Category Archives: art and humor

Environmentalists Accused of Climate Denialism

Great to see a writer without a famous name roil the blogosphere, as Adam Sacks sets off a storm with an accusation flung in the face of fellow environmentalists on Grist: We're deniers every time we say “80 percent by 2050,” or even “80 percent by 2020”; every time we refer to tipping points inContinue reading “Environmentalists Accused of Climate Denialism”

The Loneliness of the Last Flat-Earther

Funny story from Dana Milbank's Washington Post sketchbook on Sen. Inhofe, whose rants against global warming now seem so utterly dated and Bushian: "It must be very lonely being the last flat-earther. Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, committed climate-change denier, found himself in just such a position Tuesday morning as the Senate environment committee, onContinue reading “The Loneliness of the Last Flat-Earther”

As Unemployment Rises, Workaholism Declines

Why is it that in the depths of the Great Recession, with editorial cartoonists hit just as hard as other newspaperpeople, the only one who seems to draw on the subject from the point of view of the unemployed, is Ted Rall? I don't get it. Too much identification with the oppressor? Puzzling.  But whatever,Continue reading “As Unemployment Rises, Workaholism Declines”

Ansel Adams in Color

Hard to believe, but the great Ansel Adams had no confidence in his color photography, and so in his life published only a handful of the thousands of pictures he took in color. Even the one below (featured in a brief selection of his color work this week in The New Yorker) didn't make theContinue reading “Ansel Adams in Color”

More Climate Data for the Fire

As usual, Toles explains the big picture with ease, leaving the rest of us to squabble over the details:  To be specific, the last couple of months have brought several grim climate studies to the fore, none of which has raised so much as a ripple of consciousness, as far as yours truly can tell.Continue reading “More Climate Data for the Fire”

Beautiful, But Not Paradise (a Nobel for Barack)

Giving the Nobel Prize to our new president, after less than 300 days in office, seems not just surprising but a little too flattering, doesn't it?  Still, as the Prez said, as a call to action — on climate, as much as any issue — it's a worthy gesture.  Personally, I would like to giveContinue reading “Beautiful, But Not Paradise (a Nobel for Barack)”

The Rapid Peasanti-zation of America

Matt Taibii brings more heat with his words on True/Slant than just about any writer in the country right now. He opens his discussion of Michael Moore's new movie [warn: loads video] by focusing on recent years in the U.S. through Moore's lens: Even just looking at the historical context provided by Moore’s own movies,Continue reading “The Rapid Peasanti-zation of America”