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The Film of Cormac McCarthy's 'The Road' Is About To Open, So I Read the Book. I'm Still Shaking.

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 11.18.2009 | Books

Read More: The Road, Apocalypse, Cormac McCarthy, The Road Movie, Reading, No Country for Old Men, Oprah, Books, Cormac McCarthy the Road, Pulitzer, Books News
Jesse Kornbluth

Opening soon: the movie made from the novel of The Road. I saw the preview and was impressed, so I picked up the book. And, to my surprise, it knocked me out.

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2012 Supplies One More Victory for Pseudoscience

Daniel Cubias | Posted 11.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Latinos, The X-Files, December 21, National Geographic, Pseudoscience, Godzilla, Hispanics, 2012 Apocalypse, Los Angeles, John Cusack, Mayan Calendar, 2012, Hollywood Movies, Big-Budget Films, Apocalypse, Evolution, Mayans, Roland Emmerich, September 11 Conspiracy, Entertainment News
Daniel Cubias

2012 pillages an ancient culture, deliberately misrepresents its traditions, and then claims its all true. More important, it taps into the serious vein of crazy that we have in this country.

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2012, Seriously

Lawrence E. Joseph | Posted 11.13.2009 | Books

Read More: National Academy of Sciences, Power Grid, Nasa, Solar Storms, 2012, Power Outages, Mayan Legend, Apocalypes 2012, Apocalypse, 2012 Movie, End of the World, Books News
Lawrence E. Joseph

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.

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Change In Apocalyptic Stories: "Disaster Porn Is No Longer The Point"

io9 | Chanda Phelan | Posted 10.29.2009 | Books

Read More: Apocalypse, Post-Apocalyptic Fiction, End of the World, Futuristic Stories, The Future, Books, Apocalyptic Stories, Disasters, Dystopias, Books News

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...

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Planet Hollywood

Avital Binshtock | Posted 12.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: End of World, Pandora, Earth, Aliens, The Day After Tomorrow, Prophecy, Mayan, Film, Movies, Pulitzer Prize, Novel, 2012, The Road, Animated, Planet 51, Apocalypse, Humans, Independence Day, James Cameron, 3d, Cannibals, Book, Roland Emmerich, Nuclear Winter, Cormac McCarthy, Avatar, Entertainment News
Avital Binshtock

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."

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12 Ways The World Could Be Destroyed

James Altucher | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Cnbc, Hurricane, Buffett, Apocalypse, Stocks, Nanotechnology, Terrorism, Swine Flu Pandemic, Pandemic, Clean Water, Warren Buffett, Nuclear Terrorism, Wall Street, Global Warming, Volcano, Business News
James Altucher

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.

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2009, Apocalypse Now

Giles Slade | Posted 11.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Vigo Mortenson, Made to Break, Guy Pearce, Giles Slade, Godzilla, Shane Acker, Post Apocalypse, Tim Burton, Vincent Price, Ed Woods, Movies, 2012, The Road, Apocalypse, Chris Bucci, Roger Ebert, 9, Independence Day, Climate Change, Edward Scissorhands, North American Ark, Wall-E, Roland Emmerich, Cormac McCarthy, Health Care, Corpse Bride, Entertainment News
Giles Slade

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.

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The Three Characteristics of Extremism

Alan Lurie | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Right Wing Extremist, Jihad, Conspiracy Theories, Apocalypse, Xenophobia, Dogma, Atheists, Holy Wars, Extremism, Alan Lurie, Politics News
Alan Lurie

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.

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Happy Doomsday to You!

Randall Amster | Posted 08.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Military, Apocalypse, Armageddon, Environment, Financial Crisis, Climate Change, Future, Peace, Global Warming, Civilization, Warfare, Water, Food, Sustainability, Technology, Natural Resources, Growth, Green News
Randall Amster

Yes, it's the end of the world as we know it ... and it really is all fine.

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Jason Linkins

Gorilla Waves Knife Around In Canadian Zoo-Terror Incident

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Knives, Zoos, Apocalypse, Animals, Canada, Gorillas, Media News

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...

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Abortion, Apocalypse, and "Killing for Life"

Chip Berlet | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Anti-Abortion-Violence, George Tiller, Anti-Abortion, Apocalypse, Carol Mason, Politics News
Chip Berlet

When you combine conspiracy theories that demonize a scapegoat with an aggressive form of apocalypticism, you have a volatile mix.

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We're Running Our World Like a Ponzi Scheme!

Matthew Stein | Posted 05.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Ponzi Scheme, Sustainability, Bernard Madoff, Ecology, Financial Meltdown, Crash, Apocalypse, Peak Oil, Climate Change, Green News
Matthew Stein

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.

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The Champion Nation is Apocalyptic: Heavyweight Dub Champion Makes Good Use of KRS-One

Derek Beres | Posted 04.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Reggae, Heavyweight Dub Champion, Apocalypse, Dub Trio, Krs-One, Cormac McCarthy, Lady K, Dr. Israel, Energy, Old-School, Old School, Hip-Hop, Old-School Hip-Hop, Krs, Entertainment News
Derek Beres

All in all it's a simple formula: KRS-One connects.

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Yuppie Survivalists: The New Apocalyptic Trend

men.style.com/details | Kayleen Schaefer | Posted 11.09.2008 | Style

Read More: Yuppies, Survival Tips, Survivalist, Apocalypse, Personal Health, Style News

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 ...

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12 Tips for the Sustainability Shift

Matthew Stein | Posted 08.07.2008 | Green

Read More: Oil, Renewable Energy, Gas Prices, Plan B, Climate Change, Apocalypse, Global Warming, Sustainable, Environment, Green News
Matthew Stein

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.

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Cockroaches Inherit the Earth? What Wall E Gets Wrong About The Apocalypse

Slate | Daniel Riley | Posted 07.22.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Atomic Energy, Wall-E, Apocalypse, Cockroaches, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, Atomic Radiation, Pixar, Green News

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...

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Your Guide to Surviving the Coming Apocalypse... In Style

Christine Whelan | Posted 06.14.2008 | Living

Read More: Apocalypse, End of the World, Boy Scouts, Preparativeness, Armageddon, How to Survive, Fathers' Day, How to Survive Nuclear Attack, Living News
Christine Whelan

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.

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Pastor Hagee's Armageddon Politics

Chip Berlet | Posted 05.30.2008 | Home

Read More: Christian Zionism, End Times, Mccain, Hitler, Hagee, Millennialism, Israel Mccain, Jews Christian Right, Sarah Posner, Hagee Mccain, Armageddon Bush, Republican Religious Right, Christians United for Israel Hagee, Christians United for Israel, Israel Christian Right, Israel Bush, Religion Politics, Israel Hagee, Haggee Bush, Sarah Posner Mccain, Apocalypse, Apocalypse Politics, Christian Zionists Hagee, Christian Zionists Republican, Zionism Hagee, Values Voters, Sarah Posner Hagee, Home News
Chip Berlet

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.

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The New Survivalism

New York Times | Alex Williams | Posted 04.15.2008 | Living

Read More: The End of the World, Environmental Crisis, How to Survive an Apocalypse, Apocalypse, How to Survive a Hurricane, How to Survive an Environmental Disaster, How to Survive an Earthquake, Apocalypse Now, Survivalism, How to Survive, Housing Crisis, How to Survice the Apocalypse, Duck and Cover, How to Survive Nuclear Attack, Environmental Disaster, Emergency Preparedness, Living News

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...

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Huckabee Fails to Keep Southern Evangelical Base United

Chip Berlet | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Super Tuesday, 2008 Primaries, John McCain, Apocalypse, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Christian Right, Election 2008, Breaking Off the Bus News, Satan, Home News
Chip Berlet

Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee started out his evening speech on Super Tuesday with two Biblical references, when in fact, his Biblic...

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Reading the Bible Belt Before Coming of Super Tuesday

Chip Berlet | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Super Tuesday, Christian Right, Apocalypse, Election 2008, Mitt Romney, John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Satan, Home News
Chip Berlet

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.

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