Author Archives: oddemperor

“When I was editor there, The Onion was located in the heart of Manhattan and the one person manning our front entrance was our petite, tattooed office manager, Jessie. She was the definition of unthreatening, and we used to joke … Continue reading →

Some might argue that every thing that passes for “paranormal” is a hoax. (There is no enjoyable in that, but insist if you have to.) But even the biggest unexplained-phenomenon junkies have to admit when a fraud’s a fraud … … Continue reading →

Two states led the nation in Sasquatch sightings, which have been on the decline since surging in the ’00s.   Flickr/JDHancock Late on a dark night in May 2014, two hunters slowly traced I-90 back to their homes in eastern … Continue reading →

As far as we can tell, Mars is a desolate-looking desert, with no obvious life. Sure, there may still be microbes there, but I think it’s safe to say that there is not an advanced civilization living on the Red Planet. But … Continue reading →

Aspiration is the driver of presence. By summoning, we grow. We vibrate, we self-actualize, we are reborn. The future will be an angelic unveiling of beauty. The biosphere is approaching a tipping point. This path never ends. It is a … Continue reading →

  It’s a sweaty July day, and Rick Dyer is in his tank-like Toyota, barreling down a highway just south of Atlanta. It’s a comically oversize SUV, with a rack of roof lights and an exterior wrapped in flat-black vinyl. … Continue reading →

  The chemtrails conspiracy theory has been circulating for a while among the same sorts of people who believe that 9/11 was an inside job and celebrities are being controlled by the CIA. In brief, chemtrail enthusiasts think that those white … Continue reading →

At 17, I went to a bizarre dinner in rural Mexico with my boyfriend’s family and one of their colleagues. It was … weird. But was it a cult? I might never know. So, let me preface this: I’m not … Continue reading →

December 5, 1995; A small caravan of cars drove to the Hospital. They drove past four other hospitals to get to the right one. A figure in the back seat in one of the cars, wrapped in a blanket. Lisa … Continue reading →