In the high-tech world of business, the message is now quicker than the eye. From rapidly flashing slogans on a computer screen to surreptitious exhortations hidden in background music, packages are ...

We don’t ever see Pazuzu, the demonic presence that possesses Regan in 'The Exorcist’, right? He’s content to use the youngster like a puppet, spinning her head, spewing up her guts and doing mean ...

Blink and you'll miss them — or at least you think you will. But researchers have found that not only are subliminal messages capable of getting through to an audience, but that the more negative the ...

One of the strangest yet most well-known court cases blaming a band for a fan’s suicide concluded 25 years ago, on Aug. 24, 1990. On trial was the British heavy metal band Judas Priest, who released ...

Can you send subliminal messages with movies? Summer movie season is here, and the chances are good that you will spend some time in the theater watching at least one of the blockbusters. Along the ...

Based on the short story “Eight O’Clock in the Morning” by Ray Nelson, They Live stars the late professional wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper as a drifter named Nada (Spanish for nothing). He finds a ...

Flag waving is a metaphor for stirring up the public towards adopting a more nationalistic, generally hard-line stance. Indeed, "rally 'round the flag" is a venerable expression of this phenomenon. It ...

Two recent studies on subliminal messages have found that subconscious visual cues can improve athletic performance and reduce negative age stereotypes of physical ability. The latest research shows ...