Column Chronicles: 2026 Archive
 
Questionnaires: Sir Barton Basemaster III
 
March 26, 2026
 
Each year we send out a Questionnaire to semi-celebrated people. Our first for 2026 was completed by professional royalty spokesman Sir Barton Basemaster II.
Flying squirrel is not extinct
 
March 19, 2026
 
One of the the species of woolly flying squirrels which were plentiful in the area for centuries was documented as living on the cliffs of Himachal Pradesh.
Newest amazing laws
 
March 12, 2026
 
New and sometimes unusual laws are added regularly in cities around the world. Here are some of the newest to date that have passed.
New Mystery Files released
 
March 5, 2026
 
Throughout history mankind has secretly recorded events no one can explain. These files are being made public by the year. We list some in no particular order.
Nick Cretin and the killer numbers
 
February 27, 2026
 
Nick Cretin, P.I.E. was up to his neck trying to find a new kind of killer. This was a murderer tagging his victim with sets of specific numbers.
Snotty Artificial Intelligence on the rise
 
February 20, 2026
 
Artificial Intelligence (AI) engineers are working on a particular kink surfacing in AI streams. They call it "Snotty" AI because responses include snide remarks.
Riff Shattersmith: The nine-legged novempus
 
February 13, 2026
 
A popular deep sea explorer asked Riff Shattersmith and I to sail to a part of The Black Sea where it is said there is a giant octopus with nine - not eight - legs.
Ask Dr. Wellbottom: longevity
 
February 5, 2026
 
The popular physician and author of 56 books on medical matters for the old, the sick and others, always takes a fresh yet traditional approach to the health of anyone.
Classic novel sequels that failed
 
January 29, 2026
 
SON OF MOBY DICK - A Herman Melville-imitator wrote a follow up to Melville's classic whale tale. In it, the son of the orginal's main character...
Rejected pitches to develop major motion pictures
 
January 22, 2026
 
Every day of every week of every month of every year finds thousands of film ideas pitched to movie corporations and independent investors.
Life could emerge on Planet Sixteen
 
January 15, 2026
 
A team of veteran astronomers are studying a newly discovered planet that may be able to produce life. They call it Planet Sixteen.
Bad Shakespeare, part two
 
January 8, 2026
 
"The Bad Shakespeare tour continues throughout the world," said 'Hamlet' director Gigs Lupane. "...one of the toughest plays for horrible actors to pull off."
Bad Shakespeare, part one
 
January 1, 2026
 
Groups of actors and poets are rewriting the works of William Shakespeare and performing the incarnations at theatres around the world.
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