Today the reconciliation bill passed the Senate and headed back to the House. If it passes there, it’s a done deal, but that’s not a given, and we’re not helpless. The following is taken from the inestimable Jess Craven: TAKE[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Posts Tagged Walter Freeman
The story is called “A Portrait of the Lobotomist as a Young Man,” and I think it’s fair to call it menacing. Read it and let me know if you agree!
Walter was highly narcissistic in the colloquial sense, and possibly also had narcissistic personality disorder, though I’m not in a position to say one way or the other, but he was also highly intelligent. I’m sure he would recognize that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Oh, Egas Moniz. (No, not that Egas Moniz, the neurosurgeon.) I have feelings about Egas Moniz. Yes, he did things that were wildly unethical by modern sensibilities, and it’s not like he was doing them like five hundred years ago,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It never fails. I can deal OK with the other gross stuff, and there’s always plenty of gross stuff in a lobotomy book, but when they get around to describing cisternal spinal taps it’s good night Irene.
Let’s start the new year the right way, with a neurotic Czech German and everyone’s favorite lobotomist. (Unless you’re Portuguese, then Egas Moniz is your favorite lobotomist.)