
What I Learned Through EMT Training— The Viewpoint of a Neurotic Optimist
Here I am at 2:30am. Tired. Exhausted. A little hungry. Very inspired. Medical terminology plays through my head.

History of Lobotomy
Inspired by the Swiss psychiatrist and surgeon Gottlieb Burckhardt, Portuguese neurologist Egas Moniz invented the lobotomy in 1935 and initially called it a “leucotomy.”


Fake Shemp
Today we define the “fake shemp” as someone who appears in a film as a replacement for another actor or person with their appearance disguised using methods of heavy make-up (or a computer-generated equivalent), filming them from behind, dubbing…

The Horror Movie Cabin: A Character of its Own
The Cabin has long been a staple of the horror movie genre. It is the place where a steady supply of human and unexpecting victims come together for a day, week, or summer of joy, fun, booze, and sexual activity. Yet, The Cabin is never a simple place for glamorous retreat.