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Desmond Morris has died
- cf100clunk 6mo agoHis 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 5mo agoYes. I wasn’t always convinced he was consistently right, but he was consistently interesting
- ultratalk 5mo agoIs this the same guy who wrote Peoplewatching?
- Invictus0 5mo agoThe infamous orgasm episode (NSFW): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RkhQsGCXco https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RkhQsGCXco
- ajb 5mo agoRIP. 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.
- strangegecko 5mo agoMy family had cats when I was young and I walked the neighbor's dog too. I fondly remember reading the translated versions of Catwatching and Dogwatching in the early 90s.
- ultratalk 5mo agoIs this the same guy who wrote Peoplewatching (Manwatching, I believe, is what it was called earlier)?
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- dkarl 5mo agoLittle 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.
- Pet_Ant 5mo ago“The Naked Ape” is seminal work. When I found it in the bargain bin of used bookstore I was incensed!
- hermitcrab 5mo ago"Morris had spent his national service lecturing soldiers in fine arts" Imagine trying to explain impressionism to some conscript squaddies.
- worik 5mo agoWhy 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
- ajb 5mo agoIndeed. Conscript squaddies were representative of the population, that's how conscription worked. Except for being all men, of course. It's no more silly to expect them to be interested in art, than to expect schoolchildren to be.
- golem14 5mo agoHey, I was one of those -- get off my lawn! ;)
- hermitcrab 5mo agoOn of Swindon's more illustrious sons.
- jbaber 5mo agoI grew up being told the two biggest names were Morris and Diana Dors. I have to agree with other threads that I don't believe most of his conjectures, but they're great for stimulating thought.
- etiam 5mo agoI'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.
- analog8374 5mo agoThe Naked Ape so fine!
- golemotron 5mo agoI'll never forget his theory about the origin of the heart symbol.
- thoughtsimple 5mo agoChanged my life. Even if his theories were wrong, it was eye opening