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Paul Hawken, author of Blessed Unrest, discusses what he sees as the largest social movement in human history, and why that movement is so invisible to the media -- and itself.
Tue, June 26, 2007 - 6:25 AM
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By Terrence McNally, AlterNet. Posted June 26, 2007. It will be the stroke of midnight for the rest of our lives. It is too late for heroes. We need an accelerated intertwining of the over 1 million nonprofits and 100 million people who daily work for the preservation and restoration of life on earth. ...The lan... read more
Kurt Vonnegut, author of Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse Five, Breakfast of Champions and most recently, Man Without a Country, passed away on Thursday. This is an article of his from In These Times that I hold particularly close to my heart because of his declaration of respect and admiration for librarians and their commitment to democracy and free speech. Cheers to a rabble rousing genius.
Thu, April 12, 2007 - 9:29 PM
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I Love You, Madame Librarian By Kurt Vonnegut August 6, 2004 I, like probably most of you, have ... read more
As an English Lit student and an avid film buff, I love it when other movie geeks find ways to tap into their indulgent side and turn films inside out, exposing the true genius behind them. The other day I tripped over a site that does just this to the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Enjoy!
Thu, April 12, 2007 - 10:13 AM
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Quotations and Literary Allusions spoken by Willy Wonka in the 1971 film, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory home.att.net/~tom.brodhead/wonka.htm
Here is an article from In These Times by Bill McKibben, the author of "The End of Nature" and "Enough: Staying Human in an Engineered Age."
Thu, April 12, 2007 - 9:58 AM
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Posted April 12, 2007. On April 14, in the largest-ever demonstration against climate change, people around the country will call for the United States to reduce carbon emissions by 80 percent. So invite your friends and join the party. Everyone's got a metaphor, and ours was the potluck dinner. If we were going to build a climate change movement, ... read more
I found this through a link from an interview with post modern culture commentator extraordinaire, Douglas Rushkoff. Very interesting....
Wed, April 11, 2007 - 2:34 PM
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