culture
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Karl Ove Knausgaard is just as depressed by empty American consumerism as you are!
In the most recent installment of this series, Knausgaard briefly and grimly decries colonialism -- with some degrowth undertones.
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Thoughts on art and climate change from a Grammy-winning composer
John Luther Adams discusses the relationship between art and politics and nature, as only a flowery poet of the soul can.
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URGENT: MUSCLED TORSOS ACROSS AMERICA IN DANGER
Do you care about the bros in your life? Perhaps you are interested in a protein shake only slightly less ridiculous than the standard ones!
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Sea-level rise wins a Grammy even Kanye would approve of
Pulitzer-prize-winning composer John Luther Adams wrote an orchestral piece about ... sea-level rise. Here's what he thinks art can do for the environment.
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Read a prophetic Ray Bradbury story about car culture
Indelibly important science fiction author and giant of my childhood Ray Bradbury, who died last night, would probably never have described himself as writing about environmentalism — “A lot of lousy novels come from people who want to do good,” he said in an interview. But he did write about the relationship between humans and […]
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The Muppets take on Fox News
Fox News thinks the Muppets have a bias against oil companies. The Muppets point out they spent the movie DRIVING TO FRANCE IN A CAR (uh, spoiler alert). Also, Miss Piggy does not much care for Murdoch and his enterprises:
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Schoolkids want The Lorax to be more tree-huggy
As Dave Roberts pointed out when the trailer was released, the upcoming Lorax movie is an insult to all that’s good and holy. The original Seuss tale is bleak, sure, but bleak with a purpose: it’s a parable about greed, exploitation, and the consequences of environmental rapaciousness. It does not feature the Polyphonic Spree. Well, […]
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Earth Liberation Front documentary gets Oscar nomination
The list of Oscar nominees was released this morning, and among the five films up for best documentary feature is If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front. The doc follows the story of so-called “eco-terrorists” who torched timber operations, meat packing plants, and other environmental horror shows in the 1990s. The […]
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Well, that's one way to recycle your bottle caps
This Chuck Close-style self-portrait by Mary Ellen Croteau is entirely made of discarded bottle caps. (A lot of them are from sodas, but deodorant caps, childproof pill container lids, soap bottle-style pumps, and tops from bottles of saline solution and eyedrops are also represented, along with probably many more.) This is possibly not a practical recycling solution for everyone, but you gotta admit it looks amazing.