“America had lost the comedy cup”: the two movies that convinced Mel Brooks to get into “the masterpiece business”
He took from the best.
psychology
The director Robert Pattinson wanted to punch in the face in 2018: “The closest I’ve ever come”
“An interesting energy…”
Jessica Pratt’s music is so beautiful it might have ruined my life: The strange science of comfort albums
“…almost like returning to a safe place in the mind.”
Silvurdrongur at Sea: The concert so good I sought psychological help afterwards
A story of “hedonic calibration”.
Does your favourite song sound the same to someone who doesn’t like it?
“Taste being our own is a myth”.
The Story of Arrested Youth: The musician whose art was transformed by a brain condition
“We follow the trend and say what we think people want to hear”.
The psychology behind the earworm: An investigation into the world of ‘Default Songs’
Everybody has a ‘Default Song’, what’s yours?
Explaining the ending of Martin Scorsese’s movie ‘Shutter Island’
A psychological and philosophical conclusion.