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...example, a large part of our visual system is color-blind—the parts that are evolutionarily older and are engaged in detecting motion and separation between figure and background, while the more primate-specific areas are color-selective, says Livingstone...
...against this background that Austerlitz realizes “that all my life had been a constant process of obliteration, a turning away from myself and the world,” and undergoes his journey through Europe: travelling from the Czech Republic to England via Germany by train, tracing the route of the Kinder-transport which spirited him from Prague as a five-year old boy in 1939. After learning that his mother was interred at a camp in Terezín in 1942, he visits the town’s Ghetto Museum, and is henceforth tormented by images...
...same principle holds true for “River of Breaklights,” in which Casablancas mindlessly chants, “Getting the hang of it, timing is everything,” over a generic, messy background of drums and guitar. Casablancas holds to the false impression on “Phrazes” that a fast tempo alone always conveys a sense of urgency or energy. He fell victim to similar problems on his later Strokes songwriting—think “Juicebox”—and has failed to correct such issues...
...three pieces of music by percussionists Tigger Beford and Peter Jones, whose contemporary dance compositions highlight funky, eccentric sounds from prepared piano. “My [choreography] is not that balletic, though a lot of my dancers are ballet-trained,” says Stoller-Lindsey, whose choreographic background is rooted in modern dance. “It’s theatrical, gestural, and athletic...
...Confused? Here's the background. After Thaksin was deposed in a 2006 bloodless military coup and sentenced in absentia to two years' imprisonment for a conflict of interest conviction - a verdict he disputes - the exiled billionaire tycoon maintained some friends in high places. One of those mates is Hun Sen, the quixotic Cambodian Prime Minister. The current Thai government is fiercely allergic to Thaksin - and Hun Sen's move last month to offer refuge to the controversial former leader drew strenuous criticism from Bangkok, both from government and local press circles. (Read a TIME interview with Thaksin...