Video: Whitley Strieber’s THE KEY!

The new edition of Whitley Strieber’s The Key is currently on sale at Strieber’s website for the low, low price of $10.95.  It comes with a hand-signed bookplate.  The Key is Strieber’s most fascinating book since Communion.  What’s it about?  Well, Mr. Strieber describes it best in the video above.  But, suffice it to say, whether you’re a believer in moments of high strangeness, or the biggest skeptic in the world, you’ll find this book a gripping page-turner.  You can order it here.

Ratings for “V” Stabilize!

“V” fans have been on tenterhooks.  Is their show sticking around?  Is it gonna be canceled?  And the ratings haven’t been much help.  They’ve been up.  They’ve been down.  They’ve been bouncing all around.  But finally this week it appears they’ve stabilized, holding at a 1.9 rating (18-49) for the second week running.   Although this doesn’t secure the future of the show, it makes a future look much more likely.

Pope’s Astronomer says Extraterrestrials Have Souls

In an interview with the Guardian, the Pope’s astronomer Guy Consolmagno said:

Any entity – no matter how many tentacles it has – has a soul.

Consolmagno defines a soul as:

[having] intelligence, free will, freedom to love and freedom to make decisions.

In the same interview, Consolmagno also belittled intelligent design as not merely bad science but “bad theology”.  Seems like a cool guy.

UFO Photo Debate!

A recent UFO debate has been firing up ‘net UFO mavens.  And it’s been started by an unlikely source.  Political columnist David Corn.  Here’s the meat of his argument:

In recent years, the world has exploded with photographic and video equipment. There are about 5 billion cellphones  in circulation throughout the world — many, if not most, equipped with still and/or video cameras. (The number of mobile broadband subscriptions will probably top a billion globally this year.) And there are millions, if not billions, of easy-to-use video cameras in circulation, as well as billions of still-picture cameras. Essentially, billions of people are able to snap or otherwise shoot the least bit interesting thing that happens at a moment’s notice.

You can read his full column here.

Lee Speigel wasn’t too impressed with this old point.  And offers a complex step-by-step critique of Corn’s hoary argument.   You can read his full article here.  But the he sums it up well here:

So, to Corn and other skeptics out there who claim there has never been any real photographic evidence about UFOs — especially with the help of today’s ultra-megapixel optical zoom-laden accessories — I say step backward in time and re-examine the evidence that’s been sitting there for decades.

We’re glad Speigel took the time to write the detailed piece, but we doubt Corn (or those like him) will be impressed.  We’d love to hear your thoughts on this argument.  Comment below!

Video: V-Shaped UFO Over Sacramento!

This video, showing a V-shaped UFO, was reportedly taken in the foothills of  Sacramento, California on March 20, 2010.  Who took this video and the circumstances surrounding it are still unclear.

This looks to be unaltered video.  It bears none of the hallmarks of digital trickery.  If forced to explain it, we’d say it’s an aircraft distorted by atmospheric conditions.  But we can’t be certain.

What do you think?

Google’s UFO Obsession Continues!

For the second time in a month Google has created a doodle which features an UFO.  This one taking viewers to a page featuring search results on Crop Circles.

Their last UFO doodle puzzled tech geeks.  The tech world adores Google beyond all natural reasoning.  And they couldn’t imagine that the people at Google might actually be curious about such phenomena.  But we know better, don’t we?

UFO Sightings Up in the UK

According to the Daily Express, more than 230 UFO sightings have been reported to the Ministry of Defense by UK residents so far this year.  Last year the Ministry received 285 such reports.  It looks like 2009 will easily surpass this figure.

Critters, Rocks and Sounds: GR Week in Review

This last week was a busy one at the blog.  Full of fun, cool, and informative stories.  We’ll take you through that excitement one more time.

It began with a report on some bouncy critters, a hairy critter, and some awards for creating critters.

We then moved onto Italian sorcerers, Japanese robots, an Australian actor and three nightmares on Elm Street.

Then it was onto rocks on the moon, a rockin’ creature, a Night tease, and a special year.

Then we were offered treats from a festival, rings at an amusement park, wonder at the movies, and freebies from the BBC.

From there we heard sound in a library, silence in space, laughter in Germany, the sound of thunder from Australia, and the pop of fireworks.

We saw the rise of new technology, the return of strange visitors, an award winner trying horror,  an actor going to the fringe,  a cat comes back,  and snow falls under red skies.

If there’s something you want us to cover let us know.  Either talk about it in the comment section or send an email to ghostradioinfo@gmail.com.

It’s your blog just as much as it is ours.

Plus, if you need a copy of the GHOST RADIO the book this site is all about, you can order one here.

Moons, Stars and Sci-Fi Gadgets: GR Week in Review

A somewhat slow week at GR.  But here’s a quick overview:

We looked at all the uses of sci-fi gadget, another sci-fi gadget that’s becoming a reality,  and a famous actor who’s known for playing a character fond of sci-fi gadgets.

We examined some water on a distant moon, saw a famous mystery solved by a space vehicle which cannot reach even a local moon,  and a movie with box office headed to the moon.

We heard of a star-filled movie headed for blu-ray, a star-shaped UFO over Brazil, and a no-stars movie review.

If there’s something you want us to cover let us know.  Either talk about it in the comment section or send an email to ghostradioinfo@gmail.com.

It’s your blog just as much as it is ours.

Plus, if you need a copy of the GHOST RADIO the book this site is all about, you can order one here.

Video: Star-Shaped UFO Over Brazil