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If you type that string of characters into the Wayback Machine of your memory, or into an old DVR hard drive, you unlock a particular flavor of late-aughts entertainment. It was the night Bill Maher’s Real Time on HBO tackled the theme of “Head Games,” and coincidentally, the very same evening that the Marina lifestyle—the gleaming fiberglass, the clinking of champagne flutes on aft decks, the diplomatic plates on Range Rovers—reached its pre-financial-crisis zenith of absurdist luxury.

As they sat there, hands entwined, the flickering candles casting shadows on the walls, Marina leaned over and kissed him softly. "Let's do it again sometime," she whispered. --- Real Time Bondage 2009 09 18 Head Games Marina

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Head Games , based on the book by , became a cornerstone of the "lifestyle and entertainment" discussion in late 2009. It explored the "concussion crisis" in contact sports, particularly the NFL. "Let's do it again sometime," she whispered

There’s a fine line between confidence and paranoia when you’re living the “yacht life” on someone else’s dime. Today’s Real Time dispatch from the docks dives into the that define marina lifestyle and entertainment.

The guests that night reflected the fractured zeitgeist. There was a neuroscientist arguing that the human brain is wired for irrational optimism—a "head game" we play to get out of bed in the morning. Across the table sat a conservative pundit still insisting the Iraq War was a net positive, and a liberal filmmaker who had just finished a documentary about the subprime mortgage collapse.

He approached her, his touch gentle as he secured the blindfold around her eyes. The world went dark, and she felt a rush of anticipation. The first touch of the restraints was like a whisper on her skin, a promise of what was to come.