Monthly Archives: January 2007

Stolen & Looted: Getty Curator on Bail and Italians to Ask Japan for Return of Antiquities

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Carl Feagans

Marion True, already on trial in Italy for dealing in looted artifacts, posted bail of $19,000 US this past Wednesday. In December, the Getty returned a gold wreath and marble statue to Greece, just months after returning other artifacts including … Continue reading →

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Pseudoskepticism from the “Junkman”

Posted on January 10, 2007 by Carl Feagans

Edit: Click here for a discussion and definition of Pseudoskepticism. Every Friday, I look forward to the newest edition of the Bob Park email “What’s New?” It isn’t a full newsletter, and Bob usually doesn’t go into a lot of … Continue reading →

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Astronomical Pseudo-Science: A Skeptic’s Resource List

Posted on January 10, 2007 by Carl Feagans

Have you ever wondered what science has to say about astrology? What the real scoop is on crop circles? What about that “face on Mars” that was such a big thing a few years ago? Or maybe you wanted to … Continue reading →

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What if almost every day you heard talk radio hosts talking about killing your friends?

Posted on January 8, 2007 by Carl Feagans

Blogger Spocko, the nom de blog for the author of Spocko’s Brain, writes of a radio station, KSFO AM 560, which does just that. And he’s linked audio clips of the show in this post. More below the foldApparently the … Continue reading →

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ArtiFACTS: Recent News in Archaeology and Anthropology

Posted on January 8, 2007 by Carl Feagans

The holidays nearly had my full attention but now I’m going to post a bit more often. I’ll start with continuing with the ArtiFACTS series, rounding up some recent news in archaeology and anthropology. Here’s a few of the topics … Continue reading →

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Hatshepsut Exhibition at the Kimball Art Museum

Posted on January 1, 2007 by Carl Feagans

I finally attended the Hatshepsut exhibit that was previously shown at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and San Francisco’s Fine Arts Museum. Fort Worth’s Kimball Art Museum is, apparently, the exhibit’s final venue. I couldn’t use my … Continue reading →

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