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philip coppensPhilip Coppens has died, taken quickly by a rare form of cancer that doctors discovered in his body just after Thanksgiving. This bums me out. He was only 41, nearly sharing the same birthday as me, and was just starting to hit his stride. He still had lots of research to share, and tons of questions to raise.

Probably best known as one of the ancient astronaut theorists on the History Channel’s wildly popular series ‘Ancient Aliens’, the free-thinking Coppens recently posted a 4100-word rebuttal to the virally directionless ‘Ancient Aliens Debunked‘. Earlier this year, he also posted a provoking essay on The Atheist Religion.

RIP, dude.

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This needlepoint thing has been on my grandparents’ wall ever since I can remember. Always loved it. Escher meets Mondrian.

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Stopped by to see my Grandpa and Granny yesterday. Born in 1913; Gil’s gonna be 100 years old on May 26.

Me: “So you’ve seen a hundred years. Do you have a favorite?”

Gil: “A favorite what?”

Me: “A favorite year. Of all the years you’ve seen, which was your favorite?”

Gil: “Oh, well, I’ve gotta go with 1913.”

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Jack Klugman has died. We’ll celebrate his stellar Twilight Zone work next week. But for today, this one seems appropriate.

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For those shopping for gifts in LA, drop by Book Soup on Sunset and grab a copy of the Under Angels paperback. Can’t miss it. Right there when you walk in. Tell them Greamer sent you.

The Under Angels book trailer:

With the brave little Pierre the morning he got out of an emergency overnight stay at the hospital. He’s fine now. I’ll tell you the details some time. Laughs involved.

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Here’s to hoping Alice puts out a new record every three years until the end of time.