“Humanity’s recursive ways of thinking are more elaborate than those of other animals, but some other animals do think recursively as well. Can the degree of difference explain the origins of human thought, language and civilization?”
Tag: 10.26.11
Refugee Camp Theatre Comes Back After Its Director Was Killed On The Front Steps
“The Freedom Theatre has always seen itself as a family. For the past six months, it has been a family in mourning. On 4 April 2011, its charismatic founding director was shot dead outside the theatre doors.”
Great Box Office At Sadler’s Wells, Plus Anxiety About Programming
“Sadler’s Wells, the London dance theatre, has reported a strong year of ticket sales, but warns that financial pressures make it unlikely that some of the more experimental dance pieces for which it is famous will continue to be staged.”
When Philosophers Get Too Fond Of Baseball
“Some view umpires as, in essence, instruments, somewhat outdated, for measuring baseball facts. … Others, however, think of umpires as, in effect, a special class of player in the game. … These two distinct ideas about umpiring correspond to what are really very distinct philosophies of the game” – External Realism and Internal Anti-Realism.
Is Catch-22 Still Relevant To Today’s Soldiers?
Absolutely, says a British Army officer working in Afghanistan. A retired US Air Force man disagrees: “Our current military is much more disciplined and respectful than the characters portrayed by Heller.” Yet a former US Marines supply officer declares, “Bless Joseph Heller for a guidebook for the past 50 years.”
Matthew Bourne And His Company Have A Brand Identity Problem
“I still get amazed when people don’t realise that these pieces are part of a rep, that we’re a proper dance company, we do class every day. They think it’s like a show, with no continuity.”
‘Music for the Zombie Apocalypse’: Naxos’s Latest Attempt To Entice Newbies To Classical
“With digital compilations like ‘Bleeding Chunks of Wagner’ and ‘Music for the Zombie Apocalypse,’ Naxos is aiming to connect with listeners beyond the classical crowd.”
How The Joy Of Sex Was Illustrated
“Think of The Joy of Sex [the original 1971 version] and chances are your mind will drift to an image of a man with a bushy beard and a woman with hairy armpits. It’s not a photograph, but the nearest thing to it in pen and ink.” The story of how those drawings were created is more complicated, and more amusing, than one might guess.
BBC’s Classical Station Sees Big Drop In Listeners
“It traditionally enjoys a surge in summer listening on the back of the Proms, the world’s greatest classical music festival. But BBC Radio 3, which recently introduced changes to its schedule in a bid to broaden its appeal, lost more listeners than any other BBC national radio station in the three months to 18 September.”
Benjamin Millepied Retires From New York City Ballet
The 34-year-old principal dancer “has retired and plans to focus on his choreography, the company announced on Wednesday.”