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Psychology Today: Keeping the Fascination With Psychopaths on the Screen
My most recent blog post on Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/breaking-down-the-walls/202406/keeping-the-fascination-with-psychopaths-on-the-screen
Read MorePsychology Today: Fighting Greed Makes for Great Theatre and Film
My most recent blog post on Psychology Today on corporate greed can be found here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/breaking-down-the-walls/202403/fighting-greed-makes-for-great-theatre-and-film
Read MoreSummons to Berlin Author’s Note
I’m currently preparing myself for a couple of talks which are bringing me back to the text of my book. Re-reading the Author’s Note, I’m struck by this line: Unfortunately, when you read this, I have no doubt we will still be facing a “firehose of falsehood” from various directions. May we have the strength…
Read MorePsychology Today: Archetypal Psychopaths in Two Contemporary Films
I recently wrote about the archetypal psychopaths in Killers of the Flower Moon and Zone of Interest. You can read the article here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/breaking-down-the-walls/202402/archetypal-psychopaths-in-two-contemporary-films
Read MoreJewish Book Council’s Review
The Jewish Book Council reviewed Summons to Berlin. The full review can be read here: https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/book/summons-to-berlin-nazi-theft-and-a-daughters-quest-for-justice
Read MoreBook Launch at the Leo Baeck Institute
At the book launch for Summons to Berlin, Joanne speaks about the book’s contemporary relevance with LBI Executive Director Emeritus William H. Weitzer. The full talk can be viewed here: https://www.lbi.org/events/summons-to-berlin-nazi-theft-and-a-daughters-quest-for-justice/
Read MorePW Review of my Memoir
(My book’s cover, back and front) *** I am most pleased to note that the venerable PUBLISHERS WEEKLY has published a favorable review of my memoir SUMMONS TO BERLIN. PW relates some details of my Berlin restitution quest, then calls the book “a unique and memorable account of untangling inherited trauma.” I did endeavor to…
Read MorePATRICIA HIGHSMITH AND PSYCHOPATHS
In 1943, when she was 22 years old, Patricia Highsmith — self-aware — asked her diary, “Am I a psychopath? In a Psychology Today article at this link, I examine why Highsmith was so expert at creating vivid, disturbing, and believable characters. I’m interested to learn what you have to say, so please let…
Read MoreMY TRIP TO MITTE (BERLIN)
Last October, I had the honor of being invited to participate in the 2022 Berlin Mitte Festival. Experts in History, Urban Planning, and related disciplines gathered — and delivered public presentations — towards giving meaningful shape to further modern development of the very inner-most part of Berlin, the district known as Mitte. I spoke…
Read MoreMy view of Jeffrey Dahmer
A recent series on serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is among Netflix’ most-watched programs ever. Actor Evan Peters, who plays Dahmer to chilling effect, won a Golden Globes award for his performance. We physicians by nature often eagerly study the sickest of people, because there is so much to be learned from their cases. In…
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