In case anybody is wondering what the benzodiazepine withdrawal I've been suffering with since 2006 (and getting little support for until a couple of months ago) is like, I just happened across this very good 2008 article from ABC news. (Hmm, I wonder why this info has been in the mainstream media since 2008 but hasn't received any publicity?) As I ( Read more... )

So I try to log into my YouTube account, and here's what I get:

"Link your YouTube and Google Accounts

"You will no longer be able to sign in to YouTube without a Google Account.
If you do not want to link this YouTube account, you can sign out here."

Fuck! Yeah, sure it's for our "own" security. Uh-huh, tell us another one. It's so Google can ( Read more... )

... and by extension, virtual worlds (hint: it's much more than "escapism"!):



A compelling interview and scientific argument (in between the Colbert's ironic humor). If you can't get the embedded video to play (like I can't), you can view it on the original website here.
 

Well, the show got off to a great start with Ricky Gervais's edgy insult humor--which no one in the audience seemed to get. Let's hope they never have to attend a roast; talk about poor sports. He was the highlight of the show. (Which means he won't be hired back next year.) That and Robert DeNiro's pointed speech ( Read more... )

Hoping to start the year off on the right foot ;), my mom and I went to see The King's Speech today ... um, well, yesterday now. I really need to see it again to get the "big picture" and give it a proper appraisal because I was maybe a little too focused on Geoffrey Rush, who, with his charm and amiability and egalitarianism (himself being known ( Read more... )

Just want to wish everyone a Happy Holiday Season ... before it's over (hey, it's not over till New Year's Day, right?) ... and of course a happy 2011 ( Read more... )

*sigh* I was depressed, then I was all excited, now I'm depressed again. I've been depressed and really tired for the past several weeks (won't bore you with the details), but I was just about to go to bed tonight as The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson was coming on (you know something's wrong when I'm in bed before 5 a.m. nowadays!) until I saw ( Read more... )

Have you read more than 6 of these books? The BBC believes most people will have read only 6 of the 100 books listed here ( Read more... )

I've been meaning to post about this show since last season, but, as with Tim Roth, I've had mixed feelings about the Fox show, Lie to Me, which recently returned from a seemingly inexplicably abrupt hiatus. It's not quite The Mentalist (my favorite show now since the loss of Lost), but the concepts are similarly intriguing: A charismatic ( Read more... )

Stephen Colbert recognizes John Boehner's "accomplishments," covers CNN's election coverage, reaches into Sharron Angle's mystery-policy box, and more. (So much insight crammed into a mere 8 minutes!)

The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cWe Hardly Better Knew Yewww.colbertnation.comColbert Report Full Episodes2010 ElectionMarch to Keep ( Read more... )