Prologue: When People Got Bored of Reality Movies were born in the late 1800s when photography got tired of sitting still and decided to move. In 1895, the Lumière brothers projected short films like Workers Leaving the Factory and Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station, prompting early audiences to panic because they thought...

During my psychiatry residency and fellowship, we met weekly to watch a film and then gather in a room to dissect it. These were not casual Netflix nights with snacks and a side of gossip. They were deep dives into character motivation, symptom portrayal, ethical dilemmas, and cultural subtext. We would watch a scene, stop...

With all of the craziness in the world, especially in our country, I thought I’d make us some food that might help you laugh before the next existential crisis hits. So… imagine this: You take your significant other out for a nice meal. Not your boss, not your kid’s school principal, not that cousin who...

Beneath conscious awareness, the inner monologue narrating your every move, is the unconscious. The unconscious is the shadowy mental storage unit where your brain hoards all the stuff you’re not actively aware of but that still manages to hijack your decisions1. Freud, who chain-smoked cigars and saw your mom in every dream you’ve ever had,...