It’s funny how people will take lies as gospel and give power to people who have the worst of intentions. It’s gone on for thousands of years, as Cicero pointed out in Roman times: “[F]or there are not so many possessed of virtue as there are that desire to seem virtuous. These last are delighted with flattery, and when false...
Paranormal Versus Xenonormal
A quiet revolution is underway in paranormal research. The idea involved is not new — it’s been around for a few years now — and it hasn’t captured the hearts and minds of too many people yet, but it’s an idea with potentially wide-reaching implications and it might just be gathering momentum. It’s based on a simple question: should paranormal...
When Princess Diana was Lady Di: A Look Back on the 30th Anniversary of Charles and Diana’s Wedding
Thirty years ago the world was enchanted by the freshness and vulnerability of an English girl — Lady Diana Spencer. In recognition of the 30 years since Charles and Diana’s royal wedding, The Morton Report hosts a retrospective including astrological analysis of royal wedding dates, Diana’s jewelry, and details on the royal wedding exhibit at Buckingham Palace. Let’s look back at Lady...
Ghosts of St Paul’s Cathedral, London
Different people experience the same location in different ways. For many visiting St Paul’s Cathedral this week their surroundings will evoke poignant memories of the wedding of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer, which was held 30 years ago this Friday. Other visitors will be captivated by the history and awe-inspiring magnificence of Sir Christopher Wren’s architectural masterpiece. The thoughts...
Amy Winehouse’s Album Sales, Robert Plant’s Surprise Gig, Marianne Faithfull, Rock Star Real Estate, and More
Amy Winehouse’s Album Sales Soar Posthumously It’s not really business as usual, while the world mourns Amy Winehouse. Ironically it’s better than usual, with sales of the beleaguered singer’s albums increasing by 37 times between Saturday when the news broke and today, and iTunes sales are up by 23 times. Is that the appropriate response? Probably. At least it helps...
Mary Fahl Finally Delivers Brilliant From The Dark Side Of The Moon Album
I’m going to take you back a few years, then warp you back to the here and now, but only after I’ve introduced to you a world class voice and the albums in which she has participated. Mary Fahl started her professional career with a two-album stand with a criminally underrated NYC folk/rock band named October Project. October Project released...
First Close-Up Look at Kate Middleton’s Wedding: Gown, Tiara, Shoes, and Cake
Three months on, we get a replay of the royal wedding, the day Kate Middleton became a Princess Bride. With a better view this time, unless you had an aisle-side seat in Westminster Abbey. Royal biographer Andrew Morton revealed the wedding exhibit’s hidden message in an exclusive for The Morton Report. In the new exhibit Kate’s wedding gown, veil, and shoes...
TV’s Sunday Night Ritual: Serious Drama
Sunday night equals high quality scripted drama ever since HBO re-conditioned TV viewers to wrap up their weekends with The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, The Wire and Deadwood. Then came Mad Men, with its hypnotic take on slow-motion ad agency pyschodrama. Showtime’s under-rated Brotherhood hooked us on the Robert DeNiro-like antics of Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter...
Paranormal Report: The Great Orb Debate
If one watches paranormal investigation TV shows — and I do to an extent that is likely not healthy — one cannot help but encounter “orbs.” These are typically small balls of light or energy that show up in video, still, and thermal images from investigation scenes. All serious investigators agree that most of the time the orbs are natural...
The Return of Ectoplasm
Ectoplasm used to appear a lot, extruding from the various orifices of spirit mediums during séances in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It’s not something you hear too much about in the 21st century though, so I was startled to read recent claims that a German group photographed this controversial substance just last year. Given its current obscurity, I suppose I...