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In The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham, Selina Hastings, the acclaimed biographer of the novelists Evelyn Waugh and Rosamond Lehmann, has written a magnificent, gripping account of the contrarieties that were held together in Maugham's personality. An aloof, private socialite; a socialist patriot who loved titles and the aristocracy...
Although he left behind incensed colonials and an outraged, critical press after his tropical stories were published, it is undeniable that Asia unlocked some deep well of creativity in Maugham. Hastings makes the unimpeachable case that posterity will remember Maugham, first and foremost, for these undeluded, worldly-wise, sometimes shocking...
If a little liquor can reduce self-critical anxiety and facilitate the flow of creative thought, who wouldn’t want to indulge in such an effective weapon? Not all students are on board the yellow submarine—or any other color submarine for that matter.
“Although there is no reason to believe that marijuana enhances creativity, there is evidence that marijuana makes people feel more creative,” UC Davis Dean Keith Simonton says. “That seems to be because self-critical judgment gets turned off. Only later, when...
“It suggests that during adolescence or early adulthood, there may be a critical window for development of MS,” Chitnis said.