There are plenty of iconic movie images that capture the essence of human terror. Hitchcock alone is responsible for many of them. Janet Leigh screaming in the shower in Psycho. Carey Grant running…   Read Story »

Whoops, Mariah Carey, this is your new music video: I know that rich and/or famous people eventually enclose themselves in a disorienting bubble of "yes men," echoing with reassurances that their…   Read Story »

Dear You Guys, So for the past 15 months I've gotten to help plan and launch a totally unique new website, working with a team made up entirely of people who were already my friends on an idea so…   Read Story »

Last night's Obsessed was the first truly cry-worthy episode since the premiere, and introduced a heartbreakingly sweet new character to the reality TV pantheon. Russ is a 60-year-old man who has…   Read Story »

The first comment on yesterday's Obsessed recap concerned one of the episode's two subjects, Rick, who, commenter ElBomb noted, is named Rick Rosner and has "a documented history of doing stupid crap…   Read Story »

I should have written about Obsessed yesterday, but it's taken two days to process it. The third episode of the new A&E show about people getting help for their extreme anxiety disorders seriously…   Read Story »

After last week's premiere of Obsessed, the new Intervention-like show about people with extreme anxiety disorders that they're desperate to tame, I said it wasn't sensational or exploitative. I…   Read Story »

On Monday night, A&E premiered a new TV show called Obsessed, on which people with anxiety disorders attempt to conquer their obsessions and compulsions with the help of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.…   Read Story »