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George Bush’s Attempt at a Global Warming Trial Balloon

Tom Toles gets scientific on the Prez.

There is a Bird We Cannot See

Great new poem from a poet and professor not known to me, Molly Lou Freeman, called There is a Bird We Cannot See. I just have to quote a couple of lines: She says There is destinyContinue reading “There is a Bird We Cannot See”

We Are the Frog, Says Toles

Having just posted on the climate change metaphor question, I am all but obligated, I think, to include maestro Tom Toles thoughts on the subject. From yesterday:

Try to Praise the Mutilated World

A Ventura County poet, Mary Kay Rummel, sends along the following spectacular poem from the great Polish poet Adam Zagajewski. It’s called Try to Praise the Mutilated World: Try to praise the mutilated world. Remember June’s long days, and wild strawberries, drops of wine, the dew. The nettles that methodically overgrow the abandoned homesteads ofContinue reading “Try to Praise the Mutilated World”

Victims of Communism, victim of capitalism

No political cartoonist outrages right-wingers more than Ted Rall, but that’s because he has less than zero respect for militarism, which drives the so-called conservatives wild. Rall also has had the nerve to criticize victims and victims groups, and appear on right-wing talk shows, and be a member of Generation X. I don’t always agreeContinue reading “Victims of Communism, victim of capitalism”

The Ostrich Prez

Another insta-classic from Toles.

Rock and Roll Will Never Die–Even on a Warming Globe

Here’s some good news. The wonderfully un-great Spinal Tap will do a reunion gig as part of Al Gore’s rock concert series to raise money and consciousness against global warming. "They’re not that environmentally conscious, but they’ve heard of global warming," [explained their number one fan Rob Reiner.] "Nigel thought it was just because heContinue reading “Rock and Roll Will Never Die–Even on a Warming Globe”

Dick Cheney’s Earth Day

The Onion on Dick Cheney: still funny, as my editor likes to say, and too good to give away the punchline.

Global Warming Extinction: One Species Takes Note

Does Toles know something the rest of us don’t? As far as I can tell, the GOP has little interest in global warming, and no interest in preventing the extinction of vast numbers of our fellow mortals. Despite the fact that numerous anecdotal accounts suggest that the younger generation is turning against the GOP, mostlyContinue reading “Global Warming Extinction: One Species Takes Note”

Kurt Vonnegut: The Master Who Insisted on Modesty

Kurt Vonnegut, perhaps the most-taken-for-granted of all our writers, died this week. No one has yet captured his unique blend of free thinking and self-deprecation, I think, although Tom Watson comes close for newcritics. For me, Vonnegut’s greatness came out of an unblinking insistence on the foolishness of arrogance, be it personal, military, or planetary.Continue reading “Kurt Vonnegut: The Master Who Insisted on Modesty”