2012, Seriously
As author of "Apocalypse 2012: An Investigation into Civilization's End" (Broadway/Random House, 2007) I am frequently asked what I thought of "2012," the Columbia Pictures film directed by Roland Emmerich.
As author of "Apocalypse 2012: An Investigation into Civilization's End" (Broadway/Random House, 2007) I am frequently asked what I thought of "2012," the Columbia Pictures film directed by Roland Emmerich.
io9 | Chanda Phelan | Posted 10.29.2009 | Books
Disaster porn is no longer the point of the apocalypse. It doesn't matter how the world ends, just that it does. Making it to the End doesn't mean the...
Avital Binshtock | Posted 10.03.2009 | Entertainment
A common theme runs through several films slated to hit theaters soon: the earth and its fate. "Take heed," the filmmakers seem to be saying, "or these will be our struggles."
James Altucher | Posted 09.24.2009 | Business
We live in a world of nightmares. But understanding these worries -- the myriad ways the world could end -- and hedging against them is the way to turn the fear into greed, the nightmare into a dream.
Giles Slade | Posted 11.11.2009 | Entertainment
The Copenhagen conference is billed as humanity's last chance to reverse climate change, but many fear we have already reached a global tipping point. Our films reflect this.
Alan Lurie | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics
We need a willingness to openly examine divergent viewpoints, clearly determine the merits, and arrive at a more comprehensive view that sees the world in its infinite array of vivid colors.
Randall Amster | Posted 08.15.2009 | Green
Yes, it's the end of the world as we know it ... and it really is all fine.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.19.2009 | Media
Holy moley! Why hasn't this story gotten top placement on the Drudge Report, with a kabillion flashing sirens and a animated .gif of Charton Heston s...
Chip Berlet | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics
When you combine conspiracy theories that demonize a scapegoat with an aggressive form of apocalypticism, you have a volatile mix.
Matthew Stein | Posted 05.07.2009 | Green
If our world is to maintain its current rate of oil consumption, then we would need to find and develop a Saudi Arabia's worth of oil every year for the next year or two from now to eternity.
Derek Beres | Posted 04.25.2009 | Entertainment
All in all it's a simple formula: KRS-One connects.
men.style.com/details | Kayleen Schaefer | Posted 11.09.2008 | Style
Dressed in a navy-and-white-striped polo, fitted khaki shorts, and a hefty silver watch, Mike, 37, blends in with his neighbors as they return to the ...
Matthew Stein | Posted 08.07.2008 | Green
There is no single "right way" to implement Plan B, but the following list would go a long way towards insuring that we and our children will have a world worth living in.
Slate | Daniel Riley | Posted 07.22.2008 | Green
Pixar's post-apocalyptic love story Wall-E finished No. 2 at the box office over the Fourth of July weekend after hauling in $65 million the weekend b...
Christine Whelan | Posted 06.14.2008 | Living
Need something to give to the husband or father who is secretly obsessed with Nostradamus specials on The History Channel? Apocalypse How should be your pick for Father's Day.
Chip Berlet | Posted 05.30.2008 | Home
Hagee-style American Christians push to prepare the ground for the second coming of Jesus Christ, a plan that focuses on advancing Israeli interests and that exerts increasing influence on U.S. foreign policy.
New York Times | Alex Williams | Posted 04.15.2008 | Living
THE traditional face of survivalism is that of a shaggy loner in camouflage, holed up in a cabin in the wilderness and surrounded by cases of canned g...
Chip Berlet | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home
Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee started out his evening speech on Super Tuesday with two Biblical references, when in fact, his Biblic...
Chip Berlet | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home
Pundits over the next few days are likely to talk about the splits in the Christian Right, or even predict its demise. Don't bite on that baloney. Voters of faith are going to have considerable influence this election cycle.
Lawrence E. Joseph | Posted 11.13.2009 | Books