Hysteria Still Exercises Its Primordial Force

"Now, don't get hysterical," is an admonition usually spoken by a man to a woman, often with a hint of fear in the voice. Female hysteria has been pathologised in psychiatry, eroticised in horror movies like The Exorcist, and made sublime in renaissance painting. It has been an un

Fear Of Unknown Keeps Holland Running Scared

The 400m sprint is Maree Holland's best event. It also frightens the Olympic finalist more than a solo screening of The Exorcist in 3-D. "I get really scared," the Penshurst runner said yesterday. "I know it's going to hurt and I get very nervous and worried, wondering how I