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Monthly Archives: April 2016
Ancient Science at the Planetarium
Whenever we think about our ancestors we are inclined to imagine them as moronic, backward troglodytes, dragging their knuckles through lives as brutal and stunted as themselves. In our rather short-sighted and ungrateful vision, they do not hope to compare … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Peoples, Art, Astronomy, Culture, History, Supernatural, Superstition
Tagged ancient Greek mythology, Australian Aborigines, Constellations, Cro-Magnon, Freud, giant kangaroo, Glooscap, homo habilis, Lascaux Caves, megafauna, Neanderthal, Piltdown Man, planetarium, Pythagoras, Sunstones, The Dreaming, Theory of Relativity, Thylacoleo, Ursa Major
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Monkeys on the Internet
We have all become aware of bad behaviour online, and from that, we have learned that our neighbours, who we always guessed were tolerant, joyful, and open-minded, think quite differently than us. Given cause to reflect on our own public … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Internet, Superstition
Tagged 4chan, Ani DiFranco, big thinks, creationism, H. G. Wells, John Stuart Mill, reddit, The Island of Doctor Moreau, Utilitarianism
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Political Action and Inaction
When the phrase political action is bandied around it sends most people running for the television news rather than the dictionary. Most believe they know what political action entails, and they occasionally engage in it themselves, by standing outside buildings … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Climate Change, Politics
Tagged activism, Declaration of Independence, direct action, Doris Lessing The Good Terrorist, John Steinback In Dubious Battle, political action, protesting, Ralph Ellison Invisible Man, Thomas Jefferson and slaves
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Working on the Birth and Death of Planeville
I have spent the last few months—when I can spare a moment from teaching and marking—working on my novel about the now extinct village of Planeville. In some ways this project has been more difficult than others, perhaps because although … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Peoples, History, Writing
Tagged New Brunswick, Planeville, Planeville: The Birth and Death of a Village, Writing
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Waiting for a Bus in Laos
When I went to Thailand in 2011 with my girlfriend we also visited Laos. We traveled the Mekong River by boat and upon landing in Luang Prabang we went back upriver to Pakbang, a village along the bank where we’d … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Journaling, Travel
Tagged Laos, Mekong River, Pakbang, South East Asia
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