"I love those Bavarians." — Don Henley, "The Garden of Allah"
Arthur Staats, the very influential psychologist who
established the practice of "time out" for naughty
children, reportedly "died at 97 on April 26
at his home in Oahu, Hawaii."
The New York Times says this evening that
"Dr. Staats’s legacy was reflected by
the license plate of his silver BMW —
TYM-OUT . . . ."
Related material —
"I love those Bavarians … So meticulous."
— The Devil, according to Don Henley
"I love those Bavarians." — Don Henley, "The Garden of Allah"
See also a BBC story from March 11, 2005, and Log24 on that date.
* For the title, see a search for Inside Man .
Related material: The co-editor of The Architecture of Modern Mathematics —
(Continued from previous post, Clue)
The quoted lyric is not by Elliot Rodger, but rather by
Don Henley in his 1995 album “Actual Miles: Henley’s Greatest Hits.”
See also some related Hollywood notes.
Update of 6:30 PM ET on May 24:
LA Times opinion piece of May 19, 2014 —
“At UC Santa Barbara, the student government
has formally requested that professors provide
trigger warnings on their syllabuses.”
See also an laist introduction to an LA Times transcript
of a frightening Santa Barbara “trigger warning” video .
The introduction is itself a trigger warning —
“… the LA Times has a transcript, although we
warn that the content is truly disturbing.”
In memory of John Miner —
See also |
AMS logo—Note resemblance Click on pictures for details. |
This morning's LA Times —
Related remarks —
"I’ve heard of affairs that are strictly plutonic,
But diamonds are a girl’s best friend!"
"In this talk, we will prove the diamond theorem and explore symmetries…."
– Log24 on the date of John Miner's death
Readings for
Devil’s Night
1. Today’s New York Times review of Peter Brook’s production of “The Grand Inquisitor” 2. Mathematics and Theology 3. Christmas, 2005 4. Cube Space, 1984-2003 |
O dark dark dark
They all go into the dark
— Four Quartets
This morning’s NY Times obituaries:
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“I love those Bavarians…
so meticulous.”
Andrew Russell, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Candlelight vigil at Virginia Tech,
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Virginia Lottery, Tuesday, April 17, 2007
“I love those Bavarians… so meticulous.”
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