I’m tempted to say “Thank you, sir, may I have another?” . . . but I won’t.
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Urban Legends
by Brian David Phillips •
Here is a nice little video with some urban legends . . . some more viable than others . . . Urban Legends.
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LitCrit Round Table
by Brian David Phillips •
I teach Contemporary Literary Theory and Criticism courses in the English Department at National Chenghi University both to undergraduates and for the graduate school (while the general theme and subject matter is similar, the actual context for the courses at the two levels is very different). Occassionally, I blather on about my own take on…
Interactive Drama
Bitter Tears at Sad Mary’s
by Brian David Phillips •
Bitter Tears at Sad Mary’s is a wonderful interactive drama freeform live action role playing game by Scott Beattie and Tonia Walden that plays with the nature of reality. It is predominately an experiment in deconstructive interactive drama with a twist. It is a small piece with merely a dozen players but it is complex…
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Kerry kicks Bush in the Balls
by Brian David Phillips •
Karl has a nice image on his blog of Kerry kicking Bush in the Balls . . . I wouldn’t count the bananas too quickly on the debate. From what I saw, Kerry did kick Bush’s balls pretty hard . . . but . . . Bush is still pretty strong in the polls and…
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Alfred Kinsey: Liberator or Pervert?
by Brian David Phillips •
Alfred Kinsey: Liberator or Pervert? I vote . . . all of the above . . . but in the good sense of the words. While his detractors may have problems with his conclusions and the impact he has had on how we view our sexuality . . . the longterm impact has been very…
Hypnosis in the News, Hypnosis, Trance, Meditation, and The Rest
Breastphone . . . growing breasts via the ringtone
by Brian David Phillips •
Who would have thunk it? Now, women can enlarge their breasts simply by letting their cellphones ring. Hideto Tomabechi is now marketing a ringtone for cellphones that claims to increase breast size for women who listen to it. Tomabechi is best known for headline-grabbing "deprogramming" work with members of the AUM Shinrikyo doomsday cult that…
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Polygamy Laws Expose Our Own Hypocrisy
by Brian David Phillips •
Jonathan Turley, the Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington Law School, has some vey clea insights into how Polygamy Laws Expose Our Own Hypocrisy as these laws were not put in place to protect anyone but were placed as a means of religious intolerance . . . an intolerance that no longer…
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The Plot Against America: What if It Happened Here?
by Brian David Phillips •
Paul Berman has a marvelous review of Philip Roth’s
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Fox News . . . insert foot into mouth, up to the knee
by Brian David Phillips •
Fox News screwed up . . . well, they say they made a stupid mistake . . . posting a bogus story with made-up quotes from Kerry. Evidently the line between journalism and partisan comedy is much grayer than previously thought . . . well, it is Fox.
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To all the girls I have . . . er, loved . . . before . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
This is not the kind of list one would normally keep in quite this way . . . at least, not online . . . this guy has a list of all the women he has had sex with up with photos of the girls . . . so, what exactly is the point? Yes,…
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The Mind of Jimmy Swaggart
by Brian David Phillips •
Way back in the days of yore . . . in the late ’80s when I was at university at a Christian university (yes, really) . . . my buddies and I used to get a kick out of watching Jimmy Swaggart on television as he was so predictable . . . his pitches and…
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Shake Your Belly?
by Brian David Phillips •
What an odd caption . . . Single Women Shake Their Bellies . . . that’s not all they’re shaking. A couple months back, Lorraine, Kaye, and I saw a performance by a Belly Dancing Troupe at Core Pacific (the Living Mall) in Taipei . . . quite interesting. The troupe has classes and was…
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Build a better Bush
by Brian David Phillips •
This is rather clever and a bit of a hoot . . . Build a better Bush.
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lesbianity . . . are you a lesbian?
by Brian David Phillips •
Anyone can be a lesbian. Anyone. Are you? Are you a lesbian? Sort of funny.
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The Horus Project
by Brian David Phillips •
This week in my critical theory course, we’re looking at post-structuralism or deconstruction. The Horus Project examines and plays with deconstructive forms . . . the audio visual presentation is quite interesting . . . creepy, but interesting.
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The Third Annual Blogger Boobie-Thon for Breast Cancer
by Brian David Phillips •
Do your part to fight cancer . . . The Third Annual Blogger Boobie-Thon for Breast Cancer . . . it’s a good cause, so participate.
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The Myth of Global Warming Explained
by Brian David Phillips •
Karl points us to a scientist who explains the global warming debate in terms anyone can understand. Somehow, I feel so much better about the whole thing now. You will most definately be impressed by the author’s credentials as well.
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How To Annoy People
by Brian David Phillips •
Yep, sure would work . . . How To Annoy People.
Hypnosis, Trance, Meditation, and The Rest, Trance-Acting: Actors, Directors, Dancers, and Musical Performers
Guarantees and Success
by Brian David Phillips •
the reason I know whether my clients are successful, is because I offer a money back guarantee for smoking cessation when done in person. and I have only had to give the money back twice. and I tell people they can come back anytime and no one has ever taken me up on that, that’s…
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The Race for Commercial Space Travel
by Brian David Phillips •
Vigrin Group has entered the space race . . . big time . . . I just hope that the VSS Enterprise accomplishes more than tourist junkets. It seems a shame that so far commercial space flight has been for guys who pay US$20 million tickets to get a chance to stare into space from…
Eroticatrance, Experiential Trance, Hyperempiria, Hyperacuity, and Suggested Amplified Sensory Association
Hyperacuity and Hyperempiria
by Brian David Phillips •
Discussing Hyperacuity & Hyperempiria Hyperacuity is the heightened sensitivity of the senses. This is often found in trance subjects and can be increased through the use of suggestion (a few folks have done some really interesting work with blindfolds and hearing or with sight and memory). Hyperempira is a system based on suggestions of enhanced…
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Game Show Stripping
by Brian David Phillips •
Okay . . . works for me . . . Game Show Stripping.
Hypnosis, Trance, Meditation, and The Rest
Standards within the Lay Hypnosis Community
by Brian David Phillips •
I originally wrote and crossposted this as a response to a post on the Omnigrads list (an EXCELLENT list for graduates of training programs taught by Gerry Kein) as part of a thread regarding an advertisement for a short-term hypnotherapy training course that offers certification with one of the large national organizations. I’ve removed specific…
Hypnosis, Trance, Meditation, and The Rest
Stop Smoking through Hypnotic Aversion Fantasy
by Brian David Phillips •
On one of my discussion lists, the topic of smoking cessation has come up when a woman Hypnotherapist asked about working with a fellow who came to her for hypnotic help to stop smoking. Evidently, the guy used to be quite the ladies man when young and also tentatively asked if the therapist did any…