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For those of you surfing in looking for “dysthymia,” this is what the other thing looks like. It is possible.
This will get longer for the book, naturally. Judging from the El-Hai biography, most of the things people said to Walter Freeman were exhortations beginning with his name, like “Walter, you can’t say that!” or “Walter, at least let me[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The idea that Walter lobotomized Miss Farmer was popularized by the movie Frances, in which she gets it in the eye from a bald and goateed doctor who talks about “his†transorbital procedure and is obviously supposed to be Freeman.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sorry, Phineas phans — there’s no evidence that his extraordinary case had any effect on the history of psychosurgery. There is sufficient evidence, however, that he was hot.
The first stix of 2010, which I rang in with a lobotomy — the beverage kind: equal parts amaretto, Chambord, and pineapple juice, optionally topped with champagne. I am not sure how it got its name. Maybe because you don’t[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Of course Bela must be mistaken, as only populations can evolve; individual creatures cannot. He’s actually quite erudite given that his brain is the size of a comma.
Last week, in attempting to explain myself to my therapist, I told her that I feel like Squidward. This was the kind of thing I was referring to.
No punchline; I just like Krampus and want more people to know about him. See tons of images here. My favorite depictions are the ones that also feature St. Nicholas, all kitted out in his bishop’s gear, gazing benevolently on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…