Category: In Focus
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Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of What I’m Currently Reading
Three striking new books explore the intersections of medicine, mortality, and meaning—from spiritual rituals to pandemic survival and quiet grief.
Focus: Exploring War, Trauma, and the Human Psyche
Exploring how art and literature illuminate trauma, war, and displacement—beginning with Pat Barker’s powerful World War I trilogy Regeneration.
Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of What I’m Currently Reading
Three insightful 2025 books examine medicine’s heart: the body’s poetry, doctors’ flaws, and the blurred line between science and quackery.
Julie Ridge : Bipolar & The English Channel
Julie Ridge’s one-woman show Bipolar & The English Channel explores her journey as a record-breaking swimmer and living with bipolar disorder.
Sam Kissajukian: 300 Paintings
A powerful show combining comedy, visual art, and mental health awareness, offering a unique glimpse into the experience of bipolar disorder.
Lights, Camera, Deny
From Hollywood to real life, decades of managed care rage escalate, culminating in a tragic act of violence in Manhattan.
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
Our digital addiction is reshaping reality, and unless we reclaim real-world connections, the future may be irreversibly anxious.
A Vote for Cancer, an Online Exhibit at the University of Alabama
In a race for votes, tobacco's charm had candidates puffing up promises while leaving voters gasping for fresh air.
Francesc Tosquelles at the American Folk Art Museum
Francesc Tosquelles: Catalan psychiatrist and visionary who merged avant-garde art with groundbreaking mental health care, empowering patients to create profound works of Art Brut
Life Imitates Art: Covid-19 Edition
Human reactions to pandemics, from literature spanning centuries, uncannily mirror those seen during COVID-19, suggesting repeating patterns of behavior, though views on our future remain divided.