From shamanism to science, from plants to placebos, we humans look beyond our bodies to cure illness, ease psychic pain, or alter reality. And as we age, we turn more frequently to pharmacies and prescriptions.
What lurks in your medicine chest? Is it empty or overflowing with little plastic bottles? Do you feel secure as you swallow your morning dose, or do you curse your fate? And have you ever followed Jefferson Airplane’s advice to “Feed your head”?
FCC Commissioner Newton Minow once labeled television as “a vast wasteland.” Journalist Marie Winn wrote a critique of TV in her 1977 book The Plug-In Drug. Is TV merely a "wasteland" or a "drug?" Perhaps not.
What were two or three shows that proved inspirational as you grew from adolescence to adulthood? What about these shows inspired you?
Or maybe televised inspiration hit you earlier or later in life and caused you to think about changing direction. Let us know!
Do you love the city? Are you energized by the hustle and the bustle, the rush of the people on the sidewalks, and the noise of the traffic in the streets and in the shops and restaurants? Do you like the anonymity of the urban life?
Or do you prefer the relative quietness of life in the suburbs or in small towns with only a screen door between you and your neighbors?
Many of us have fears or phobias - either legitimate or exaggerated.
From shamanism to science, from plants to placebos, we humans look beyond our bodies to cure illness, ease psychic pain, or alter reality. And as we age, we turn more frequently to pharmacies and prescriptions.
FCC Commissioner Newton Minow once labeled television as “a vast wasteland.” Journalist Marie Winn wrote a critique of TV in her 1977 book The Plug-In Drug. Is TV merely a "wasteland" or a "drug?" Perhaps not.
As a kid, were you told that some of the foods you refused to eat were “acquired tastes?” Later, did you find that you liked them?
Do you love the city? Are you energized by the hustle and the bustle, the rush of the people on the sidewalks, and the noise of the traffic in the streets and in the shops and restaurants? Do you like the anonymity of the urban life?