Amber Heard.
Most of my exposure to the tragic spectacle of the Depp-Heard defamation trial comes from salacious sound bites distilled into the 6pm news. My ears pricked up, as I cooked dinner, over-reporting that a Johnny Depp-contracted psychologist had diagnosed Amber Heard with borderline personality disorder, or BPD. Assuming it's valid, how horrible would it be to have that professional opinion outed in a courtroom in front of cameras?
I first learnt about personality disorders when I was a much younger person, studying what used to be called "abnormal psychology" but is now transitioning to less-stigmatizing labels. When we were introduced to the DSM-IV system of diagnosing and categorizing mental distress back then, it was divided into five "axes". Each of these axes included different "disorders" based on different kinds of information. Axis I was for clinical disorders - the things we traditionally thought of as mental illness, including the likes of depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and eating disorders.
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First-world problem
Harrowing tales of migrants attempting to enter the US highlight the political failure to fully tackle the problem.
Applying intelligence to AI
I call it the 'Terminator Effect', based on the premise that thinking machines took over the world.
Nazism rears its head
Smirky Höcke, with his penchant for waving with a suspiciously straight elbow and an open palm, won't get to be boss of either state.
Staying ahead of the game
Will the brave new world of bipartisanship that seems to be on offer with an Infrastructure Commission come to fruition?
Grasping the nettle
Broccoli is horrible. It smells, when being cooked, like cat pee.
Hangry? Eat breakfast
People who don't break their fast first thing in the morning report the least life satisfaction.
Chemical reaction
Nitrates in processed meats are well known to cause harm, but consumed from plant sources, their effect is quite different.
Me and my guitar
Australian guitarist Karin Schaupp sticks to the familiar for her Dunedin concerts.
Time is on my side
Age does not weary some of our much-loved musicians but what keeps them on the road?
The kids are not alright
Nuanced account details how China's blessed generation has been replaced by one consumed by fear and hopelessness.
