The mission of a small "elite" group to control the masses is nothing new, in fiction or real life.
Dean Koontz uses mind control in his book Night Chills. By using a single phrase the antagonist can force innocent people into a hypnotic state to do whatever he wants. Even scarier is that this technique was created through an experimental government program.
And the very real CIA's MK-Ultra mind control program from 1953 to 1964 was a government program that conducted a series of covert Read more [...]Mind Control: Would You If You Could?
The mission of a small "elite" group to control the masses is nothing new, in fiction or real life.
Dean Koontz uses mind control in his book Night Chills. By using a single phrase the antagonist can force innocent people into a hypnotic state to do whatever he wants. Even scarier is that this technique was created through an experimental government program.
And the very real CIA's MK-Ultra mind control program from 1953 to 1964 was a government program that conducted a series of covert Read more [...]
O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;
Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills - Walt Whitman
I am shaken up as the rest of the world by the suicide of Robin Williams. I’m angry, devastated, sad, and yes – betrayed.
Betrayed by depression, that monster that robs families of their loved ones and drives people to give up the greatest gift of all: life.
Betrayed by the fact that such a great comic and dramatic genius could fall so deep into sorrow that 
It's that spooky time of year when you peer behind your shoulder walking home through the woods at twilight and walk a bit faster to the safety of your door. (At least I do).
Time to scare myself on purpose with haunted hayrides and watching my favorite Halloween movie, Sleepy Hollow with Johnny Depp. Although, I'm kinda loving Tom Mison as Ichabod Crane in the new Sleepy Hollow TV series, even though it's a mix of weirdness. I mean, you know stuff's got to be real when the Headless Horseman figures 
Do you find yourself clenching your teeth or hands, wanting to scream with rage or bash something for what seems like no reason, except that someone nearby is clicking a pen, munching on carrots, or slurping their drink? Have your loved ones and friends laughed at you because you feel such strong emotional responses to sounds others don’t even seem to notice?
Then you may have misophonia. It’s literally a condition that’s “hatred of sound.” Not all sounds, but specific ones that