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A Letter from the Virus (Italian with English subtitles)
This is one of the most powerful messages I‘ve heard or seen related to our current distress. There is a version with the audio in English here, but somehow the Italian seems to carry more urgency. (Probably a subjective response to the sonic richness of that language.) But in any tongue, the message is something we all need to hear. Please share…. Film by Darinka Montico. English subtitles by EllaHellas. See here for a video narrated by the poem’s author, as well as the text of the original poem, which differs in significant ways from Ms.Read More
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Putz-Art
Con Artist Those who saw my earlier post about Kenny Goldsmith’s latest foray into avant-stupidity may want to sign this petition on change.org asking Goldsmith and his madcap band of phonies to withdraw his call to “print out the entire Internet.” There is a term for his latest adventure, of course. You’ll find it in the title of this post.Read More
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No Ice at the North Pole
POLAR SCIENTISTS REVEAL DRAMATIC NEW EVIDENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE By Steve Connor, Science Editor, The IndependentFriday, 27 June 2008 It seems unthinkable, but for the first time in human history, ice is on course to disappear entirely from the North Pole this year. The disappearance of the Arctic sea ice, making it possible to reach the Pole sailing in a boat through open water, would be one of the most dramatic — and worrying — examples of the impact of global warming on the planet.Read More
Joseph Hutchison, Colorado Poet Laureate 2014-2019, has published 20 collections of poems and edited or co-edited three poetry anthologies. He currently directs two master’s-level programs for University College at the University of Denver: Professional Creative Writing and Arts & Culture Management. Joe lives with his wife, Melody Madonna, in the mountains southwest of Denver, Colorado, the city where he was born. 
