March 1, 2013
February 11, 2013
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds at Le Trianon
Push the Sky Away
We No Who U R
Wide Lovely Eyes
Water's Edge
Jubilee Street
Mermaids
We Real Cool
Finishing Jubilee Street
Higgs Boson Blues
Push the Sky Away
From Her to Eternity
Red Right Hand
O Children
The Ship Song
Jack the Ripper
Deanna
Your Funeral... My Trial
Love Letter
The Mercy Seat
Encore:
Stagger Lee
January 31, 2013
Neil Shubin: The Universe Within at The Royal Institution of Great Britain
Overview
For aeons, the Earth has circled the Sun while
mountains, seas and entire continents have come and gone. Against this
epic backdrop, humanity's place in the cosmos can look tiny and
insignificant. But as Neil Shubin shows in this revelatory new talk, the
one place where universe, solar system and planet merge is inside the
human body.
natomy at the University of
Chicago.
January 27, 2013
January 23, 2013
The Thing Is...Death
Human remains are reminders of our own mortality, as well as the physical remnants of family, friends, adversaries and strangers. In contemporary society and in many different cultures, showing any disrespect for human remains is taboo; but is this only for remains belonging to ‘insiders’ from the same religion, culture, tribe or community? Are those labelled ‘outsiders’ treated differently? At what point does a human body, or body part, become a 'thing' rather than a person? And once this happens, what are the ethical implications of what we do with it?
January 16, 2013
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