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My brain itches. Will you scratch it?

Got an email from Philip Dawdy about academic freedom. I then spent the next several hours reading transcripts, articles and assorted documentation, and have concluded that I can no more encapsulate this story than turn water into wine. Please refer to his website for what's an extremely interesting and confounding discussion, including a subplot about Munchausen's By Proxy -- a diagnosis that I don't think is ENTIRELY unwarranted, at least not if you have a Jewish mother.

Muzzling Academics, British Style

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"..have concluded that I can know more encapsulate this story than turn water into wine."

Note to editor: no more instead of know more.

Oh, that brain scratching is a tricky business - it can have many serious side effects. It's best used only as a last resort after first trying other, less extreme measures - like brain rubbing or MST (mild-shaking-therapy).

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Liz Spikol is senior contributing editor of Philadelphia Weekly. She writes the award-winning column The Trouble With Spikol, which began as a chronicle of her struggle with mental illness, and has since expanded into humorous musings on everything from graphic novels to how to use a mop. She also writes the paper's book review column, Lit Gloss. This blog -- named one of the Top 10 Bipolar Blogs of 2007 by PsychCentral -- is about mental illness policy, news, personal journeys and more.