Shall that be shut to Man, which to the Beast/Is open?

Yes: a chimpanzee plays Pac-Man--and not badly at that.



(hat-tip: Andrew Sullivan)

Soon to come: http://baboonmeridian.blogspot.com

Meanwhile: to what do we, um, humans aspire? I'm asking seriously--and so are Ray Kurzweil and Neil Conan on Talk of the Nation yesterday. It's short--give a listen.