Climate Crisis

Film Review: “Hoppers” — Pixar’s Madcap Eco-Fable Hops Between Absurdity and Alarm

March 10, 2026
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“Hoppers”‘ climax is a valuable reminder that none of us —  from mammal to ant — are safe from the fury of a Mother Nature we have badly wronged.

Book Review: “The Alibi of Capital” — Accept No Excuses

March 7, 2026
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Stealing the future and concealing the theft — capitalism’s method, which, according to this well-argued book, is incompatible with sustaining the global climate and democracy.

Book Reviews: Four Books on the Climate Crisis — Is it Really the End of the World?

October 6, 2025
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How bad is the future going to be? Depends on who you read.

Dance Review: Boston Dance Theater — Inspired by Nature

June 13, 2025
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Boston Dance Theater is driven by the belief that a community is strengthened by an exchange of ideas.

Arts Commentary: Climate Crisis Cabaret — Marching Orders

March 12, 2025
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Why did I help organize the Climate Crisis Cabaret? Because these are not normal times. And we need more theater like it.

Visual Arts Review: “Nurture: Empathy for the Earth” — Imagining Healing the Planet

October 24, 2024
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This show brings together works that emphasize an optimistic view of where we are by dramatizing ways in which we can develop a more empathetic connection with the struggling environment.

Book Review: Paolo Giordano’s “Tasmania” — A Brilliant Novel about Being Blinded by Personal Catastrophes

October 1, 2024
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An absorbing novel that builds steadily, not to a shattering or violent conclusion (all the violence is in the past or offstage) but to a quiet release that is humane and persuasive.

Book Review: “The Sixth Extinction, Tenth Anniversary Edition” — Still Essential

June 12, 2024
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Today, Elizabeth Kolbert’s book remains an important reminder of what is at stake — nothing less than the future of life on earth.

Arts Commentary: Creative Cross-Pollination — HarborArts Expands the Power of Public Art

June 4, 2024
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Over the last 15 years, HarborArts has effectively used public art to raise public awareness, stimulating dialogue about environmental concerns — the climate crisis and degradation of the sea.

Theater Interview: GSC’s Rebecca Bradshaw on “Water’s Rising: Festival of New Climate Action Plays”

April 22, 2024
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“We need hope in the possibility of change in order to survive what’s coming.”

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