Beautiful indeed. I hope Koko never knows that she lost another friend.
Mutual annihilation, one hopes.
Robin Williams dead at the age of 63
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She does know. Her caregivers told her.
She does know. Her caregivers told her.
Slightly off topic.
But I heard of Koko for the first time in this thread.
While I was aware of apes of high intelligence koko beats all expectations.
While watching this is is hard NOT to see her as any other person.
She has a clear grasp of social conventions, humor and grief, sophisticated language skills, concept of herself and distinct identities of other people, abstract thinking and life and death.
How can ANYBODY classify these creatures as "just an animal" any longer?
It wasn't just her. Here he is with some dolphins http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og46vzrBcqs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3mYJica2q0
Even the heavens cry out now
http://www.space.com/26813-buzz-aldrin-mourns-robin-williams.html
http://www.space.com/26802-robin-williams-space-shuttle-wakeup-call.html
Even the heavens cry out now
http://www.space.com/26813-buzz-aldrin-mourns-robin-williams.html
http://www.space.com/26802-robin-williams-space-shuttle-wakeup-call.html
^^ That's a wonderful video and a nice message from Buzz Aldrin.
Oh.She does know. Her caregivers told her.
Animal intelligence is a fascinating area of research. Not only some primates and some cetaceans, but even some species of birds show signs of self-awareness and abstract thought, and the ability to use language. Elephants as well.
To anyone interested in animal intelligence, I highly recommend watching Project Nim, a documentary about a chimp raised in close contact with humans with the goal of seeing if it could develop a limited language based on American Sign Language. It's both a heartwarming and heartbreaking movie.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Nim_(film)
More information about the project here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nim_Chimpsky
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Nim_(film)
More information about the project here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nim_Chimpsky
Good for him! Westboro is out of their minds -_-. Let the man rest in peace.
On another note...
Came across a few more articles today:
A video of him messaging a terminally ill fan
Source: Time Magazine
It was really nice and thoughtful of him to take the time to do this.
An article Mara Wilson wrote about him
Source: marawilsonwritesstuff.com
An article Lisa Jakub wrote about him
Source: lisajakub.wordpress.com
On another note...
Came across a few more articles today:
A video of him messaging a terminally ill fan
Source: Time Magazine
It was really nice and thoughtful of him to take the time to do this.
An article Mara Wilson wrote about him
Source: marawilsonwritesstuff.com
An article Lisa Jakub wrote about him
Source: lisajakub.wordpress.com
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A nice tribute from Letterman.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/19/david-letterman-robin-williams_n_5690906.html
That last line must tear at the hearts of all the men and women who knew him beyond the professional persona.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/19/david-letterman-robin-williams_n_5690906.html
That last line must tear at the hearts of all the men and women who knew him beyond the professional persona.
I watched "Popeye" this afternoon, a movie I literally haven't seen in 30 years or so. And I came out actually liking it.
It's not a "good" movie, for sure. It's a terrible "musical" as the musical numbers in it are horrible but it's actually a pretty good adaptation of the source material overall and I think Williams does a good job as Popeye and Duvall as Olive Oyl. Fun little movie.
It's not a "good" movie, for sure. It's a terrible "musical" as the musical numbers in it are horrible but it's actually a pretty good adaptation of the source material overall and I think Williams does a good job as Popeye and Duvall as Olive Oyl. Fun little movie.
I watched "Popeye" this afternoon, a movie I literally haven't seen in 30 years or so. And I came out actually liking it.
It's not a "good" movie, for sure. It's a terrible "musical" as the musical numbers in it are horrible but it's actually a pretty good adaptation of the source material overall and I think Williams does a good job as Popeye and Duvall as Olive Oyl. Fun little movie.
It would have been better as a straight-up comedy, but as bad as it was I thought it was pretty good. Williams really brought Popeye to life, and Shelley Duvall as Olive was brilliant casting.
RIP Robin Williams.
Robin, You will be missed by many.......but thank you for the great work that you did that we all enjoyed. Rest in Peace.
Here's a great retrospective by Mara Wilson, the youngest daughter in Mrs Doubtfire, and among other movies as a child star.
http://marawilsonwritesstuff.com/remembering-robin/
http://marawilsonwritesstuff.com/remembering-robin/
Yes, definitely. Very sweet of her.
And just noticed Ramdom_Spock had already posted it. Sorry about that. Didn't recognize the link.
And just noticed Ramdom_Spock had already posted it. Sorry about that. Didn't recognize the link.
No problem
, Owain Taggart.She did a really good job in regards of remembering the time she spent with him.
Yeah, I noticed that she said she no longer does acting, but I wonder if she would have reconsidered for the Mrs Doubtfire sequel that was being planned, since she had such a great experience with him. Of course, I think it's better, for everyone involved, that it won't be happening. Knowing that he dislikes sequels, I don't think his heart would have been in it. But it's great to hear from someone who's had time with him at such an impressionable age. I have to say, she's very well-spoken.
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