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SNL ISIS SKIT Why Joke About Terror & Loss?

SNL ISIS SKIT
Why Joke About Terror & Loss?

March 4, 2015 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

I find it pretty shocking that the well-respected SNL would vet a skit that pokes fun at something that’s spreading terror across the globe. “Take care of my daughter…. death to America?” What’s up with the SNL ISIS SKIT? Come on. Not funny at all. In the face of the recent attacks, beheadings, and immolation why …

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Why Joke About Terror & Loss?
THE DRESS What It Tells Us About Unyielding Convictions

THE DRESS
What It Tells Us
About Unyielding Convictions

March 3, 2015 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

The Dress went viral. And, it has a lot to do with how people see things. The whole business about The Dress also shows us what happens when people get convictions stuck in their heads. And, more so, If disagreement over things like the color of The Dress destroys relationships (Buzz Feed), then someone must …

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What It Tells Us
About Unyielding Convictions
Graham Moor's Acceptance Speech Why Harsh Critics?

GRAHAM MOORE’S MOVING ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
Why Harsh Critics?

February 28, 2015 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

I am one of those who applauded Graham Moore for his moving and courageous acceptance speech when he won his Imitation Game Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. So, as a psychologist, when I read the critiques, I had to stop and think: Why? Why pick on things like – he isn’t gay? He used the word …

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Why Harsh Critics?
GONE GIRL What Makes Amy Elliot Dunne Tick? 7 Clues

GONE GIRL
What Makes Amy Elliot Dunne Tick?
7 Clues

February 28, 2015 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

Amy Elliot Dunne is a seriously troubled young woman. Rosamund Pike’s nuanced and chilling performance, in David Fincher’s Gone Girl, does her troubles justice. Yet, can we merely write her off as an unredeemable sociopath? If we follow some clues to what drove her to do what she did – is it even remotely possible to …

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What Makes Amy Elliot Dunne Tick?
7 Clues
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Inspiration

“We come to Film and TV to find our hidden stories. If we look deeply into a character’s psyche, there is much to see about ourselves.”

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