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Archive for December, 2014December 2014 in Black LambVolume 12, Number 12 — December 2014December 1st, 2014 The All-Madness Issue In December’s All-Madness Issue, Toby Tompkins looks at his life in the context of Mental hygiene. In Post-Armageddon, Greg Roberts assures us that everything will turn out fine. John M. Daniel gives us a version of mythology in Medusa. In The madness of death, Elizabeth Fournier describes the wacky things people do with their deceased loved ones. Susan Bennett explores a weird world in Mad mothers & crazy housewives. In A danger to others, Karla Kruggel Powell contends that mental disorders can do more harm to friends and relatives than to the afflicted person. Dan Peterson, whose father was a cop, offers his Thoughts on Ferguson. And James Orbeson reviews the book Suspicious Minds: How Culture Shapes Madness. We salute poet John Milton and playwright John Osborne as we welcome them into our exclusive club of Honorary Black Lambs. Bridge columnist Trixie Barkis challenges us yet again with problems in declarer play. Our monthly lamb recipe is for James Beard’s Herb-stuffed Lamb Chops. Advice columnist Millicent Marshall answers more readers’ questions. And Professor Avram Kahn presents another challenging Black Lamb Word Puzzle.
Posted by: The Editors Post ArmageddonThere's a sweet new world waiting for us out there.December 1st, 2014 BY GREG ROBERTS
I’m feeling fascination, even sympathy, for a complete nut case named Timothy Treadwell, the poor guy who lived with grizzly bears in Alaska and who eventually died in their paws. Everything I know about the grizzly man comes from the documentary of that name, directed by Werner Herzog. This excellent film tells the story of a drug-addicted loser actor from Los Angeles who discovered the natural world and was saved by it. The bears were such an exhilarating drug for Treadwell, he needed no other for the rest of his life. Watching Treadwell play with his animal friends, you can’t help but like the guy. You envy the joy that he exudes in this wilderness setting, no matter the hardships of tent life and the miserable wind and rain that come with the territory. You start to overlook his delusionary behavior. He thought he was protecting the bears, when in fact they needed no protection: they are apex predators protected by park boundaries. Worse, Treadwell thought he had become a member of the bear tribe, when in fact he was on the path to being their victim, along with his naïve girlfriend, Amy.
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