“IS A DRUG GOING TO HELP THEM? MAYBE IF IT HAS A MAP OF THE CLITORIS ON THE BOX”

I was going to post this over on my sex filter LJ, but this is actually interesting enough to share with the whole class: a trailer for a documentary that suggests the Big Pharma Industry is making millions by convincing people (particularly women) they have sexual dysfunction problem that only science can cure ... whether they actually do or not.

Mostly safe for work.

I haven’t seen it, so I can’t vouch for its accuracy or balance. And I'm not one to automatically assume that corporations are inherently evil by default. But I wouldn’t be surprised if it were true.

It’s all in yr head,

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LISTEN TO IT #18: NO EXPERT? NO PROBLEM

Apropos of the previous post, now is as good a time as any to post this song from the new Laurie Anderson album about how “experts” are always telling us what problems to worry about and what not to worry about – regardless of how the problem actually affects us, and regardless of whether the solution solves the problem, and regardless of whether the problem exists in the first place.

While we’re at it, I recommend the new album, Homeland – at least if yr already a fan of Anderson’s arty music and wry satire. I doubt it will win over anyone who doesn’t like or get what she’s done up to now. But I’ve been a fan since “O Superman”, and Anderson was the first person to hip me to William Burroughs. Respect.

And Homeland is a pretty hypnotic and sometimes funny experience.

Trust me. I’m an expert.

Home of the brave,

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