Weekly investigations into the intersections of climate and culture, or the lack thereof.
Sometimes (rarely, but sometimes) Twitter makes my day. After a long day the other night, I was doing some doomscrolling, and in between the horrors of Hurricane Ian, I came across a “Chevron” ad. Why the quotes? Well, it was posted by Adam McKay, director of Don’t Look Up, the most famous climate satire of all time …
The biggest climate culture news this week was from my least written about sector of culture… fashion. Now, those of you who know me probably know the reason for this. Fashion isn’t really my thing haha. However, from a young age, I was taught to appreciate just one “fashion house” — Patagucci. While often out of …
Life’s been busy — apologies for the hiatus! I know you must have all been lost without my weekly recommendations (I kid, I kid). The break did give me time, however, to finish a new show. It’s even explicitly about climate and has the Leah Stokes (nationally renowned energy policy expert) seal of approval. Perhaps most …
Who doesn’t know Bill Nye? He’s one of the most iconic scientific communicators of all time — right alongside David Attenborough. As a scientist (and a human), Bill Nye is naturally concerned about the climate crisis. So, he’s coming back to TV. With a show about climate disasters! I worry it will be a little …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itKtosLoGk4 Something I’ve been thinking a lot about is how the urgency of climate change makes it feel impossible to take a break. There is always an oil company trying to evade accountability, a bill that is about to get passed, people who need help getting organized. In some ways, the urgency is real. The …
It’s rare that my climate friends ask me anything about Taylor Swift, my favorite artist… so when it happened, I knew it must be a weird week. In fact, reports have come out about celebrity private jet use, and people have… well… lots of takes. Turns out that my pal Taylor was pegged as having …
This week, we’ve seen a revival of federal level climate policy through budget reconciliation! Yes, we’ve written about this before. But really, this time feels different. Manchin swung around to a total position change — likely due to the movement’s relentless efforts. Granted, the potential climate deal… the Inflation Reduction Act, does not do nearly …
What is sad girl pop? The genre has taken off, and we can argue about who started the trend, but no matter who you think the originator is (Olivia Rodrigo? Taylor Swift? Joni Mitchell?) — Billie Eilish is, at the very least, a huge stop along the way. I tend to dislike the term “sad girl …
Last week, James Bay, one of my longtime favorite artists, released a new album called Leap. This week, the deluxe version came out, so I’m taking the opportunity to review my favorite song from the album. “Endless Summer Nights” is the kind of euphoric, windows-down, summer song that I don’t often listen to anymore. They just …
Growing up, folk music was the only sound around. My favorite cassette tape was the one with “Home on the Range,” we had a CD of American folk songs that was the only thing (other than Harry Potter audiobooks) that would get played on the 24 hour drive to Florida, and the Pete Seeger documentary …
