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Ottawa Citizen
13-07-2025
- Science
- Ottawa Citizen
Laprade and Phillips: What happened to Ottawa's first UFO research station?
Article content During the summer, we'll carry occasional excerpts from Ottawa Made, a recently published compendium of stories about curious inventions, people and places in the national capital. Today: the search for flying saucers. Article content The truth is in Ottawa. Maybe. Article content Article content Fans of the television show X-Files — where the expression 'the truth is out there' first entered popular culture and lexicon — may be surprised to learn that the world's first UFO research facility was not in the United States, nor anywhere near Area 51. Article content Article content It was on Carling Avenue. Article content The facility opened in 1952, a joint research project of the National Research Council (NRC), the Defence Research Board (DRB), and the Department of Transportation (DOT). The scientist leading the project worked for DOT: Wilbert Smith, senior radio engineer for the department's Broadcast and Measurements Section. Article content Smith had begun researching UFOs two years earlier, as the lead scientist on Project Magnet, a DOT research study trying to determine not only if alien spaceships existed, but if so, what powered them? One theory was that UFOs used the Earth's magnetic field as a source of propulsion. Article content Smith's geo-magnetic studies seemed promising and in 1952 Project Magnet moved to Shirleys Bay, approximately 15 km west of Ottawa, on what was then a seldom used stretch of Carling Avenue. Article content Smith unpacked his gamma-ray counter, magnetometer, radio receiver and recording gravimeter and set them up in a small building DOT built by the banks of the Ottawa River. This building became the world's first government sanctioned UFO research facility (that we know about. The truth is … well, you know). Article content Article content After two years of radio silence, at 3:01 p.m. on August 8, 1954, something finally happened. The gravimeter at the Shirley's Bay installation 'went wild,' to use Smith's own words. He rushed outside to see what was causing the anomaly but there was nothing in the sky. The clouds were too thick. Article content Article content Two days later, the federal government abruptly shut down the research facility. People have speculated for years about possible reasons for the sudden closure, the most popular being … you can probably guess: Smith had detected an alien aircraft and other people — senior and secretive people — would finish the research project. (Interestingly, the CIA was a partner in Project Magnet. The agency was told about the unusual gravimeter reading the day it happened.) Article content Smith continued to work at Shirley's Bay (though no longer conducting UFO research) and in 1959 claimed to have developed a breakthrough anti-gravity device. In his research notes, he said:
Perth Now
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
David Duchovny had to point out plot holes in The X-Files
David Duchovny had to call out character inconsistencies in The X-Files. The 64-year-old star found fame as FBI agent Fox Mulder in the hit sci-fi series and recalled how he often needed to correct episodic directors on plot holes. Speaking on his Fail Better podcast, David said: "It was a bit of a pet peeve of mine when I was doing X-Files - not so much the others that I've done - but, as with Bones, it's episodic, but every episode is pretty high drama. It can be life and death. "Sometimes the directors would come on and they'd know they had a great script and (since) this was on The X-Files, this could happen, you know? Like, 'Holy s***, this is a great script,' and the really wanted to kill it. Those guys were dangerous. "So often they would say, 'We've never seen Mulder like this before', and I'd say, 'Yeah, like 10 other times we've seen Mulder like this before." David recalled how he had to correct show bosses when Mulder revealed that he had a fear of fire in the season one episode Fire - as his alter ego had appeared unmoved by a blaze in the show's pilot. He explained to guest Emily Deschanel: "I remember like in the middle of the episode, I had this thought. I think I went up to (director) Chris Carter - who wrote that episode I believe - and I said, 'Didn't Mulder and Scully watch a building burn down in the pilot? I think Mulder was fairly cool with it, you know, it didn't bother him.' "It's like that kind of stuff, you know where you're going, you're kind of the curator of the character and sometimes you have to go, 'I can't actually do that.'" David recently lamented how Netflix has changed the TV landscape as he doesn't believe that modern shows can have the longevity and reach of The X-Files, which aired from 1993 to 2002 before being revived from 2016 to 2018. He told the Daily Telegraph newspaper last month: "Netflix kind of f***** the business in a way. Well, I mean, look at The X-Files, which had a foothold on the culture and then lasted. Now, there's just so much – things become incandescent for a year or two and then they just fade away."
See - Sada Elbalad
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
"The X-Files" Composer Mark Snow Passes Away at 78
Yara Sameh Mark Snow, the Emmy-nominated composer behind the beloved "X-Files" theme song, has passed away. He was 78. Snow died Friday at his home in Connecticut. Sean Callery, a fellow composer and friend of Snow's, announced his death on Facebook. 'Mark Snow, and one of the most wonderful and talented people I've ever known, has passed away,' he wrote in the Friday post. '33 years ago he began mentoring me as an artist. Who knew that I was also at the beginning of a deep friendship that would only grow and evolve over 3 decades along with our graying hair and tighter deadlines.' Callery added: 'I am so grateful to him for his sage counsel and his laugh-out-loud biting wit. My career got started by an act of generosity on his part 33 years ago – period, full stop. I love you my friend. There will never ever be another like you. I send love to Glynnis and all his children and grandchildren during this time.' Snow notably composed the iconic opening theme for "The X-Files". He worked on the series during its full time on-air from 1993 until its end in 2018. Aside from the theme song, he worked on the rest of the show's music, earning six Emmy nominations throughout his X-Files tenure. Snow, too, served as the composer of the franchise's 1998 film, "The X Files". A 15-time Emmy-nominated composer, Snow lent his talents to a slew of shows, including "Blue Bloods," "Smallville," "One Tree Hill," "Children of the Dust," and "Ghost Whisperer", among others. His work has also appeared across film, including features in "The New Mutants," "Ernest Saves Christmas," and "Crazy in Alabama". Snow also frequently worked on TV movies. Some of his past credits include "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble", one of his first projects he worked on in 1976 that starred John Travolta, "Overboard," "Casino," "Angel City," "Malibu," "California Girls," "The Lost Capone," "An American Story," "A Stranger in Town," "Trial by Fire," "The Perfect Mother," "Paradise," and "Strange Calls." read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News Israeli-Linked Hadassah Clinic in Moscow Treats Wounded Iranian IRGC Fighters News China Launches Largest Ever Aircraft Carrier Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Videos & Features Tragedy Overshadows MC Alger Championship Celebration: One Fan Dead, 11 Injured After Stadium Fall Lifestyle Get to Know 2025 Eid Al Adha Prayer Times in Egypt Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War News Flights suspended at Port Sudan Airport after Drone Attacks News "Tensions Escalate: Iran Probes Allegations of Indian Tech Collaboration with Israeli Intelligence" Videos & Features Video: Trending Lifestyle TikToker Valeria Márquez Shot Dead during Live Stream Technology 50-Year Soviet Spacecraft 'Kosmos 482' Crashes into Indian Ocean
Time of India
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
X Files composer Mark Snow dies at 78, Creator of iconic theme that haunted a generation; His famous work, family and networth
Mark Snow , the Emmy-nominated composer behind the haunting theme of The X-Files , has died at the age of 78. A representative confirmed his death on Friday(July 4) at his home in Connecticut, according to Rolling Stone. Snow, born Martin Fulterman in Brooklyn on August 26, 1946, was best known for creating one of the most recognizable television theme songs of the 1990s. The eerie, whistling tune he composed for The X-Files became a cultural touchstone, so distinctive it reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart and was later named one of the '100 Greatest TV Theme Songs of All Time' by Rolling Stone in 2022. Rise of Mark Snow by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Play War Thunder now for free War Thunder Play Now Undo Trained at Juilliard, Snow began his career writing orchestral music, but transitioned to electronic scoring as television production evolved. Across his decades-long career, he composed music for over 200 episodes of The X-Files , as well as other major series including Ghost Whisperer, Smallville, T.J. Hooker, Hart to Hart, and Blue Bloods. He was a frequent collaborator with X-Files creator Chris Carter and also scored the spinoff series Millennium. Snow received 15 Emmy nominations over his lifetime, six of them for The X-Files. He also earned nominations for Ghost Whisperer, and several television miniseries and specials, including An American Story, Children of the Dust, and Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All. Live Events In a 2016 interview with the Television Academy, Snow recalled that the legendary X-Files theme came about by accident; he hit a key with his elbow while experimenting on a keyboard, and the sound that followed became the eerie foundation of the series. 'There was much more control, and the spectrum of sound really warmed up and started to breathe,' he said of the shift to electronic music. 'These electronic instruments could really make something approximating music.' His family Snow was respected as a generous mentor and family man. 'He would give the most inspiring and intelligent feedback,' fellow composer Sean Callery said in tribute. Snow is survived by his wife, Glynnis, their three daughters, and several grandchildren. Net worth Mark Snow's net worth has not been publicly disclosed, and no credible sources have provided an estimate.
Daily Record
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
BBC fans rave about period drama starring Game of Thrones and X-Files stars made in 'golden age'
Charles Dance and Gillian Anderson star in the BBC period drama which is very similar to a soap opera in the way it was aired and will leave you hooked from the get-go. Drama lovers, brace yourselves for the explosive BBC period drama that promises edge-of-the-seat suspense with shocking reveals and a tantalising murder mystery at its heart. Kicking off with a full hour's episode, followed by two 30-minute instalments, this series made an entrance akin to a classic soap opera – even making its debut right after EastEnders, setting the stage for a whirlwind of tension and intrigue. Expect impressive turns from the likes of X-Files icon Gillian Anderson as the enigmatic Lady Dedlock, whose initially perplexing ways gradually draw you into the thickening plot that's sure to snag your attention. Charles Dance delivers as Mr Tulkinghorn, a shrewd lawyer who is on a quest for the truth. His portrayal came shortly before rising to fame as Tywin Lannister in the monumental HBO series Game of Thrones. Compelling performances from Anna Maxwell Martin, known for Motherland; Carey Mulligan of The Great Gatsby fame; and the venerable Timothy West heighten the series' captivating pull, reports the Express. Audience reactions have been overwhelmingly positive, leading to a hearty 86% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes and an 8.3/10 rating on IMDb, indicating a resounding success. One five-star review encapsulates viewer sentiments: "Absolutely loved it. There's a feast for lovers of period drama here. The production values are top-notch. I especially enjoyed the natural lighting. The costumes, hair, set dressing, locations etc were all beautifully done. This is truly a killer cast and production of a timeless and relevant Dickens classic." The sole series, consisting of 14 episodes, can be streamed at no charge on BBC iPlayer. Nothing beats immersing yourself in the narrative of a period drama that whisks you away to life over a century ago. Period dramas are quintessentially British, and with the ultimate Downton Abbey film about to hit the screens, they're back in vogue. The early noughties was a golden era for this genre, yet one series that has slipped under the radar but is totally deserving of a re-visit is the BBC's 2005 adaptation of Bleak House. Central to the series is the endless litigation of Jarndyce and Jarndyce, which revolves around the inheritance battle over a colossal estate. The wearisome legal dispute has overshadowed the lives of all involved, resulting in exorbitant legal costs and jeopardising the very inheritance they are contesting. Moreover, when orphans emerge as potential successors and secrets start to come to light, the series delivers all the intrigue typical of genteel life in the 1800s.
