I don't recall quite why I subscribed to this e-newsletter called The Scientist, but for whatever reason, I did. I usually pay little attention when they hit my inbox, but this one's typography struck me as particularly well done. I guess I just liked the typeface, though I'm not well enough versed in this sort of thing to be able to name it. Or maybe it was the combination, as I linked through to the article on the site, of pain, belief and narrative that grabbed my attention. Who knows where these deep, inexplicable resonances come from. Or why they won't go away.

I started working on this post nearly 24 hours ago, first fooling around with the graphics, then with the I-frame, below. btw, if the text doesn't show up in your browser, er, sorry (do let me know). If that's the case, you can still link to the publication and the specific article either by clicking the graphics or from the links in the frame border below. Anyway, this whole thing is really an experiment in form more than substance this time out. However, if the Scientist article grabs you, the HighBeam links below the frame may also be of interest.

Belief and Narrative an article from The Scientist

Here are a couple of related articles...

Can the psychology of memory enrich historical analyses of trauma? by David B. Pillemer
source: History and Memory: Studies in Representation of the Past
22 September 2004
via: HighBeam Research
Copyright © 2004 Indiana University Press

Turns in the Road: Narrative Studies of Lives in Transition
book review by Barbara Frey Waxman
source: Biography, 22 September 22 2002
via: HighBeam Research
Copyright © 2002 University of Hawaii Press