Lair of the white worm articles
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Cartoon: The brain-eating worm
A cartoon by Clay Bennett. Campaign Action
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Cartoon: Talking about parasitic worms
Cartoon by Pedro Molina. Campaign Action
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We all have a worm in our brain: Welcome to 2024
I always assumed the term “brain worm” was slang for a repetitive thought that hijacks one’s mind and won’t leave. It might be a recurring bad memory, such as all three years of middle school. Or an unpleasant sight you can’t unsee, like the new Apple ultrathin iPad ad. Or worse, an invasive loop of vivid testimony from a former porn star about her unprotected sexual encounter with a former president. But no. Brain worm is a real medical condition, and this week it went viral (in a digital...