UFOs and presidents: A secret history
Could President Truman have known the story behind the front page news from July 28, 1952? For decades, pulp fiction
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Essays
Van Gogh and the gas madness
In a recent article it was argued that Edgar Allan Poe and his wife Virginia suffered from chronic poisoning by illuminating
Read moreEdgar Allan Poe: His London ties
Stoke Newington – Old Rectory (Public Domain) During Edgar Allan Poe’s bicentennial in 2009, a great debate raged between partisans
Read moreEdgar Allan Poe and his mysterious Eureka
Editor’s Note: This essay first appeared on MysteriousWritings.com. It is published with permission. The American poet and writer Edgar Allan Poe
Read moreGravity: The mysterious force
Will we soon have flying carpets? Skyscrapers without elevators? Airplanes without wings? We should start to think seriously about such
Read moreEdgar Allan Poe: The mysterious years
After leaving Richmond in 1837, Edgar Allan Poe moved to New York City to pursue a position in journalism. Little
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