| A new look at how the West will be won
To clarify the concerns of a few confused readers, revised predictions from the FPRNPTAEUBTP don't count as real predictions, just predictions that I wish I had made after watching a couple weeks of games. For on-the-record purposes, I'm still stuck with the ones from my Quick-Hit NBA Preview. So, yes, I'm on the record as saying the Bulls would win 56 games and make the Finals. Believe me, I know. Well aware. Hearing you loud and clear. Anyway ... .
He was bad, so they put an ice pick in his brain...
At the age of 12, Howard Dully was given a lobotomy, one of thousands performed by the notorious Dr Walter Freeman in the 1940s and 1950s. Now Dully has written a forceful account of his survival and sheds light on the man who subjected him to one of the most brutal surgical procedures in medical history
Elizabeth Day
Sunday January 13, 2008
The Observer
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Pop Tarts: Top Ten Celebrity Meltdowns: Who Went Mad and Made a Mess ...
And while Britney Spears won't be winning any awards for her VMA performance, she does (surprise, surprise) take the gold for the greatest meltdown of the year, topping Pop Tarts' list of Tinseltown's most troubled. "2007 has probably been the worst year of Britney's life, with so many bizarre behaviors — fights with the paparazzi and her mother, custody battles, binge drinking and car accidents. However, the number one meltdown is the shaving of her head," said Patrick Wanis, a psychologist and celebrity behavior expert who worked with Pop Tarts to compile the Top Ten. "Few people realized how serious this incident was and what it signified. Although in some cultures shaving the head can represent cleansing or letting go of the old self, in Britney's case it was really more about self-mutilation and self-loathing than a spiritual ritual." But Brit is in close company with her former panty-free party pals Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton, who take second and third place respectively.
From the Editor :
Sorry to see Shaun Pollock go. I hate to think he was pushed as has been suggested by some commentators. I was lucky enough to see him almost take the match away from Australia in Adelaide in 1998 during an amazing day of bowling in typical Adelaide summer weather (bloody hot). He toiled all day (Donald was injured) and took a bunch of wickets on a heart-breaking pitch in Australia's first innings to give South Africa a big lead - the innings was also notable for Mark Taylor carrying his bat, which was probably the difference in the end between a South African win and the eventual draw. South Africa came within three Aussie wickets of winning that match. Shaun Pollock has done his gene pool proud, and that's not an easy feat considering who's in that gene pool. .
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