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Anna Smith-Higgs, 44, a professional burlesque dancer, has a particularly unusual phobia; she is afraid of stickers. Spotting any, particularly on food, makes her shake with fear and she can’t eat anything that has had them on, like bananas. “They ma

Welcome to our June issue, in which, among other things, we revisit some of Paul Sieveking’s favourite stories from the Noughties, browse Jan Bondeson’s collection of unusual cartes de visite, visit Blythburgh Church with Tom Hibbert and share Merril

While discussing 50 years of FT (FT438:14), I mentioned that in 1973 the Great Pyramid was baffling and discussion of lost technology or alien intervention was rife, but since then the mystery has faded. Some readers disagreed, and the Internet is st

When Sean Kirkpatrick resigned from his role as director of the All Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) he pulled no punches. Writing in an op-ed for the Scientific American he states that there is no evidence for stories about Government cover-u

I have lately become intrigued by an unusual set of cases in which both weird things happen and a nontraditional UFO event occurs. Their difference from the usual type of event, with some degree of consistency across the globe, suggests to me this hi

Comedian Katt Williams, known for his comedy specials, appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience #2111. The episode aired on 29 February 2024, and in one week garnered over 13 million views onYouTube alone. The 52-year-old comedian, who was raised as a Je

A Sixteenth-Century Automaton and its Legend Elizabeth King & H David Todd Getty Publications 2023 Hb, 246pp, £40, ISBN 9781606068397 This is a fascinating and beautifully illustrated book about an astounding little piece of machinery, just 16 inches

ed. Mark Pilkington & Jamie Sutcliffe Strange Attractor Press 2023 Pb, 288pp, £20, ISBN 9781907222528 This volume five of a very occasional journal (there has been a pause of a dozen years) combines well-researched articles, often excellently illustr

Over the years, I have become convinced that there’s an unwritten set of guidelines concerning how to make documentary series about British oddness. The opening has to announce that the British Isles are ancient, have legends, and are collectively od

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