Director and producer Alfred Hitchcock’s 1948 masterpiece, “Rope,” begins deceptively, with fine lilting music and scenes of an idyllic New York City block. A woman walks her baby in a stroller, a car glides down a one-way street, and a policeman escorts two boys through the light traffic. Despite omnipresent brick, glass, and concrete, the…
The Moral Certainty of Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Rope’
May 11, 2021
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Romantic Aspirations, Vision, and Viaducts
May 10, 2021
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Charles Carroll of Carrollton might well have been the Elon Musk of his day. The last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence was certainly an influencer. Carroll sponsored advances in agriculture, and, encouraged by his partnership with John, George, and Andrew Ellicott, Carroll promoted the use of crop rotation and pulverized limestone on his…
The Everything Dress for All Occasions
When you look through your closet, which are your favorite dresses? I bet they get worn over and over again. Are they basics or more fancy? They have definitely earned their spot in your closet in terms of cost per wear. You might be pondering what to wear in the new normal of a post-pandemic…
Protect Your Brain With These Natural Substances
Your brain is command central for nearly all your body’s normal waking functions. It’s the most complex organ in the human body, possessing around 100 billion neurons (nerve cells) and more than 100,000 miles of blood vessels. It’s responsible for controlling such functions as walking, talking, thinking, and breathing. Therefore, protecting the brain is a…
How the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Damaging Children’s Vision
Eye doctors had planned to celebrate 2020 as the year of vision (as in seeing 20/20). Instead, it will be known as the year that worsened the world’s vision for decades to come. Scientists are attributing this latest health issue—one that is hidden in plain sight—to the pandemic. Rates of myopia, also known as nearsightedness…
Should You Get an Annual Health Checkup?
What are the risks and benefits of getting an annual checkup from your doctor? Physicians and patients have come to expect the annual checkup as a routine part of care. “However, considerable research has not demonstrated a substantial benefit,” notes a discussion paper published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The result is a revolt against…
Opioid After Dental Work Ups Entire Family’s Risk of Overdose
Overdose rates were two-and-a-half times higher among patients who filled a prescription for an opioid medication after a dental procedure, compared with those who didn’t, according to a new study. Overdose rates were also higher among the family members of these patients—possibly from misuse of the leftover pills. For the study, researchers used data from…
Family Meals Are Good for Grown-Ups, Too, Not Just the Kids
For all the parents feeling exhausted by the cooking, cleaning, and planning of a million meals during the pandemic, there’s some good news. Commensality, or the sharing of food with others, is beneficial for your physical and mental health. Most parents already know that family mealtimes are great for the bodies, brains, and mental health of…
Why We Can’t Stop Thinking About the Same Problems
Have you ever noticed how frequently your mind returns to problems and situations that cause you pain, and insists on rehashing what’s wrong? It’s a strange phenomenon really, our addiction to thinking about problems. Even when we don’t want to think about what’s bothering us, still, we keep thinking about it. Why do we do this, and…
Relationship Management
Relationships can be one of the biggest stressors there are, and that’s been highlighted by the pandemic. Whether you’re sharing a one-bedroom apartment with your partner or a four-bedroom house, it can be difficult to avoid stress and carve out space. There is such a thing as spending too much time together, regardless of whether…
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