2012 Forum Featured in Playboy Magazine
August 16, 2009
In this month’s edition of Playboy (September, USA, Heidi Montag on the cover) is a feature article written by Frank Owen, looking into the survivalist aspects of the 2012 phenomenon. Members from the popular 2012Forum.com website are interviewed – chiefly Steve Pace of Missouri, but also Susan Skains, Ace McQuade and forum founder Robert Bast.
In a well-written and balanced piece, Owen ultimately suggests that a little preparation for whatever may come is not such a bad idea. Interestingly he also quotes a forum post in which Daniel, who claims to have travelled back in time to provide us 2012 information, tells us how he is stuck in a space-time continuum.
Where to next for the 2012 meme? I expect to see it appearing in Time, NewsWeek & 60 Minutes within the next 12 months.
UPDATE: The 2012 Playboy Article is now online
Sony: Looking for the Leader of the Post-2012 World
August 11, 2009
Ramping up their promotions for the movie 2012, to be released this November, is a contest that seeks someone to rule the post-2012 world. The winner receives a trip for two to Cancun in Mexico.
Finalists will be decided on how well they do in 4 contests each week, over 4 weeks, for a total of 16 Flash-based online tests. Contestants can supplement their score via having advocates – basically a vote from a fellow contestant. If you follow this link you can vote for me 
Otherwise, just head over to TheIHC.com for more info.
Mayan Demise: Not War or Starvation
August 9, 2009
War and famine are regularly provided as explanations for the demise of the ancient Mayan civilization. Now, a study of garbage pits by archaeologist Kitty Emery of the Florida Museum of Natural History shows that political unrest is the more likely cause.
The only time that hunting populations of large animals appear to have headed south, based on the garbage pits, is the earliest era, when the region was first colonized by the Maya, Emery says. “Pretty quickly, things stabilized and stayed that way, in what looks to have been a managed fashion, for a long time,” she says.
Studies of human remains led by Texas A&M’s Lori Wright have also shown scant evidence of dietary changes during the collapse period in Petexbatun, finding no evidence of the anemia of increased child mortality at two sites.
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