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Monday, June 12, 2017

The psychology of comedy: where humour and psychosis overlap by David Cox

New research shows that comedians have a remarkable amount in common with people who have schizophrenia or manic depression " and that this could be what makes them funny"Many people say tha…

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

The psychology of comedy: where humour and psychosis overlap by David Cox

New research shows that comedians have a remarkable amount in common with people who have schizophrenia or manic depression and that this could be what makes them funny Continue reading...

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Monday, September 12, 2011

There is no Eyre of feminism about this modern Jane by David Cox

Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre is viewed by some as a feminist work, but the heroine in Cary Fukunaga's film adaptation stays true to the book by refusing to be a feminist role modelWomen h…

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