Industry Secrets
A culture of thievery in the music business
The strange dynamics at play which end up rewarding thievery and deception, even when exposed.
Alex
Mystery Paper
Are UK monarchs actually 'elected' by the people? (3min)
Ridiculous as it sounds, this is yet another classic double-talk scheme perpetrated in plain sight.
Celebrities
Is Joe Rogan actually a prisoner?
Is Joe Rogan really a multi-hundred-millionaire free-agent truth-teller, or is he a military employee under strict management?
Technology
AI: An electric wheelchair for your mind
What happens when you don't use your muscles for 6 weeks? What happens when you don't use your brain?
Society
Should we use KPIs for kids?
Is it appropriate to employ Key Performance Indicators with young children? The answer may surprise you.
Entertainment
Why are there so many assassin-for-hire movies?
Is it a coincidence that they continue to produce every possible flavour of professional killer story, or could there be an underlying purpose?
Society
The best way to conclude a long con
If scamming was an artform — and apparently it is — what is the perfect way to dismount after a complete fleecing of a victim?
Society
The power of projection (and strawberry milk)
It's tempting to think that we understand how others think and view the world, until we encounter situations that show us we had no clue.
Mystery Paper
How do you suddenly 'forget' a 772-year-old coronation tradition?
How is it possible that only two people at Queen Victoria's coronation in 1838 knew what the procedure was supposed to be?
Industry Secrets
A curious reason some documentaries don't get made
There's a dynamic at play that means some documentary stories are just not viable to make (for a mainstream audience), and it's probably not what you think.
Celebrities
Is Tom Cruise lying about doing his own stunts?
We know he was lying about the planes in Top Gun 2 being "all practical" but could there be deception here too?
Mystery Paper
Do UK Prime Ministers still physically kiss the monarch's hand? (3min)
Official sources tell us that literal hand-kissing is a thing of the past, but are they not telling the truth about this, and if so - why?
Mystery Paper
Does the UK monarch really need to take the Prime Minister's 'advice'? (3min)
Officially, this advice is constitutionally binding and the monarch has no real choice but to approve it - but is this yet another clever deception?
Mystery Paper
Are UK 'anti-monarchy' movements actually controlled opposition? (3min)
Are these really organic movements or is it more plausible that an ancient power system is employing ancient statecraft?
Wizards of Babylon
How comedians bully you into following agendas (3min)
Are these guys really just deciding to share their own 'controversial' opinions?
Wizards of Babylon
How comedians are used to shift social boundaries (3min)
Are comedians perhaps being used for broader social engineering purposes?
Wizards of Babylon
How they tell big lies with movie trivia (3 min)
Are we being lied to about movie trivia, and are there bigger reasons for that than mere box office competition?
Wizards of Babylon
Home Alone (1990) - Wizards of Babylon (36min)
Is Home Alone really just harmless family fun, or are the manipulators of public perception perhaps using the most appealing and popular entertainment vehicles as a means to subconsciously push ideas, behaviours and long-term agendas?
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