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“We have met the enemy and he is us." Walt Kelly, Pogo "Of course I would do anything for my child!" There are very few statements spoken with absolute conviction, leaving no room for doubt, and this is one of them. "Would you confront your personal shadow?" The parent's answer may not be uttered so …
Francis and Margot Macomber seem to be a happy couple: young, good-looking, famous, rich, envied and admired. Except they’re not what they seem to be. Their marriage is riddled with crises (he drinks, she has affairs), yet they remain stuck with each other for 11 years as they have believe they have a solid realtionship: …
“Fatness has long been defined as a moral failing.” Sophie Vershbow “Weight 136 lb” – this is how Bridget Jones starts her diary entry on 1st January when she seems adamant to take control of her life and decides to “lose 20 pounds, obviously.” It doesn't take long for us to understand that Bridget is …
"One of the hardest expressions of self-assertiveness is challenging your liniting beliefs." Nathaniel Branden, The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem "Would you eat a worm? Or press the button and shock yourself?" You probably wouldn't expect to be asked such bizarre questions – but how would you answer anyway? If you say, "I'd never do that," …
“Children need the freedom and time to play. Play is not a luxury; the time spent engaged in it is not time that could be better spent in more formal educational pursuits. Play is a necessity.” Kay Redfield Jamison, Exuberance: The Passion for Life “Let’s take a picture. Go over there.” The eight- or nine-year-old …
Cast Away has Chuck as the main character who, surviving a plane crash, ends up on a deserted island. Having accidentally cut his hand, Chuck hits a volleyball and notices that the handprint resembles a human face. He touches it up and thus, the volleyball becomes his inseparable friend, Wilson, whom he talks to and …
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Late in the evening, a woman sits at a table in an empty restaurant, staring into her cup of coffee. Behind her is a window as large as a wall through which one sees nothing of the city’s life. This black rectangle intensely reflects two rows of ceiling lamps. Edward Hopper’s painting “Automat” (1927) conveys …
St Gregory of Nazianzus: “That which is not acknowledged cannot be healed.” Tell me if you recognise this iconic painting from a few hints: on a bridge in a warped landscape, there's a figure whose body seems to be dissolving. The eyes are hollow. The mouth is an oval of despair. The palms press tightly …
What kind of relationships do you want? 