12/03/2008
Viv Groskop discovers how to drink in moderation (Guardian Unlimited)
I am not an alcoholic but I do have a problem with drink. I rarely get properly drunk - maybe two or three times a year - but when I do, it's on a shameful, monumental scale. Historically, this has often coincided with the Christmas party season. This year, however, will be different. Or that is the idea, at least. Six months ago, after I found myself telling friends yet another ...
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11/30/2008
Review: Thomas Beecham by John Lucas (Guardian Unlimited)
Review: Thomas Beecham by John LucasA dandy, autodidact and great conductor inspires Simon Callow with hope for the musical future
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11/30/2008
Take a chance on trance? Hypnosis can be beneficial (The Sacramento Bee)
My husband, Richard, smoked cigarettes for 50 years, having failed in several attempts to quit on his own. When a friend told him in August 1994 that hypnosis had enabled her to quit, he decided to give it a try. "It didn't work. I wasn't hypnotized," he declared after his one and only session. But it did work; since that day, he has not taken one puff of a cigarette. Gloria Kanter of ...
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11/29/2008
Speakers & Topics (The Herald-Mail)
St. John's Episcopal Church, the Rev. David Clark will be guest preacher Sunday at the 8 and 10:15 a.m. communion services. The Great Litany will be read responsively at the early service and will be sung in procession at the later service. The parish choir will provide music at the later service. Sunday school is at 9 a.m. including an adult forum.
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11/26/2008
Go for orange (The Sacramento Bee)
Years ago, I attended a food conference where a featured speaker suggested using hypnotism to foster healthy eating habits. (Imagine if this worked with all kids. The mantra – "You will eat five helpings of fresh fruit and vegetables every day" – could be embedded in developing brains for a lifetime of healthier consumption.) At this particular talk, I served as guinea pig. This ...
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11/25/2008
George Clooney, Gary Barlow and more in our Top 10 weird celebrity drug confessions (Daily Mirror)
We always knew that Robbie Williams had a predilection for narcotics, but his admission drug paranoia made him want to stab himself has left even his most ardent fans reeling with shock...
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11/24/2008
The Great Buck Howard Tries To Cast Spell On Denver Film Festival (Blogcritics.org)
Unsuspecting crowds get a serving of cheese and whine when this magic man goes into his bag of cheap tricks. This is the sixth in a series of stories from the 2008 Starz Denver Film Festival, where 215 films were shown from November 13-23. The 150 filmmakers invited represent the city’s 150th anniversary, which was celebrated November 22. This film had two sold-out screenings, on November 19 ...
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11/21/2008
JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む (Japan Today)
Celebrated Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, speaking at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan. He would like to see kids today spend more time outside rather than in front of a screen.
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11/21/2008
Soap opera star comes to A-State (Arkansas State University Herald)
About 15 students "swam like a fishy" Tuesday night on stage in the Convocation Center Auditorium. They also "petted the little birdies" on their fingers and "cuddled their shoes like puppies and kittens." These students weren't crazy or on any sort of medicine; they were hypnotized by soap opera star Catherine Hickland and world-renowned hypnotist John Cerbone.
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11/17/2008
DEVILS' OFFENSE IS 'D' PROBLEM (New York Post)
Devil "D" just doesn't do it these days. If their goaltending is only as good - or not - as their opponents, then they can't play to that former strength any longer. They'll have to score plenty without Martin Brodeur, and that's why, if...
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