Doug Thorburn on Early-Stage Alcohol and Drug Addiction » 2 – Movie & Book Reviews /worldpress Doug Thorburn discusses early-stage alcoholism and other-drug addiction. Fri, 04 Sep 2015 21:49:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2 Some TV shows portray addiction well: “Tyrant,” “Mom,” and “Aquarius.” And a real life one, too: “Bachelorette.” /worldpress/?p=1873 /worldpress/?p=1873#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2015 19:55:00 +0000 /worldpress/?p=1873 /worldpress/?feed=rss2&p=1873 0 A brief review of Curveball as an adjunct to the Top Story. Well worth the read. /worldpress/?p=1779 /worldpress/?p=1779#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2014 20:39:30 +0000 /worldpress/?p=1779 /worldpress/?feed=rss2&p=1779 0 Even Skeptic Magazine can get it wrong when it comes to alcoholism. /worldpress/?p=1748 /worldpress/?p=1748#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2014 21:18:03 +0000 /worldpress/?p=1748 /worldpress/?feed=rss2&p=1748 0 Roe v. Wade required multiple addicts to federalize legalized abortion. History often requires addicts. /worldpress/?p=1706 /worldpress/?p=1706#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2014 19:41:55 +0000 /worldpress/?p=1706 /worldpress/?feed=rss2&p=1706 0 Gabrielle Glaser’s “Her Best Kept Secret” perpetuates numerous myths of addiction. /worldpress/?p=1678 /worldpress/?p=1678#comments Thu, 12 Dec 2013 23:39:18 +0000 /worldpress/?p=1678 /worldpress/?feed=rss2&p=1678 0 The movie “Flight”: a terrific portrayal of addiction. At least one reviewer doesn’t get it. /worldpress/?p=1574 /worldpress/?p=1574#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 21:28:52 +0000 /worldpress/?p=1574 /worldpress/?feed=rss2&p=1574 0 Real-life TV often stars real-life alkies. “Bachelorette” and “My Cat from Hell.” /worldpress/?p=1430 /worldpress/?p=1430#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 23:50:27 +0000 /worldpress/?p=1430 /worldpress/?feed=rss2&p=1430 0 I long wondered if I would ever prove Marxism is rooted in alcoholism. Proof at last. /worldpress/?p=1107 /worldpress/?p=1107#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:01:43 +0000 /worldpress/?p=1107 /worldpress/?feed=rss2&p=1107 0 We cannot understand all-too-many subjects of biographies without comprehending alcoholism. The stories of Jim Jones (Jonestown, Guyana), John Huston, Van Gogh, “Sybil,” Hemmingway and Spencer Tracy. /worldpress/?p=1093 /worldpress/?p=1093#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:10:23 +0000 /worldpress/?p=1093 /worldpress/?feed=rss2&p=1093 0 Ten years after I first wrote about terrorism, evidence supporting my initial idea continues to accumulate: that alcohol and other-drug addiction is at the root of most terrorism. A retrospective look at the decade. /worldpress/?p=1060 /worldpress/?p=1060#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:40:23 +0000 /worldpress/?p=1060 /worldpress/?feed=rss2&p=1060 0