Holocene Extinction

Holocene Extinction

The Holocene Extinction The World Wildlife Fund’s comprehensive list of endangered species has long been a rich resource of ecological guilt trips for us humans. Resplendent with the common and scientific names of the cornucopia of species that humanity has nearly nudged out of the spotlight of existence, the list gives us a very tangible…

Cannes Film Festival:
“Ice and Sky”

  The decision to close the 68th Cannes Film Festival with Luc Jacquet’s poignant documentary, La glace et le ciel (“Ice and Sky”), sends a rather clear message: “let’s stop messing about and finally get down to business, eh?” In a press release straight from the proverbial horse’s mouth, the festival underlined that, “to program…

John and Alicia Nash: human frailty
and fallibility

Sadly, it is oftentimes the case that our various degrees of separation and the oft untenable claims to fame seem to come out of the woodwork in a tumultuous cacophony just after the deaths of great men and women. In an attempt to distance myself from this rather distasteful trend, I’ll do my best to…