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...face lights up as he begins to fire off batting averages for every Red Sox player, praise the outcome of the Big Dig, and lament the loss of Brigham’s best ice-cream flavor. Somehow, replying with “Yup, it sure was cold during Primal Scream” does not seem like the appropriate response, but you realize it is the closest you can come to speaking his language...
This is terrible news for nerds, since it implies that in the end, even if they go on to invent software or write Lost episodes or produce great books, the bullies and jocks will win in a far more primal way: they spread their genes to more little bullies and jocks. Call it the ultimate victory of Attila...
...courage is roaring like the sound of the sun...I am an animal.” Inscribed in these lyrics lies the essence of “Middle Cyclone”; the combination of Case’s passionate voice, poignant melodies, and powerful storytelling reveal the primal essence of the album. Even when she missteps, Case’s album displays an imaginative and skillful artist, emotionally devoted to her craft...
...Walt Disney knew this, and built his empire on it. His early, primal animated features mined infant emotions of fear, loss and reconciliation, and branded the Disney name on their receptive brains. On '50s TV, The Mickey Mouse Club and Disneyland sold young viewers not just a theme park but a sanitized ideal of childhood. Walt also sold them friends: cartoon characters you could pack your school lunch in, fall asleep with or wear on your wrist. (The marketing genius of the Mickey Mouse watch cannot be overstated...
...have collaborated to test an antibody-based therapy for flu. Specifically, they tested antibodies that target core, conserved regions of the virus that do not mutate as readily as other parts. That's a little like attacking the virus's operating system instead of its software. Go after such primal programming, and the bug has less of a chance of mutating its way to resistance - and the vaccine may even have a chance of lasting beyond a single flu season. (Learn more about the history of the flu vaccine...