Muse and The Resistance
December 12th, 2009Conspiracy theory, extraterrestrial unease and a call to revolution

Conspiracy theory, extraterrestrial unease and a call to revolution
Capturing spirits
A conversation with Oran Peli, director and writer of Paranormal Activity.
The strange history of a Mississippi town – an old legend of disappearance, a UFO abduction tale, and a case of hair fetishism that terrified factory workers during World War II.
Mermaids and their fishy kin have been with us for a long time, but where did these alluring hybrids come from? We trace the mermaid’s lineage, from Mesopotamian carvings to Disney films and Barbie dolls.
Witness accounts of flying platforms and rocketmen
Spooky stories extracted from the new FT book ‘It happened to me!, vol. 2′
While Dan Brown looks for Masonic symbolism in Washington, DC, we journey through Masonic London, on a trail that takes in Isaac Newton and Jack the Ripper, St Paul’s Cathedral and Canary Wharf, conspiracy theories and occult forces…
Mentalism, serial killers and the Penguin Café Orchestra
As legendary cosmic rockers Gong prepare for a major UK tour, FT talks to band founder (and keen Fortean Times reader) Daevid Allen.