Nature and Culture

Ancient Romans seemed to think that the best way to fight violence was with even more violence. In response to the War Elephant the Romans ...

To continue the trend of deer related posts, I offer a video of the birth of a deer. Okay, you caught me in a lie - I stumbled upon it whi...

While we were talking about Walden pond I was looking up a brief history and came across this "At one point there was an  amusement...

Bambi and I are just enjoying Albert Bietstadt's "  Call of the Wild " ! We even saw his father when we took this pic ! XD

After watching a documentary about a man and his family who live an entire year with as little impact on the environment as possible, I deci...

My roommate and I heard fireworks from our dorm, so we went outside to look for them. What we found, instead, was a deer! It was just hangi...

Professor Tantillo talked about how artists struggled to paint the redwoods because they were so large, and I was reminded of a National Geo...

Good news: Centralia is NOT in danger of blowing up. The most dangerous consequence of the 50+ year (and running) fire is poisonous gas, whi...

Cronon's tended to focus on the railways as a key reason for the outward expansion of the United States.I enjoyed this visual guide of ...

After looking at durand's "progress", I was reminded of John Gast's  " American Progress " where I've interp...

Enjoying nature during our lunch break!!

While looking up Christaller and Von Thunen's theories (upon which Cronon relies heavily in his book Nature's Metropolis) ,  I came ...

http://youtu.be/a3Q3wwRAGiw  I know the book doesn't mention the great Chicago fire but I thought this was interesting to watch after r...

"Thou shall not kill." "Ye shall rebuild the old wastes." What this cartoon tries to teach is great, but I think it...

In  The Ecological Indian , the Native American's seemingly insatiable desire for liquor reminded me of a common conception (or rather, ...

"When the teddy bear craze struck the U.S. in 1906, there was a serious debate over the effect that stuffed animals would have on child...

I considered Thoreau's advice and took a walk on the wild side.  I figured it may be a good time to take a break from your reading!

I saw this short film mentioned while I was reading Lutts and decided to look it up: http://vimeo.com/9230887

       Reading "The Trouble with Wilderness; or, Getting Back to the Wrong Nature" in  Uncommon Ground , I could broaden and deep...

In honor of our trip to the library today.

         Orpheus was referred to as an epitome of harmony with nature in Pan's Travail, "Orpheus is shown in art and literature as ...