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Culture Change…

A New Type of Thinking

12 Jan 201512 Jan 2015
The world we have made, as a result of the level of thinking we have done thus far, creates problems we cannot solve at the same level of thinking at…
disasters…

Joss vs. Zomney

30 Oct 2012
Ah, Joss... so brilliant. Enjoy! Paid for by the committee to learn parkour like, really soon, like maybe take a class or something.
Culture Change…

“That’s Just Nature”

27 Sep 201227 Sep 2012
A tribute to greenwashers everywhere - enjoy!   I'm tired of hearing oil companies talk about how green they are while they pump pollution into our neighborhoods and sidestep basic…
Culture Change…

Why Brandalise? | brandalism

30 Jul 201230 Jul 2012
A thoughtful group of artists  decided to Occupy! billboards in Britain this summer, because: Advertising is part of a system which destroys our future to fulfil the demands of the…
heroes…

Why so many vampires? « The Imagined Worlds of Michelle Yvonne Merrill

5 Oct 201130 Sep 2011
Why so many vampires? « The Imagined Worlds of Michelle Yvonne Merrill. An essay I wrote in 2009, considering the relationship of superheroes and power (especially the challenges faced by…
Culture Change…

The Imagined Worlds of Michelle Yvonne Merrill

22 Jul 201122 Jul 2011
Greetings Earthlings! « The Imagined Worlds of Michelle Yvonne Merrill. Yep, I'm actually putting it out there... my writing projects have a public place.  I'll also use that blog to…
revolution

Delenn, Muse and the Strange Lure of Fighting for the Cause

15 Mar 201126 Mar 2011
In general, I am a pacifist.  Intellectually I abhor violence.  Personally, I'm unable to cope effectively with even the mildest conflict.  At Bioneers last year, Lynne Twist asked us to decide…

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