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Monthly Archives: August 2023
THR: Hollywood Journalist Anita Busch Says She Was Raped by 2 Men With a ‘Message’ During Pellicano Saga
I broke the Anthony Pellicano story in 2003, not Anita Busch. Shortly thereafter, two men posing as LA County District Attorney investigators knocked on my door when they knew I was gone in Las Vegas and spoke to my landlord. … Continue reading
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England Defeat Australia 3-1
I got up at 3 am Wednesday to watch England defeat Australia 3-1 in the semi-finals of the women’s World Cup of soccer. What I found most galling about Australia’s loss was the lack of response to England’s cynical battering … Continue reading
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NYMAG: Tell Me Why It Hurts – How Bessel van der Kolk’s once controversial theory of trauma became the dominant way we make sense of our lives
From New York magazine, July 31, 2023: * It’s bad news when your university creates a committee to ensure that you don’t publish any research papers without its approval. It’s worse news if the only other person facing similar scrutiny … Continue reading
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You Are Looking Live!: How The NFL Today Revolutionized Sports Broadcasting
Here are some highlights from this 2021 book: * “We all realized what we had [in Phyllis],” said Mike Pearl, “when we took the show on the road for the playoffs and Super Bowl. Phyllis was the main attraction. When … Continue reading
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Decoding Trauma (8-14-23)
01:00 Michael Oher suing the family that adopted him, https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/38190720/blind-side-subject-michael-oher-alleges-adoption-was-lie-family-took-all-film-proceeds03:00 The Blind Side, https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/12/books/review/Will.t.html07:00 Decoding child abuse, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=14337808:00 Tell Me Why It Hurts: How Bessel van der Kolk’s once controversial theory of trauma became the dominant way we make sense … Continue reading
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