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First, I want to thank Hermione for remembering me and inviting me back. Since I started a new job a few years ago, I've been wildly overwhelmed with work and have had a hard time keeping up with the internet while also finding time to blog about Ancient Aliens and write books. I will endeavor to do better in the future.
Ramsey Campbell did a great job summarizing Lovecraft's develop
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Jason Colavito
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Paper Lens
Regrarding the violation of copyright--that is a terribly complex situation which involves the exact percentage of the article reproduced on screen (I believe it was the entire first page but may not have included the entirety of the last page), the amount of time the text was visible, and many other factors. There is what is called the "Fair use" exemption; in this case, my impression
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Thank you for noticing my brief moment of fame! A screenshot of my 2004 article for Skeptic magazine did appear on "Ancient Aliens," and I didn't find out until a friend of my father's called to say he saw it when History first aired the show in April.
The best part is that my article is shown as printed (white paper with black text) with my name clearly visible but then is
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Jason Colavito
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Paper Lens
Gee, here in the states we're stuck with the Sci-Fi Channel/NBC News "documentary" on the Bermuda Triangle and its alleged relationship with Atlantis. Go figure.
Jason
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Jason Colavito
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Paper Lens
Of course, to defame a public figure in fiction, as in journalism, you'd need to show actual malice and a callous disregard for truth. The standard is lower for private figures. In any case, truth is a defence against libel in the United States. And you can't libel the dead.
Jason
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Bingo! Von Daniken got his ideas from Morning of the Magicians, and it was Pauwles and Bergier who were afficianados of Lovecraft. Bergier had been a fan since the 1930s. In their writings they praise Lovecraft and compare him to major philosophers.
Jason
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Sue wrote:
>As I said before, these kinds of mistakes should be caught
before publishing... esp. if they're so minor. But I don't think
they are.
I wish they could all be caught before publishing, but the fact of the matter is that many publishers no longer employ staff copy editors or proofreaders, relying on freelancers and the author to do the work. I was given three days
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Jason Colavito
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Sue,
I'm not sure what to make of Lupov's review, as it is the first that I've seen. They say there's no such thing as bad publicity, but I thought the show's criticism (mocking laughter, no less!) was a bit beyond the call of duty. If you don't like the book, it's your right. To berate me without offering me the courtesy of a response (as they do when interv
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You can here a radio review of my book here:
It's at the 18 minute mark. The reviewer clearly dislikes my book and calls it "A terrible attempt to link Lovecraft with other writers." This is going well!
Jason
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I can't recall his explanation either, but I know John Anthony West has had some things to say about it, attibuting his theories to himself and his "colleagues," who presumably include Schoch. When I was researching my book, I tried to interview West, who sent me an email. An excerpt:
"The salt crystallization theory does notand cannot account
for the indisputable fact tha
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Jason Colavito
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Ancient History
Thank you all for your congratulations! I hope that those of you who buy the book enjoy it, and I'll be happy to answer any questions you have about it.
From what I've seen, Amazon.com has the lowest price, so you'll probably want to get it there.
And the reason the Legendary Times reviewer was so upset...well he didn't exactly disclose everything. Legendary Times is pub
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Jason Colavito
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Ancient History
Hi everyone,
I know I've been a bit quiet of late (all right, several months), but I've been busy finalizing my book, "The Cult of Alien Gods: H. P. Lovecraft and Extraterrestrial Pop Culture." I'm pleased to announce that the book is finally out and, as they say, in stores now. I even have my first review, from Legendary Times, the publication of the prestigious Ancie
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Jason Colavito
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Ancient History
It's an interesting book, but one that has significant flaws. It's poorly organized, like her last book, and it does not answer the fundamental question her thesis seems to pose: did the fossils inspire the myths, or did the Native Americans use the myths to explain the fossils? Also, she relies on oral traditions written down as late as the 1930s (and in one case 1992) to support her c
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Jason Colavito
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Ancient History
On the CBS Evening News the other day, there was a story about the exhibit and the protests from fanatical Afrocentrists who were angry that the exhibit refused to "admit" the "truth" that King Tut was black. Apparently people have been picketing the exhibit and demanding the "truth" be exposed. It is sad that they have such influence as to make the news for their so
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Jason Colavito
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Ancient History
Hibben was the first to propose a Solutrean connection. I wrote about him briefly, ironically enough, in an article for Skeptic coming out in the next issue.
See: Holden, Constance. 1999. “Were Spaniards Among the First Americans?” Science 286: 1467-1468.
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Ancient History
Erich von Daniken's "Mystery Park" in Switzerland has beaten you to the punch. There you can visit a pyramid replica and see at least his alternative theory.
Jason
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Ancient History
I don't think it's really much different than the "Washington slept here" craze of the 19th century. Methinks twas ever thus.
Jason
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Ancient History
Similarly was the legend of Joseph of Arimathea's residence in Glastonbury fabricated from whole cloth. The medieval world was awash in semi-factual and completely false legends as a result of the pilgrimage industry, which required a constant flow of pilgrims to keep the local economy flourishing.
Jason
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Ancient History
I'm not sure which is scarier, the 99.98% accuracy claim or an entire conference of "fellow scholars and students" of Atlantis!
Jason
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Ancient History
Today we often confuse ethnic or national identity with some kind of historical truth when much of what we consider national identity was invented in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. In the case of China, the origins of its civilization are different from the creation of a Han ethnicity or a Chinese national identity. Note, though, that the article acknowledges this by citing the discovery of
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Ancient History
I thought that, too. Worse, though, they plagiarized the Encarta encyclopedia by copying and pasting from a website that copied and pasted from the Encarta. Sloppy, indeed.
Jason
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Ancient History
I reviewed Civilization One in the current edition of Skeptic. It's one wacky book. I'm afraid I don't understand it, even after reading it twice.
Jason
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Ancient History
I remember a professor telling me once that a paper of his was rejected because it was "too clear" and "too well-written." The journal was afraid its readers wouldn't feel challenged or like they learned anything.
Jason
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Ancient History
I think you're right. And worse, with the rush to print and profit, many places don't bother to fact-check anymore. That, I suppose, is how Barnes & Noble ended up with the wrong person on Darwin's biography.
Jason
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I know it's a bit nit-picky, but I've noticed that an awful lot of recent history books have egregious mistakes in them. Does no one fact-check before publishing? I was reading "The Great Mortality," science writer John Kelly's new book about the Black Death, when I came across a passages stating that the Venetians styled themselves "rulers of half and a quarter of t
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My feeling is that in the periods between spectacular discoveries that change the way we think about a subject most of the work is in filling in the details and ironing out the wrinkles. That work is immensely important but less popularly fascinating than the epochal discoveries. In short, while it is academically interesting to learn a new fact or two, it's hard to make an hour-long documen
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Ancient History
Wikipedia supposedly has editors who review changes and can restore prior versions if profanity/idiocy is posted. Holocaust entries are particularly prone to such defacement and need frequent restoration.
Jason
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Jason Colavito
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Ancient History
If you click on "ancient astronauts," you can see an example of quality-control problems. They say the ancient astronaut theory was first proposed in 1958 but also advocated by Charles Fort. Fort wrote about ancient astronauts in 1919.
Jason
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Jason Colavito
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Ancient History
>He said the eucalyptus found close to the site and in its vicinity should be uprooted, as its roots go at least 10 kilometres deep and are harmful for the ruins.
Those are some deep roots--and deeper ruins.
Jason
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Ancient History
We are still deciding whether it will be hardcover or paperback. After that decision is made, I should have a list price.
Jason
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Coffee Shop
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