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In the “Hustle and Flow” post on her Blast O’ Joy blog, Suzanne Falter-Barns praises this “incredible indie film [DVD].. about a drug dealing pimp in the backwaters of Memphis who lives his dream of becoming a successful rapper. I found a lot of inspiration here for [...]

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Beethoven reportedly drank wine about as often as he wrote music, and was an alcoholic or at least a problem-drinker.
A number of people with exceptional abilities have used drugs and alcohol as self-medication to ease the pain of that sensitivity, or as a way to enhance thinking and creativity. [...]