C.R. Berry
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New copywriting website launched
Hello lovely readers. This is just a quick announcement to let you know that I have launched a new website, Christopher Writes Copy. As you know, I’m a freelance copywriter for businesses as well as an author and blogger. Now, lots of people – I’ve discovered – don’t actually know what copywriting is. Some people think it’s… Read more
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Was Queen Victoria behind the Jack the Ripper murders?
Between August and November 1888, Jack the Ripper struck Whitechapel and brutally killed five prostitutes. Was he a lone nutjob? Or was he part of an elaborate conspiracy involving the police, the Prime Minister and Queen Victoria? Sounds nuts, doesn’t it. But this is the conspiracy theory that’s at the centre of the Johnny Depp-starring… Read more
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Time traveller caught on camera in 1941
A photograph taken in 1941 at the reopening of a Canadian bridge has become notorious in recent years. Why? Because the photo depicts a mysterious man dressed in a fashion that was way too modern for 1941. Did he travel back in time? The photo of the ‘time travelling hipster’ was first made available to… Read more
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Dodgy special effects: the proof that the 9/11 plane crashes were faked
One of the most controversial 9/11 conspiracy theories is the No-Planes Theory – the contention that CGI planes were inserted into all the footage we have of the World Trade Center attacks. Sounds far-fetched, doesn’t it? But could there be any truth to it? By being so brazen, so outrageous and so devastating, taking place… Read more
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Was the Lindbergh baby kidnapping a hoax?
The kidnap and murder of famous aviator Charles Lindbergh’s 20-month-old toddler in 1932 became known as the “crime of the century”. Although a man was found guilty and put to death for the crime, many people believe he was innocent, and that the real perpetrator was Charles Lindbergh himself… Charles Lindbergh was most famous for… Read more
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NASA is lying to us – the Earth is actually flat
Everybody knows that Planet Earth is a sphere… right? Actually it’s really, really not, and NASA is lying to us all, according to the Flat Earth Society. So what’s the truth? Is the Earth really spherical, or are we all being deceived? Wikipedia calls the Flat Earth Model an “archaic conception of the Earth’s shape… Read more
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3 Guys 1 Hammer and 1 Lunatic 1 Ice Pick – real life snuff films?
Once upon a time, snuff films were nothing more than an urban legend. Despite the rumours, no actual snuff film was ever found. But that was before 3 Guys 1 Hammer and 1 Lunatic 1 Ice Pick surfaced on the internet. Now the jury’s out on whether snuff films are still just urban myths –… Read more
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Before the Princes in the Tower, there was the ‘Duke in the Castle’
We’re all familiar with the story of the Princes in the Tower, when 12-year-old Edward V and his 10-year-old brother Richard disappeared without trace in the Tower of London in 1483. But do you know the story of 16-year-old Prince Arthur, Duke of Brittany – the ‘Duke in the Castle’? Arthur, Duke of Brittany and… Read more
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The Disney Conspiracy, Part II – Was Walt Disney a racist?
In an article I wrote last year, I put the Walt Disney Company on trial for allegedly trying to corrupt children with subliminal sexual messages and gay propaganda, and came to a verdict. Now I’m taking a closer look at the man behind the mouse… Generally Walt Disney is remembered as a jolly old soul… Read more
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Talking conspiracies with rock band Credo – Jimmy Savile, Marilyn Monroe and the Princess Diana crash
This month I interviewed Mark Colton, lead singer of progressive rock band Credo, about my favourite song of theirs, Conspiracy (MCF). Not only is the 10-minute piece a prog rock tour de force, its lyrics are an intriguing study of conspiracy theorists, making reference to some of the most famous conspiracy claims of our time…… Read more
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