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Enigma Variations

(Continued) A Math Enigma — Grothendieck reportedly died on Thursday, November 13, 2014. From this  journal a year earlier: A German Enigma — After clicking on the link “a grave…

Another Opening, Another Show

“What happens when you mix the brilliant wit of Noel Coward with the intricate plotting of Agatha Christie? Set during a weekend in an English country manor in…

Some Symplectic History

A paper from 1976 on symplectic torsors  and finite geometry: A pdf is now available: FINITE GEOMETRIES IN THE THEORY OF THETA CHARACTERISTICS Autor(en): Rivano, Neantro Saavedra Objekttyp:…

Mort de Grothendieck

“Alexandre Grothendieck est mort jeudi matin à l’hôpital de Saint-Girons (Ariège), à l’âge de 86 ans.” Update of 6: 16 PM ET:  A memorial of sorts, from May…

Progressive Matrix

Yesterday's post and recent Hollywood news suggest a meditation on a Progressive Matrix — Oct. 12-14, 2005: Click to enlarge. "My card." Structurally related images — A sample Raven's Progressive Matrices …

Harrowing Cuteness

The title is a phrase from yesterday’s post. An example of harrowing cuteness: Charlize Theron in “Young Adult” (2011) — Related material for older adults: Ravenna and Nietzsche.

Vonnegut's Birthday

Meanwhile, Back in 1962…

Remember him to Herald Square.

Narrative Line

"We live entirely, especially if we are writers, by the imposition of a narrative line upon disparate images…." — Joan Didion Narrative Line: Disparate images: Exercise: Can the above narrative line…

Sermon

The Ideas “We tell ourselves stories in order to live…. We interpret what we see, select the most workable of multiple choices. We live entirely, especially if we…