In general, an animal must balance the cost of being right with the cost of being wrong, Foster says. Throw in the chances that a real lion, and not wind, makes the rustling sound, and you can predict superstitious beliefs, he says.
Tag: 09.08.08
Study: More Female Roles On TV
“Fifty percent of female characters appeared on programs with workplace settings and 50 percent on programs with domestic settings. This is a departure from previous studies, which found female characters were significantly more likely to be found in shows centered around home and family.”
Study: Acting Can Improve Brain Function In Seniors
They’ve documented that memory, comprehension and problem-solving skills all improve in people who apply mental exercises used by actors.
New York’s New Glass Towers
“New York is shucking off its aging walk-ups, its small and mildewed structures, its drafty warehouses, cramped stores, and idle factories. In their place, the city is sprouting a hard, glistening new shell of glass and steel. Bright, seamless towers with fast elevators and provisional views spring up over a street-level layer of banks and drugstores.”
Portland Jazz Festival Canceled For Lack Of Money
“Portland is losing its prestigious jazz festival, after event organizers said they lost their major sponsor and could not find enough grants and funds to keep the annual event going.”
French Protest Koons Show At Versailles
“Jeff Koons, the US sculptor and “king of kitsch”, is due to unveil some of his most famous works at the Château de Versailles tomorrow, the first time a modern artist has graced the historic rooms and gardens that were the pride of the Sun King, Louis XIV. But even before the show opens, controversy is raging.”
Me, My Mother, And A Life In The Theatre
“Our theatregoing was an education for both of us, one that I didn’t then know was preparing me for the job I do now, and a reminder that it is only by seeing the broadest range of work that we really get to develop our own aesthetic.”
JK Rowling Wins Copyright Suit Against Fan
“Rowling filed a lawsuit against RDR Books, a Michigan-based company, last year over the Harry Potter Lexicon on the grounds that it lifted huge portions of her stories without adding any original thought or interpretation. She called the project ‘wholesale theft of 17 years of my hard work’.”
Why Doesn’t UK Value Its Monuments?
“It seems extraordinary that a country where people glut on books, films and television programmes about Jane Austen or the Tudors, should be accused of not caring about our greatest historic and prehistoric monuments – but Unesco’s worries are completely justified.”
UN Threatens To List UK Monuments On “Endangered” List
“The UN is threatening to put the Tower of London on its list of world heritage sites in danger after its experts accused the UK of damaging globally significant sites such as Stonehenge, the old town of Edinburgh and the Georgian centre of Bath, the Guardian has learned.”