Saturday Night Fun: McCain Spoofs Campaign Nov 2, 2008
Saturday Night Fun: McCain Jokes About Campaign - TIME. That's where I'd do whatever anybody tells me," McCain said. And if that didn't work, "I'd go to the double maverick. (Time.com)
Broadway Revivals: Seasons, Sons and Seagull Nov 1, 2008
" which is broken in two when the character to whom it is spoken, Masha, silences the speaker mid-sentence with an impatient wave of her hand I knew we were in trouble. Everywhere, Rickson throws in unnecessary filigree extra pauses, characters wandering onto the stage unbidden to emphasize the languorous, depressive mood; if I didn't know better, I might have thought it was a Chekhov parody. The Seagull remains one of the Russian master's richest and most affecting plays, but the preciousness... (Time.com)
A Brisk, Brutal Bond: The Quantum of Solace Review Nov 1, 2008
" Or, as James Bond might say, "I'll have a vodka martini, shaken not stirred, and instead of a side of pretzels give me a quantum of solace (Time.com)
McCain Set for Saturday Night Live Cameo Nov 1, 2008
Certainly, someone who is very, very, very old (Time.com)
Economic Scare Oct 31, 2008
The Journal fronts a of a Brazilian man whose fear of being buried alive led him to construct an elaborate ventilated tomb stocked with food and waterjust in case. The Post fronts a feature on Japan's , yokai: "One yokai likes to plunge a large, hairy disembodied foot through the roofs of rich people's houses. Another is made entirely of discarded dinnerware and is more dangerous to himself than to others." And the LAT has an evergreen about restrictions : In Maryland, they have to hang signs... (Slate)
Ending the psychological mind games on detainees Aug 10, 2008
Thus, someone with an intense fear of dogs would be threatened with snarling dogs, while a person with a fear of being buried alive might be threatened with being sealed in a coffin. When reports of these abuses surfaced, we psychologists looked to our largest professional organization, the American Psychological Association, to take the lead in condemning them and taking measures to ensure that they would not recur. (Boston Globe)
The 10 Most Common Phobias Apr 11, 2008
Derived from the fear of being buried alive, after early excavations of coffins showed scratch marks made by trapped victims. Also relates to coffins and corpses. (Suite101.com)
Always Learning: A visit to Richmond's Poe Museum? Nevermore Aug 8, 2007
"In it, a man obsessed with the fear of being buried alive wakes up in a deep, dark narrow space. Whichever way he reaches, his hands are immediately stopped by hard and solid wood. His terror is real and finally he screams. In response he hears, "Hillo, Hillo there. "He forgot that he had fallen asleep in a small berth on a ship, and all he has accomplished is waking up the sailors around him.Whew! Wipe the tears of laughter from my cheeks and look out Robin Williams.The guide droned on as we... (Florida Today)
Infotainment Jun 3, 2007
Taphephobia is the fear of being buried alive. A female donkey is called a jenny and a male donkey is called a jackass. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Spell of the spelling bee Jan 9, 2007
Because you sure don't want to come down with a bad case of taphephobia, (fear of being buried alive) in, say, a nationally televised spelling bee with zillions of people watching. The bee season typically begins in January in schools throughout the nation, and culminates in late May or early June at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.. (Anchorage Daily News)
