The Top Stories of 2008

Over at the Daily Grail, they have a run down of the top stories of 2008.  Here are just a few:

• A comprehensive review of ufological news stories for the entire year.
• From Montauk Monster to a dead Bigfoot body, Loren Coleman finds plenty in his hunt for the Top Ten cryptozoology stories of 2008.
• Cabinet of Wonders summarises the ‘Damned Data’ of 2008.
• Billy Cox labels 2008 the “Worst UFO Media Year Ever!“
• Alan Boyle catalogues the weirdest science stories of the year at Cosmic Log.
• The Heavy Stuff features “The Fortean Tinged Links of 2008” as well as the “Top 10 anomalies and hoaxes“.
• Forgetomori takes a more skeptical look at the weirdness of 2008.

The Next Age Here and Now

Daniel Pinchbeck talks about Reality Sandwich’s upcoming anthology Toward 2012: Perspectives on the Next Age.

Here’s what the cover jacket says about the book:

“This fresh and thought-provoking anthology draws together some of today’s most celebrated visionaries, thinkers, and pioneers in the field of evolving consciousness— exploring topics from shamanism to urban homesteading, the legacy of Carlos Castaneda to Mayan predictions for the year 2012, and new paths in direct political action and human sexuality.

Toward 2012 highlights some of the most challenging, intelligent pieces published on the acclaimed website Reality Sandwich. It is coedited by Daniel Pinchbeck, the preeminent voice on 2012, and online pioneer Ken Jordan, and features original works from Stanislav Grof, John Major Jenkins, and Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky); interviews with Abbie Hoffman and artist Alex Grey; and a new introduction by Pinchbeck.

Here are ideas that trace the arc of our evolution in consciousness, lifestyles, and communities as we draw closer to a moment in time that portends ways of living that are different from anything we have expected or experienced.”