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🌌 Definition of Kenopsia is a term coined by writer John Koenig in The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows. It describes: The eerie, forlorn atmosphere of a place that is usually bustling with people but is now abandoned and quiet. A haunting emptiness that feels charged with absence, as if the...

nociception noun physiology the perception or sensation of pain: nociception definition - Search (pronunciation)

Caligarism Caligarism refers to the unique and influential visual style found in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari , a 1920 German silent horror film directed by Robert Wiene. The term is derived from the film's title and is often associated with the broader artistic movement known as German...

Apatheism (a portmanteau of apathy and theism) is the attitude of apathy toward the existence or non-existence of God(s). It is more of an attitude rather than a belief, claim, or belief system. The term was coined by Robert Nash, theology professor at Mercer University in 2001. An apatheist is...

Quarandreams - People around the world, physically separated in pandemic lockdowns, are experiencing vivid and bizarre coronavirus dreams. What are 'quarandreams' and why you're experiencing them

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A few others: Alice in Wonderland Syndrome (AIWS) A disorder marked by changes in how you see the world, especially your own body. It can happen when you have a migraine or another health condition. The world doesn’t look right. Colors change. Straight lines turn wavy. Objects move. Time may...

The Murray Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect | PUTTIN COLOGNE ON THE RICKSHAW.

I found a few things of interest on this affliction. There are a few great stand-alone lines. (I remember in an old interview, TL mentioned that someone contacted him about adapting one of his stories for a Japanese Noh Play.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ohclk3NOluA

Smile mask syndrome: A psychological disorder proposed by professor Makoto Natsume of Osaka Shoin Women's University, in which subjects develop depression and physical illness as a result of prolonged, unnatural smiling. Smile mask syndrome - Wikipedia.

I read that book when it first came out. I learned a lot, and it was very entertaining. It was universally praised, if I remember correctly. I lost that book when I lost my storage unit. I'll probably buy another copy. Scott Adams has said similar things: 'look for the empty space', 'look for...

Kuleshov effect The Kuleshov effect is a film editing (montage) effect demonstrated by Soviet film-maker Lev Kuleshov in the 1910s and 1920s. It is a mental phenomenon by which viewers derive more meaning from the interaction of two sequential shots than from a single shot in isolation...

anhedonia n. Psychology . lack of pleasure or of the capacity to experience it. Trivia: Woody Allen wrote a screenplay for a film with the title Anhedonia in the 1970s. But either financing or distribution was going to fall through unless he changed the name. He did, to Annie Hall. (There is...

A compilation of words and terms that may be of interest to TLOers. Vastation n. 1. A laying waste; depopulation; devastation. Cotard's Syndrome The Cotard delusion, also known as Cotard's syndrome or Walking Corpse Syndrome, is a rare mental disorder in which people hold a delusional...