New media content: Podcast ep and special journal issue New journal issue and podcast episode!

New media content: Podcast ep and special journal issue | Sharon A. Hill

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I am not selling anything.

The current issue of Contemporary Legend is a special volume: Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids

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California bear-suit luxury car scam ends in insurance fraud sentences for 3 Three people in California have been sentenced for insurance fraud involving a person in a bear costume damaging high-end cars.

What a trio of idiots. 3 sentenced after bear costume used in $142K luxury car insurance scam | AP News

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Isn't this the same news that came out from Peter Byrne back in 2019?

The uncanny tales of the Not-Deer Tales of spooky encounters with "Not-deer" appeared decades ago but have evolved to fit modern cryptid ideas.

Yes, because they are popularly generated. Here is the origin of the Not Deer: sharonahill.com/the-uncanny-...

Wow! Sabres!!!!

There are ALWAYS that off-the-rails 20% who go with the extreme. Every poll. This tells me that no sane person is on board with this at all.

Considering Cryptids with Sharon Hill Podcast Episode · The AP Strange Show · April 19 · 1h 18m

This week's episode of The AP Strange Show was a fun one, as I had a conversation about cryptozoology with the wonderful writer, researcher, and "Strange claims adjustor" Sharon A. Hill!
We talk about the delicate balance between skepticism and disbelief, and...

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Then they might die instead? Idiotic. But if that's their choice...

@forteanlondon.bsky.social I wasn't able to catch more than 10 minutes of the live stream today. Wondering when it will be available to rewatch? The ticketed URL is now closed. :-(

Friggin’ dumbass.

Oklahoma attack inspires cryptid speculation (UPDATE: DNA results) A woman suffered severe injuries from an as yet unidentified animal. Amateur online sleuths speculate it could be a cryptid.

Oklahoma attack inspires cryptid speculation (UPDATE: DNA results) The results are not that mysterious.

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The Curse of the Souvenir Rock Popular lore warns that if you take a rock or object from a sacred land, a curse will fall upon you until you return the object. Find out the origin and purpose of the curse legends. Video presentatio...

Your summer vacation warning.

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Got a new Kobo Clara delivered today and I have to return it. The contrast is poor, it's so small that it's not usable for PDFs. Strains my eyes. Feels so cheap. I was looking forward to playing with a new device. Such a disappointment. I have to stick with an ipad as an e-reader.

Still! If I share a page from Firefox iOS to here, the link doesn’t come over. Sloppy.

No. I have NEVER heard anyone call it a plesi-AH-sa-rus. There may be an exception, but I've only ever heard "saurus" pronounced as "SOR-rus", particularly from experts, even British ones.

I heard a non-expert mention Nessie as "plesi-AH-sa-rus" instead of a "Pleeze-e-o-saur-us" in a audiobook and I almost spit out my drink. Ouch.

Dissolving the Myth Not all plastic is worth panicking about — and the science tells you which is which

Dissolving the Myth
What to think about detergent pods and the environment.

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I agree. I can't stand that column. Stopped reading it.

I suspect is full steam ahead for pop cryptid cultural framing. I don’t see much “zoology” happening in this sphere anymore.

I pondered what the future of the bigfooters will look like without the key pieces - PGF and Meldrum. Obviously, it won’t disappear but it will not attract the “Bigfoot curious” people like in the past. Plus, exposure by Lewis & Bartlett also good timing.

New NASA photo promises to shut down flat-Earthers — did it work? A new image from the Orion spacecraft, currently en route home from the moon, reveals the Earth for what it is: a glorious sphere.

New NASA photo promises to shut down flat-Earthers — did it work?
No. "One true believer remarked on the new image, “Looks flat to me, it just looks a little round because they are using a fishy eye lens.”" Remarkable how Flat Earthers resemble Bigfooters these days.
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RFK Jr. Lied His Way Into Office and American Health Is the Victim He is pushing quackery as science as health secretary

Kennedy canceled $500 million in mRNA research and announced no new mRNA projects will ever be initiated—killing the technology that produced the fastest vaccine rollout in human history.

I am NOT pleased with the new Forsytes on PBS. The casting is ridiculous. The story has been warped for the worse. Do yourself a favor and watch the older version which is on PBS. Superior acting, settings, story and characters.

Just lowered the price on several of my books in Pango Store (US): Evolution, fossils, science, etc. All in great condition. pangobooks.com/bookstore/sp...

It's not typical to see this bird species up close. But, once again, the argument that locals "know" all the native animals is totally busted. Giant bird sighting on NE China highway sparks costume, AI speculation (reposted because preview not working) www.globaltimes.cn/page/202603/...

It's not typical to see this bird species up close. But, once again, the argument that locals "know" all the native animals is totally busted. Giant bird sighting on NE China highway sparks costume, AI speculation

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Our brains aren’t able to sustain outrage day in and day out. So we move on because we have to. And hideous people take advantage of that, knowing we’ll move on.

Sunset on the Susquehanna.