time travel, parallel universes, and other useful illusions
The Illuminati. A secret society hidden in the shadows, pulling the strings of world events and manipulating popular culture through fame, fortune, and the ever-present All-Seeing Eye. Are they real? Well, of course they are, according to many conspiracy theorists. And the spam email and comments I’ve been receiving lately. Only one question, then, remains: …
So I’ve just finished watching Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles. It’s a 2011 documentary about the cryptic plaques found embedded in asphalt streets throughout the United States and South America. There’s a lot of variation between the tiles, which began to appear (or at least became noticed) in the 1980s. Some contain “footnotes,” …
I often wonder how one would go about joining the Illuminati, assuming they’re real. Do they send you a secret message after you’ve become rich and famous, or proven yourself in some way? Or do you become rich and famous after they’ve…well, recruited you? At any rate, the above is a promo video for Ladytron’s …
It’s all around us. On the one dollar bill. On television. Online. The all-seeing eye is there, silently watching. But what is this mysterious symbol, and does it have a deeper, more sinister meaning?