Is this the same guy who wrote Peoplewatching?
Also Bodywatching.
Desmond Morris has died
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#12The infamous orgasm episode (NSFW): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RkhQsGCXco
Watch without signing in to youtube (https://app.ytdown.to/en27/)
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#13"Morris had spent his national service lecturing soldiers in fine arts"
Imagine trying to explain impressionism to some conscript squaddies.
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#14On of Swindon's more illustrious sons.
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#15I'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.
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#16"Morris had spent his national service lecturing soldiers in fine arts" Imagine trying to explain impressionism to some conscript squaddies.
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
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#17Is this the same guy who wrote Peoplewatching (Manwatching, I believe, is what it was called earlier)?
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#18The Naked Ape
so fine!
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#19I'll never forget his theory about the origin of the heart symbol.
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#20Changed my life. Even if his theories were wrong, it was eye opening