Black dog syndrome: Review of studies on the influence of dark fur on dog adoption. : revisão de estudos sobre a influência do pêlo escuro na adoção de cães by Díaz Videla, Marcos

“…However, its existence seems to be based on anecdotal data. In order to assess this, a systematic review of studies evaluating the effect of dogs’ fur color on different aspects of human behavior, including adoption, was conducted. …”
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Traumatic flights, imaginary parents and neurotic bourgeoisie by Conrod, Frédéric

“…Damián Szifrón’s blockbuster Wild Tales came to the box office as a landmark in Argentinian cinema, not only because it reveals a deep gaze on the aggressive nature of a culture that self-repressed its traumas, but also because every Western culture can contemplate ethically its own scars in this collection of anecdotic tales. Only the fact that Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar would want to produce the work of his young Argentinian counterpart says a lot about the necessity to utilize cinema as a chock therapy where the audience confronts its own wild and primitive nature (The Freudian Id), hidden in its deep interior through centuries of accumulated repression. …”
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