#isolation

#isolation

Welcome to our weekly Verge-subscriber discussion of , the new sci-fi series on Apple TV from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan. The show follows Carol as one of the few "survivors" on Earth after a virus of unknown origins turns the rest of the world into a connected hive mind, one seemingly unable to handle any negative emotions. This creates a huge conflict with Carol who is a pretty miserable human being.

Grainier, an orphan sent to Idaho by train at the age of 6 or 7 with a destination pinned to his coat, is an ordinary person-a laborer who makes a living building railroads, joining seasonal logging crews, and, as an older man, hauling freight with a wagon. "He'd had one lover-his wife, Gladys-owned one acre of property, two horses, and a wagon," Johnson sums up Grainier's life, near the end of the novella, in a catalog of experience that neatly pins him as a creature of his time, class, and place:

I believe this sentence captures a paradox of the world we live in today. Many of us crave a sense of connection and purpose. We want to belong to something meaningful, to give back, and to make a difference in the places where we live. However, despite being constantly plugged in, the kind of community that nourishes us can still feel distant and hard to reach.

The titular summer people are the Allisons from New York, who rent the same off-grid country cottage each year. This time, instead of heading back to the city, they decide to extend their holiday for a month longer something that seems to unsettle everyone in the nearby town. All pass on the same veiled caution that nobody has ever stayed at the lake beyond Labor Day.

It's mostly just a shame that we don't connect anymore. I went through my big rough patch and barely made it to the other side. I know why I hesitate to reach out, but I'm still disappointed when my old friends are still silent. I'm just a lame three lagged dog who can't play the same games or something. Life

With only the lazy Joshua trees and hovering buzzards out here to bear witness, this isolated expanse of high-desert plain could well be among the quietest places on the planet. By day, the summer heat hammers hard and the dull whistle of the wind is the only discernible noise. Come nightfall, the eerie silence is often pierced by the woeful bleat of a wandering burro.

Choosing hope is a key strategy to push back on the chaos, commotion, and challenge in today's world. Hope is a valuable strength throughout life and can be especially important during difficult times.

Putting on the headset and beginning setup, discomfort emerged almost immediately. Despite feeling overwhelmed and nauseated during the experience, I tried to persevere.

Over the next decade, I went on nearly 7,000 911 calls in Portland, Oregon, and we did save heart attack victims, put out house fires and pull people from car wrecks.

Avoidant Personality Disorder (AvPD) manifests through inhibition and a deep-rooted fear of inadequacy, causing individuals to retreat from life, relationships, and responsibilities.

E. M. Forster believed people know novel characters better than they know each other, as characters' true natures are visible while human secrets create isolation.

Many of them are very horny. They would like to be having sex, and in fact they feel a lot of shame over the fact that they haven't had sex yet or that they're not having sex enough.

Consumer culture didn't just take our villages: It left us with parents too overwhelmed to fully show up.

"All of a sudden I started realising that, when interesting things happened to me, I was excited to tell her about them. That's when she stopped being an it and became a her."

The fence is secured with Keep-Safes fingernails, Daughter's first teeth, the umbilical cord that once joined them to protect them from intruders.

I sit in my room in this nursing home near Sydney, a box of four walls that holds all I now call my own. Two suitcases could carry it.

Death Stranding was designed around 'the rope', an instrument to bind us together, contrasting with most games focused on 'the stick' to keep bad stuff away.

When the Five of Pentacles appears, it highlights feelings of adversity and exclusion, yet it urges you to seek fulfillment through self-reflection and connection.

The full terror of the show manifests in a bizarre and baroque scene of ritualised but unexplained tyranny, enacted through choreographed movement by an eight-strong cast.

"For those of us who have experienced isolation in prison, it's a trauma that never leaves."

I can't remember anyone knocking on my door in a long time... it's been years now since he knocked on my door.

The title Panic Peaks points directly to the psychology of the character - someone who builds an elaborate, almost ridiculous device to shield himself from panic.

The show explores the dual nature of homes as places of comfort and tension, showcasing works by renowned artists that provoke reflection on personal and societal issues.