By angel | Published:
Friday, May 1, 2009
Free Lunch For Life will soon be doing an illustrated series on weird delusions and syndromes. There’s a lot that can go wrong with the brain, and I’ve always been fascinated by this. Now, this isn’t just multiple personalities or depression. There are delusions that affect people by making them think that their loved ones have been invaded by body snatchers. Other delusions involve the sufferer denying the ownership of limbs, exploding heads, or the strong belief that they are the living dead. Although, some of these illustrations will be humorous, we are (believe it or not) approaching these cases with the utmost respect. One of the inspirations for this project is a man that I respect very much. Read On
Posted in Biofiles | Tagged Biofiles, brain, capgras delusion, delusions, neurology, neuroscience, phantom limbs, phantom pain, syndromes, ted, ted talks, Vilayanur Ramachandran |
By brad | Published:
Friday, April 24, 2009
Michel Gondry
Director of many music videos for artists including Beck, Bjork, The White Stripes, The Rolling Stones, Daft Punk, Radiohead, and many more. He also directed Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, a few other movies, some commercials, and a couple episodes of Flight of the Conchords. This guy goes his own way and it’s a good thing he does. His way is awesome! Read On
By angel | Published:
Friday, April 17, 2009
With about 152 actor credits to his name, it’s safe to say that you’ve seen him more than once. You may have even referenced him a few times in your life: “Remember that one weird guy in that movie? Or what about when Sam is in the subway and he runs into that homeless-looking guy?” He has an unforgettable face, yet he is an unknown name to many. I guess that’s the fate of some of the best character actors.
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By brad | Published:
Friday, April 10, 2009
The least interesting thing about A. J. Jacobs is that he is the editor at large for Esquire magazine. From reading an entire encyclopedia to outsourcing his life to India to truly being 100% truthful, this man has experienced and documented many strange and amazing trials. Read On
By angel | Published:
Friday, April 3, 2009
“A gimp without a whimp is a gimp who doesn’t feel sorry for himself.”
–Rene Kirby
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