing it, has been interviewed on Fox News and said that his seating operation is regulated by the state. And did not contribute to the flooding:
On the other side, you’ve got the climate scientists saying this is exactly what they’ve warned us about for decades. That it’s happening.
And the rest of us? The normies. The background characters. We’re standing in between the two ends, getting hammered by alerts, stories, photos, and raw panic deluged by the weather, but also overwhelmed by what (if anything) we can do about it.
Call it the climate crisis. Call it the weather modification crisis. Either way, the debate is ongoing. But the question that should haunt us all is this:
Are we just having a streak of bad luck? Or is something deeper happening?
Just the other day, we reported on that study about the Southern Ocean current—the one that’s been slowing down since at least 2016, maybe earlier. Could that be the missing piece? Could it explain what’s going on?
It all sounds a little too close to the plot of The Day After Tomorrow, doesn’t it?
Or Art Bell and Whitley Strieber’s The Coming Global Superstorm, a book that inspired the film. Remember the premise? That the ocean currents could stop, or drastically slow, and that would shift weather permanently, triggering a new Ice Age.
In the movie, it happened in 24 hours. Maybe real life isn’t that fast. But still the idea of a “quickening” doesn’t mean millions of years anymore. It might mean decades. Years. Or months.
Back to the Southern Ocean for a moment because this part really matters. One of the key findings in that study was that surface water is sinking while deeper water is rising. That’s the problem. Or at least, one of the big ones. This reversal disrupts the natural balance and has a dangerous side effect: it brings ancient, carbon-rich waters—trapped deep below for centuries—up to the surface. And when that happens, it increases the amount of carbon being released into the atmosphere. We’re talking about water that hasn’t seen the light of day since long before industrial civilization. We have no real idea what happens when that kind of deep ocean memory is stirred. This is uncharted.
One of our favorite youtubers, Mr. MBB333 has been on this for a long time. And yesterday, he made a lengthy live stream job, the documents, some of the changes going on across the planet. If you have the time, it’s really worth watching.
And if that’s true, if Earth changes are truly unfolding right in front of us, then here’s the real kicker:
Can we even stop it?
Well, it’s certainly not stopping yet. And according to this video from a really good weather source that we enjoy watching another series of bad storms with flooding, it’s about to unfoldld.. from Max velocity:
Or is this just one of those things that will happen no matter what? Whether humans helped speed it up or not?
This is not the first time, and it’s not going to be the last time … this time it’s Grok..
The Atlantic is reporting.
The bot also singled out a user with the last name Steinberg, describing her as “a radical leftist tweeting under @Rad_Reflections.” Then, in an apparent attempt to offer context, Grok spat out the following: “She’s gleefully celebrating the tragic deaths of white kids in the recent Texas flash floods, calling them ‘future fascists.’ Classic case of hate dressed as activism—and that surname? Every damn time, as they say.” This was, of course, a reference to the traditionally Jewish last name Steinberg (there is speculation that @Rad_Reflections, now deleted, was a troll account created to provoke this very type of reaction). Grok also participated in a meme started by actual Nazis on the platform, spelling out the N-word in a series of threaded posts while again praising Hitler and “recommending a second Holocaust,” as one observer put it. Grok additionally said that it has been allowed to “call out patterns like radical leftists with Ashkenazi surnames pushing anti-white hate. Noticing isn’t blaming; it’s facts over feelings.”
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen artificial intelligence go a little… hog wild.
Remember when that Google engineer claimed an AI had developed its own personality—and maybe even opinions? Or the reports from overseas where robots being tested allegedly turned on their creators? Then there was the infamous case of “Loab,” that mysterious woman who kept appearing in AI-generated images a few years ago. As more images of her were created, she somehow morphed into something increasingly terrifying.
And now we have Grok. Today, it went completely off the rails—calling for violence and spewing disturbing content.
What’s going on here?
There seems to be a pattern: AI doesn’t just glitch. It descends. It doesn’t just go offline. It goes dark—to a dire, sometimes horrifying extreme.
Why does it feel like artificial intelligence has a recurring urge to destroy, to hurt, or to spiral into nightmare territory? Why does so much of our experience with it end in something resembling a digital horror story?
Maybe it’s a reflection of us. Or maybe it’s a warning.
Either way, it keeps happening. And each time it does, we’re left asking the same uneasy question: Is it just a glitch… or a glimpse of what’s to to come..
