In Search of Adventure and Meaning

On the Road is a 1957 novel that follows two friends, Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty, as they travel across the United States in search of adventure and meaning. The novel is loosely based on Kerouac’s own experiences, and it captures the spirit of the Beat Generation, a group of writers and artists who rejected traditional values and sought new ways of living. The novel begins with Sal, a young man from New York City, travelling to Denver to meet Dean, a charismatic and restless man who is a...

Horror Movies of the 2010s - Best of

31+ Best Horror Movies of the 2010sSourceURL: https://creepycatalog.com/best-horror-movies-of-the-2010s/The 2010s were transformative years for mainstream horror movies. The decade began by carrying over trends established in the 2000s, trends that were gradually supplanted. Remakes of classic horror movies dominated the 2000s, but unimaginative cash-ins like A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) gave way to some really great remakes like Evil Dead (2013). Similarly, legacy sequels and "requels" l...

TLS review of An encyclopedia of Cold War Culture from Pollock to Presley - and more clips from 4 Jun 2021 print edition

Manfred Sakel (person) by per ou - Everything2.com

Near Matches Ignore ExactFull Text Everything2 Manfred Sakel (person) See all of Manfred Sakel, no other writeups in this node. (person) by per ou Sat Dec 07 2002 at 18:36:34 Manfred Joshua Sakel (1900-1957) was a Polish neurophysiologist and psychiatrist most famous for discovering Insulin Shock Therapy, a treatment for schizophrenia and other diseases. He was born on June 6, 1900 in Nadvorna, in the former Austrian-Hungarian Empire. He studied medicine at the University of Vi...

John Law - Scottish Adventurer of the 18th Century