Small Adaptation Miracles in Alaska
Certain species of fish spawn in different locations. Pods of gray whales no longer overwinter at the equator. Yellow cedars
Chantal Bilodeau
F*ck the System (And the Horse It Rode In On)
The thing that’s so annoying about climate change is that it affects all of our systems—political, economic, environmental, cultural—so there’s
A Love Affair With Glaciers
Elise Wagner is a painter, printmaker, and teacher based in Portland, Oregon. Her initial captivation with the geology and majestic beauty of
Theatremakers vs the Climate Fools in the White House
At the recent New York University The Reckoning: A Conference on Climate Justice on March 10-11, economist Jeffrey Sachs announced:
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The Visual Magic of Phantom Limb
Phantom Limb Company produces visually stunning work for the stage that combines dance and puppetry. Co-founded in 2007 by artist, director,
Plastic, plastic, every where!
Plastic, plastic, every where, All the fish are bereft; Plastic, plastic, every where, Not a soul is left. I met
Painting the Mysteries of Science
Irish painter Siobhan McDonald often collaborates closely with scientists in the creation of her work. Her sources of inspiration over the last
Why I’m Breaking Up with Aristotle
It’s me, of course, not him. After all, Aristotle and his posse of ancient Greeks gave us many of the elements that have become the foundation of Western Civilization. They gave us human rights, democracy, and the Olympics. They gave us philosophy, significant advances in mathematics, and medicine. And they gave us dramatic structure, the golden principle behind all of Western dramatic literature. That’s a lot to admire, I know. But I’m still breaking up with him. The thing is, our relationship has run its course. Given the new challenges brought on by a rapidly changing world and our inability to communicate effectively around them, and given the fact that I feel he doesn’t really see me as a woman, it’s best we go our separate ways. I have no doubt he’ll continue to be influential in my life—we had many good years together and I will forever value the lessons I learned from him—but in the end he’s too controlling and
Rhyming Science Over a Street Beat
A rapper is perhaps the last person I would expect to tell me about our global environmental issues. Yet rap
Nurturing Local Seeds Into Global Vibrancy: Climate Change Theatre Action
This article was originally published on HowlRound, a knowledge commons by and for the theatre community, on September 20, 2015.
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