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Witchcraft threat to children in Britain warn police

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

What an hilarious juxtaposition that is of photo and headline! ‘When shall we three meet again?’ Back in my journo days we used to call accidentally amusing clashes of headlines and neighbouring photos from other stories ‘Wimborns’, but I can’t … Continue reading →

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Necropants!

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

I really enjoyed the surprisingly Fortean Christmas edition of QI on the BBC this week. For one thing we had Brian Blessed’s impassioned evocation of all the world’s man-beasts, from the Sasquatch to the Orang Pendek. He said he hopes … Continue reading →

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Getting high – the witches’ flying ointment

Posted on June 5, 2011 by

What went into the legendary flying ointment believed to have been used by witches in the Middle Ages? And did it make you fly, or merely go on ‘trips’? Former chemist and award-winning science journalist Mark Greener explains that the … Continue reading →

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