Editorial Product Review:Item Description:News and research on strange phenomena and experiences, curiosities, prodigies and portents. Founded in 1973 to continue the work of Charles Fort, a skeptic of scientific explanations, observing that scientists argued according to their beliefs rather than rules of evidence and ignoring other data.
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If You Like The Offbeat, The Weird, The Unexplained and the Just Plain Hilarious--This One's For You!!
This gem of a magazine--published in Britain but covering the world--is about all things fortean. The odd, the strange, the inexplicable, the paranormal--what we forteans like to call events of "high strangeness"--all and more are covered monthly in "Fortean Times". The publication is first-class all the way--glossy colored pages, tons of photos, and articles that will hold you fascinated for hours. PLUS reviews of fortean-themed books, video games, TV shows and movies, letters from readers, "It Happened to Me", readers' personal reports of odd happenings--fish falling from a clear sky, two-headed sheep, things that go bump in the night, bizarre coincidences, VERY odd manners of death--if this magazine bores you, please check your pulse!! True, it's not for everyone--but if you're an admirer of the century-old books of Charles Fort, the American who chronicled odd and unexplainable happenings around the world, if you like weirdness mixed with superb writing and a marvellous, cheeky sense of humor--you will soon be waiting by the door for the next issue to arrive. Absolutely superb--yes, I admit it proudly, I am a Fortean Times addict!! I even keep back copies and re-read them--I promise you, this is money very, very well spent!!! P.S. I love this magazine!! ;)
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Most Interesting Magazine You'll Ever Read
Fortean Times is a British magazine of all things anomalous. Between its pages expect to find strange experiences, natural phenomena, recently discovered animals and archeology, wild talents, strange deaths, inept criminals, UFOs and weird news. You'll laugh and you'll think. "Fortean" is a term for the work of Charles Fort (1874-1932) who collected tens of thousands of news clippings regarding all manner of strange phenomenon including frog falls and popular delusions. His point of view was that science was as hidebound as religion and that "inconvenient data was ignored, suppressed, discredited or explained away." Fortean Times maintains a position of benevolent skepticism towards all of this and even runs a conspiracy column as well as community forums. The articles are beautifully written and thought provoking. It is expensive, as magazines go, but that it largely because it is far heavier on content than advertising. I look forward to its arrival each month and read it from cover to cover.
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Keeps my boyfriend entertained
This magazine is one of my boyfriends favorite pastimes. I got him a subscription from Amazon (a two year one)for Christmas.
It features articles about everything weird, strange, and not of this world. The amazing thing according to my boyfriend, is that most of this stuff is true ;) or at least it is presented in a way which explores how it could be true. Bottom line: I am happy he found something he likes to read.
Definitely for the young at heart!
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Weird happens, Fortean Times takes note
This is the one mag I look forward to getting in the mail, and the only one I devour from cover to cover every month. I don't believe our take on reality is as hard and fast as either Religions or Sciences would have everyone believe. There are times when strange phenomena occur, and neither faith nor science can offer satisfactory explanations. This is a terrific magazine, offering a forum for those who take extreme positions, and those of us with a "I'll believe it when I see it" attitude to discuss, and read up on Weird Phenomena. It'll make you laugh, it'll give you the creeps, and it will most definitely make you think. If I could, I'd give this magazine 10 stars.