An Array of Utopian Flowers
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Dark Omen: Climate Chaos Converges with Solar Eclipse Wisdom
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Hindu Epic ‘Mahabharata’ in Balinese Shadow Theatre and Dance
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Gogol’s Vision of Metaphysical Unraveling Amid the Dark Arts
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Monsanto’s RoundUp: Collusion, Corruption, and Lies Revealed
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Aleister Crowley’s Secret Society of Magick and Excess
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Archive for April, 2014
Call to Action California: How to Solve the Climate Crisis
Posted on April 21, 2014 | 5 CommentsOn March 1st, almost 1,000 people, supported by over 100 community organizations, marched through the streets of LA Harbor to launch the coast-to-coast Great March for Climate Action. To demonstrate the political will for a healthy planet, SoCal Climate Action Coalition 350 prioritized six urgent climate-change-focused requests of local, state and global level elected legislative decision makers.
Gabriel García Márquez on Latin American Dictatorship and Liberation
Posted on April 18, 2014 | No CommentsOn the passing of the celebrated Colombian magical realist Gabriel García Marquez, we explore some of the highlights from his Nobel Prized Literary career.
Paul Gauguin: Nature and Primitivism as Mythical Notions
Posted on April 14, 2014 | 4 CommentsPaul Gauguin, the bourgeois-turned-bohemian artist who left France for Tahiti, reveals a darker, almost menacing mythological vision, in contrast to his exploitative picture-postcard fantasy-native Polynesian paintings for which he is known. The exhibition continues at MoMA in New York until June.
Peru: lllegal Gold Mining versus Biodiversity and Ecotourism
Posted on April 9, 2014 | 2 CommentsA gold rush that accelerated with the onset of the 2008 global recession compounds the woes of the Amazon basin, laying waste to Peruvian rain forest and spilling tons of toxic mercury into the air and water.
DamNation: On Dam Removal, Salmon and Wild Flowing Rivers
Posted on April 8, 2014 | 1 CommentDamNation explores the history of dams in the US and the movement to tear down these "engineering marvels" and rediscover the wild flowing rivers and the ecosystems they nourish.
Ghost Dance and Peyote Medicine: the Spirit World of the Caddo People
Posted on April 3, 2014 | 1 CommentAmong the Caddo People of Oklahoma, the Coninisi or those who know the spirit medicine through the Ghost Dance religion and the Native American Church, took on the role of mediating relationships between the visible and invisible realms of the world, and between the living community and the souls of deceased ancestors. Thus, despite a tragic history, a people survives today.
