Culture
‘The Deluge’ is a climate nightmare — and it’s based on reality
Stephen Markley explains how he wrote a dystopia that feels a little too real.
Read MoreAmazon’s ‘The Rig’ brings new energy to old eco terrors
The binge-worthy thriller views economic anxiety and the green transition through the eyes of North Sea oil workers
Read MoreIn this Swedish bestseller, a young Sámi woman fights for survival
Newly translated into English and soon to be a Netflix film, “Stolen” is a powerful novel that explores an Indigenous community threatened by climate change, racism, and violence.
Read MoreClimate activists’ new, confrontational tactics aren’t popular. That’s kind of the point.
You’re not supposed to like it when protesters throw soup on a van Gogh.
Read MoreAvatar: The Way of Water or how not to make Indigenous futurism movies
There’s a reason Indigenous groups are calling for a boycott of the film.
Read MoreThe case for spending less money on holiday gifts
Here’s why you feel pressured into buying unnecessary gifts — and how to resist
Read MoreAs the Climate Changes, Climate Fiction Is Changing With It
In his third autobiography, the famed abolitionist and author Frederick Douglass lingered on the impact of a novel that he deemed “a work of marvelous depth and power.” When “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” was published in 1852, Douglass wrote, “nothing could have better suited the moral and humane requirements of the hour. Its effect was amazing, […]
Read MoreThe fossil fuel origins of ‘gaslighting’
Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is all about deception. Guess where it comes from?
Read MoreHerschel Walker, South Park, and the Prius: How loving gas-guzzlers got political
Why do Republicans defend polluting vehicles? Because Democrats love the saintly Prius.
Read MorePlanning your 2023 travel? Skip these places in order to save them
With environmental and cultural strains, places like Lake Tahoe could use a break
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