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V . . . kicks

by Brian David Phillips • March 29, 2006

Lorraine and I went to see V for Vendetta today . . . it kicks, big time. It is very very very well done. When I first saw the previews, I thought it was just going to be Zorro with Guns . . . but it isn’t. It is so much much more than that.…

Farscape frenzy . . .

by Brian David Phillips • March 28, 2006

Whoa! I just finished a frenzy of Farscape . . . watched the entire series, all four seasons plus the miniseries . . . in two weeks. Good stuff. I had not seen a lot of the episodes before and had never seen the miniseries. The Peacekeeper Wars was a very well done send off…

Shatner’s Latest Enterprise

by Brian David Phillips • March 28, 2006

Somehow this article . . . Shatner’s Latest Enterprise . . . does not make William Shatner’s online DVD club sound palatable. However, the piece is worth reading as tongue in cheek entertainment in its own right.

Pro-Life Britney?

by Brian David Phillips • March 27, 2006

In the WTF Department . . . Pro-Life Britney: The Birth of Sean Preston. . . a life size statue of Britney Spears on all fours on a bearskin rug giving birth, complete with the crowning of the baby’s head. I don’t know about you folks, but I’m pretty sure she didn’t give birth to…

Suggested Invisibility

by Brian David Phillips • March 25, 2006

Derren Brown performs covert suggested invisibility. See http://www.briandavidphillips.com for more . . . in the workshops schedule and resources . . . and see the archives on this blog.

Taipei Hypnosis Workshop Meeting . . .
SPEED TRANCE TECHNIQUES
(Creative Approaches to Instant and Rapid Hypnosis Inductions)

by Brian David Phillips • March 18, 2006

On 23 April 2006, the Taipei Experimental Hypnosis Workshop will have a meeting. This month’s topic is SPEED TRANCE TECHNIQUES (Creative Approaches to Instant and Rapid Hypnosis Inductions). If you live in these parts and would like to join us, contact me. The Taipei Experimental Hypnosis and Trancework Workshop is the largest English-language hypnosis practice…

Sony Delays PlayStation 3 Console Launch

by Brian David Phillips • March 16, 2006

No big shocker here as a lot of folks were expecting this to happen given the delay in actual launch date announcements and shuffles on queries but now it’s official . . . Sony Delays PlayStation 3 Console Launch . . . right now they’re shooting for a simultaneous world launch in November but still…

Khwan’s Asian Sexy Music

by Brian David Phillips • March 14, 2006

Khwan, the Asian pinup idol, has started her own blog about female singers from Asia called Khwan’s Asian Sexy Music. While I disagree with some of her choices in terms of what’s good and what’s not (for instance her comparison of Coco Lee with Kaila Yu), it’s worth a read or a looksee.

hypnosis cures reporter of rodent fear, sweet tooth

by Brian David Phillips • March 10, 2006

Georgette Braun recounts her personal positive experience in hypnosis cures reporter of rodent fear, sweet tooth . . . Just the thought of prickly little rodent feet crawling up my arm creeped me out for years. It stemmed from my dislike of the hamsters my daughters had when they were young. The critters were noisy…

hypnotists will put a spell on you

by Brian David Phillips • March 10, 2006

The Rockford Register Star has a piece on they’ll put a spell on you: hypnotists use technique for self-improvement, entertainment which details various uses for hypnosis. While I think the whole stage hypnosis skit of someone being given a suggestion that he can feel his face bleeding to be extremely poor taste, the other points…

Focused Trance in the Language Classroom

by Brian David Phillips • March 10, 2006

I presented my paper on adapting focused trance techniques to the language classroom at the Ming Chuan University international conference on applied English today. It went well. I always enjoy presenting at conferences and this one was no exception. Thank you to the participants.