She Talks, She Turns
Hanieh Bastani
According to many evolutionary psychologists, flirting may be the foundation of civilization as we know it. The human brain, they say, is the equivalent of the peacock’s tail: evolved to attract and retain sexual partners. Our accomplishments in everything from art to brain surgery may be simply a side-effect of our inherent ability and desire to charm.
I cannot attest to the veracity of this line of thought, but I can tell you this: the woman in this image is flirting. With the photographer or the bus driver parked across the street, but more likely with the person on the other end of the phone. Maybe she knows it, maybe she doesn’t. But she’s doing it, from the demure tilt of her head into her shoulder to the slightly curled toes. And in some way, via some secret code made of phermerones and electrical current, the person on the other end of the phone can probably sense it, too.
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