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The cosmopolitan ecologist
http://blog.robertmcdonald.info/
- Author: Robert McDonald
- Listed in: Green Writing
- Tags: book reviews sustainable green urbanism cities nature writing
- Added on: Aug 22nd, 2007
- Country: United States
- Language: English
Thoughtful essays, a couple times a month, on everything from the arts to politics to pop culture to (especially) ecology and environmental science. I focus on sustainable development and urbanism a lot.
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Pearl Jam and the many cell phones taking their picture
Through a series of odd links, my sister managed to get free tickets to Pearl Jam’s concert at the Verizon Center. Even though I’m not a huge fan of concerts in large stadiums, all in all it was an excellent show: a tig...
Leaving Harvard
It’s a sunny day in Cambridge, and for the first time my sweat plasters my shirt to my back. It is summer, finally, and all the neighborhood haunts are pleasantly empty. As I walk through Harvard Yard, I pass dozens of beautiful little sights, ...
Gore Vidal and Washington, DC
In preparation of my move to the District, I picked up Gore Vidal’s novel Washington, DC. It’s the most subtle and complete description I’ve ever read of our nation’s capitol. I think it captures perfectly the odd dual nature ...
What I will miss about Boston
The short answer, of course, is that I will miss all my friends here. After 4 years in New England, I’ve finally reached the point where I can walk down the street and bump into someone I know.But after a walk today through Harvard Yard and up ...
The best preface I've ever read
Recently on a whim I picked up my copy of Edward Said’s Orientalism. For this 25th anniversary edition of the book Said wrote a new Preface, with the events of September 11th and the Iraq war in his mind. The result seems to me today to be one ...
