MDMA, commonly known as Ecstasy, greatly increases feelings of empathy (and perhaps the actual capacity to perceive the emotions of others); one of the mechanisms (oxytocin release) is now becoming understood, […]

He plumes himself on his skill.

During the day she'd lounge on the shore of the thermal lake in a fire-engine-red bikini, casting meaningful glances (with every glanceful worth its weight in gold) at the trade union miners, who were staying there gratis in the hopes of gaining relief in the medicinal waters for whatever ailed them.

Blankness, committedness: they were battling each other throughout the weekend.