International Journal of Controversial Discussions Issue Volume #3 Issue # 2

By Tamar SchwartzApril 6, 2016December 19, 2025 Psychoanalysis

Click Here to Read: The International Journal of Controversial Discussions Volume #3 Issue #2. The theme of the issue is Primary Femininity: Discussions on a Central Identity, with a target paper by Arlene Kramer Richards, Ed.D and edited by M. Sagman Kayatekin, M.D. There is also a paper entitled Psychoanalytic History—Sketches The Power of Exclusion (An Ode to Sheldon Bach and Sándor Ferenczi) by Carolyn Ellman with commentary by Ph.D. with a response by Giselle Galdi. This journal is supported by a generous grant from the American Psychoanalytic Foundation.

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When Your Other Therapist Is a Chatbot

By Tamar SchwartzMay 30, 2026May 30, 2026 Psychoanalysis, Science

Click Here to Read: When Your Other Therapist Is a Chatbot in CAI Currents The American Psychoanalyst substack on May 26, 2026

Teaching Freud to Gen Z

By Tamar SchwartzMay 30, 2026May 30, 2026 Psychoanalysis

Click Here to Read: Teaching Freud to Gen Z: Elizabeth Lunbeck presents psychoanalysis as a profession and a guide for living Interview by Austin Ratner in The Psychoanalyst Website on May 28, 2026.

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A rare blue ‘micromoon’ is rising at the end of May

By Tamar SchwartzMay 29, 2026May 29, 2026 Science

Click Here to Read: A rare blue ‘micromoon’ is rising at the end of May. The moon won’t turn blue—but you will be able to see two unusual celestial events in one night by ByStefanie Waldek on the National Geographic website on May 27, 2026.

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Darryl Pinckney, The Art of Nonfiction

By Tamar SchwartzMay 29, 2026May 29, 2026 History, Literature

Click Here to Read: Darryl Pinckney, The Art of Nonfiction No. 15. Interviewed by Sam Needleman in the Paris Review Issue 255, Spring 2026.

Leo The Lion and The Kangaroos By Kerin Bellak-Adams

By Tamar SchwartzMay 29, 2026May 29, 2026 Books, Psychoanalysis

Click Here to Purchase: Leo the Lion and the Kangaroos from IPBooks.net

About the Author:

Kerin Bellak-Adams (Karola) is one of two daughters of the late, renowned psychoanalyst Dr. Leopold Bellak. In 2005 Kerin became the CEO of Dr. Bellak’s 75 year old publishing house, CPS Publishing LLC, www.cpspublishinginc.com, an international publisher of clinical assessments and books. Kerin accomplishments include:the CAT A in color in 2012. (Children’s Apperception Test) The BAT, (Bellak Apperception Test). The co-author of the BAT is David Abrams.

Kerin is the author of Leo the Lion and the Kangaroos – On Autism, (2025) and ADHD Success! Solutions to Boosting Self-Esteem: The Diary Method. ages 7-17. Continue reading Leo The Lion and The Kangaroos By Kerin Bellak-Adams

Turning the Page on Personal Outrage: What to do About the Spread of Malignant Antagonism

By Tamar SchwartzMay 27, 2026May 27, 2026 Politics, Psychoanalysis

Click Here to Read: Turning the Page on Personal Outrage: What to do About the Spread of Malignant Antagonism (Vol. 6; Issue 21) by Alan Michael Karbelnig, PhD on his Journeys Into the Unconscious Mind Website on May 27, 2026.

Mission Zero (Chenot and David Keith); photo by Dawn Kubie Image: CozyThisOne Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Fiery Visitor From Space Photo-Bombs an Erupting Volcano

By Tamar SchwartzMay 27, 2026May 27, 2026 Science

Click Here to Read: A Fiery Visitor From Space Photo-Bombs an Erupting Volcano: For a split second, a fireball outshone the rivers of molten lava flowing from the Philippines’ most active volcano By Robin George Andrews in the New York Times on May 26, 2026

Mayon Volcano Image: Top1963 / Tryfon Topalidis. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons