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An Ideal Life (1950) by Leonor Fini.<\/em><\/p>\n \u2022 \u201c…there has not been anything like a general, systematic discussion of what other, semantically different kinds of languages there can be, and the philosophical consequences of this. If reality has a certain structure, it would be a miracle if familiar languages contain all the resources to capture this structure.\u201d Matti Eklund<\/a> on the potential nature of alien languages.<\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cAs cats evolved from feral ratters into beloved Victorian companions, a nascent pet-food economy arose on the carts of so-called \u2018cat\u2019s meat men\u2019. Kathryn Hughes<\/a> explores the life and times of these itinerant offal vendors, their intersection with a victim of Jack the Ripper, and a feast held in the meat men\u2019s honour, chaired by none other than Louis Wain.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 Kinoteka, the UK’s Polish Film Festival, revealed its 2025 programme<\/a> this week. Among the events will be a screening of the new Quay Brothers film, Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass<\/em> (extract<\/a>), at BFI Imax<\/a> in London. Also in London (and with free entry), Swedenborg House<\/a> will be hosting an exhibition of the Quays\u2019 film decors.<\/p>\n \u2022 In a recent comment here I said that some of Charles Williams\u2019 metaphysical novels were like John Buchan thrillers with an occult twist. At Wormwoodiana G. Connor Salter<\/a> investigates the possible connections between the two writers.<\/p>\n \u2022 Alice Coltrane & Carlos Santana, 1974<\/a>: Lossless downloads of previously unissued recordings from the Illuminations<\/em> album and a live set with John McLaughlin at San Francisco’s Kabuki Theater.<\/p>\n \u2022 \u201c\u2018The K\u00f6ln Concert<\/em> is the hit he wants to disown\u2019: why Keith Jarrett<\/a> shunned two new films about his unlikely masterpiece.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 New music: Shards<\/em><\/a> by Tim Hecker; and Some Other Morning<\/em><\/a> by Memory Effect.<\/p>\n \u2022 Mix of the week: DreamScenes \u2013 February 2025<\/a> at Ambientblog.<\/p>\n \u2022 At Colossal: Outdoor light installations by Lachlan Turczan<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2022 Galerie Dennis Cooper presents…Paul Laffoley<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2022 Cat’s Eye<\/em><\/a> (1977) by Van Der Graaf | Cat’s Eye<\/em><\/a> (2015) by Patrick Cowley | No Cat’s Eyes<\/em><\/a> (2017) by The Belbury Circle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An Ideal Life (1950) by Leonor Fini. \u2022 \u201c…there has not been anything like a general, systematic discussion of what other, semantically different kinds of languages there can be, and the philosophical consequences of this. 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