Brian Siano is a Senior Editor of The Humanist Magazine and a freelance writer. His regular column, "The Skeptical Eye," deals with pseudoscience and fringe-culture: topics have included UFO conspiracy theories, comic-book censorship, Satanic cult accounts, and violence-and-the-media claims. He has a B.A. in English from Temple University. Current cultural influences include Stanley Kubrick's films, Harlan Ellison's short stories, Christopher Hitchens' essays, comic books, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Jelly Roll Morton's "Dead Man Blues" and reggae music. He's thirty-one, single, and has too much free time. He can be reached by Email at revpk@cellar.org.