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golemotron 1 minutes ago [-]
I'll never forget his theory about the origin of the heart symbol.
analog8374 2 minutes ago [-]
The Naked Ape
so fine!
etiam 1 hours ago [-]
I'm grateful to him for many great reads.
Morris' autobiography "Animal Days" (1979) is a very charming account of his early life and career, in case someone wishes to take this occasion to read more about that than appears in the obituary.
ajb 6 hours ago [-]
RIP. He's better known for his works about people and sex, but I know him from his book "Catwatching", which is a very thoughtful observational study of cats.
dkarl 4 hours ago [-]
Little tidbit that isn't mentioned in the article: he was a consultant on the film Quest for Fire and developed movement patterns and gestures for the actors.
cf100clunk 4 days ago [-]
His anthropological views raised more questions than answers, challenging us to ponder just how far modern humankind had progressed from our days of living in caves and hovels, dressed rudimentally in animal hair. His conclusions could be arbitrary, but nevertheless provocative.
Angostura 5 hours ago [-]
Yes. I wasn’t always convinced he was consistently right, but he was consistently interesting
hermitcrab 3 hours ago [-]
"Morris had spent his national service lecturing soldiers in fine arts"
Imagine trying to explain impressionism to some conscript squaddies.
worik 7 minutes ago [-]
Why would conscrtpt squaddies have any more trouble with that, than you? Or me?
People everywhere are very smart, curious and want to something other than kill.
There are exceptions, but they're exceptions
hermitcrab 2 hours ago [-]
On of Swindon's more illustrious sons.
Pet_Ant 4 hours ago [-]
“The Naked Ape” is seminal work. When I found it in the bargain bin of used bookstore I was incensed!
ultratalk 5 hours ago [-]
Is this the same guy who wrote Peoplewatching (Manwatching, I believe, is what it was called earlier)?
so fine!
Morris' autobiography "Animal Days" (1979) is a very charming account of his early life and career, in case someone wishes to take this occasion to read more about that than appears in the obituary.
Imagine trying to explain impressionism to some conscript squaddies.
People everywhere are very smart, curious and want to something other than kill.
There are exceptions, but they're exceptions