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French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss dies aged 100Structuralist thinker is credited with revolutionising the study of anthropology for the 20th century
ning to deal in symbols and similes, and to hear the hog-squeal of the universe.
—Upton Sinclair, The Jungle
The Obamas are sending ripples through the art world as they put the call out to museums, galleries and private collectors that they’d like to borrow modern art by African-American, Asian, Hispanic and female artists for the White House. In a sharp departure from the 19th-century still lifes, pastorals and portraits that dominate the White House’s public rooms, they are choosing bold, abstract art works.
The second story demonstrates that the history of a TV series, like the history of a nation or an art movement, falls into four periods -- primitive, classic, baroque and decadent.
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It's an age old inspiration, that nature inspires creation. The humble, playful, delightful cuttlefish - an amazing Cephalopoda of the peri-squid form. It's co-evolution of the chameleon abilities, not as popular as calamari but another sense will be as good.
Almost any book within five minutes...
Revolutionary Espresso Book Machine launches in London, the Espresso Book Machine can print any of 500,000 titles while you wait. It will be interesting if this makes reading faster, more convenient or deflating.
At a time when reading knowledge is becoming more egalitarian through digital innovation, this appears to be a late development. It's great for business but it robs us of a pleasure that even Amazon has been able to assist with in a limited fashion.
I go to book shops because they remind me of what I haven't read yet from my own library. When I go to browse, it's often the books above or below the book that I end up buying. It's the synchronicity of enquiry, of the bibliophilos hunt that is most rewarding.
This machine confuses choice with choosing in my opinion.
A live reading based on the text</a> directed by Professor Charles Krohn in Jones Hall of the University of St Thomas, Houston the Saturday evening of 18 October 2008, 20:45–22:00 hours as part of the 16–19 October 2008 33rd Annual Meeting of the Semiotic Society of America;
The live version is adapted short version of the original text of the dialogue.
