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Podcast Novel: A Princess of Mars (Chapter 4)

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A Princess of Mars

This is the first John Carter of Mars novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the author of the Tarzan books. It was his first novel, published in 1917 and it’s a work of rip-roaring science fiction that has inspired many of the great writers in the genre.

Chapter 4: John Carter is a prisoner of the strange martians.  He is taken to a magnificent structure where he is introduced under strange circumstances to a leader of the martian warriors.

You’ll find regular podcasts of all the chapters over the next couple of months. Subscribe to our feed.

Duration: 00:12:54
Read by Alessandro Cima

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Poetry Through the Ages

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penandpaperPoetry Through the Ages is an excellent site that offers clear and concise explanations of different poetic forms, a general history of poetry and a simple guide to reading and appreciating difficult poems.

“When a poem arises, it feels like the bosom of the poet lifts up and births the spoken or written moment. The point of origin lies at the furthest depths of the poet, often calling into play ancestral memories, divine or universal inspiration, and insights or truths that “magically” resonate with the reader.”

Tesfaye: A Film About Reforesting Ethiopia

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Tesfaye is a film by Brent Gudgel, made for Eden Reforestation Projects. It’s the story of an Ethiopian man who blames himself for helping to destroy the trees of his country. Now he wants to help fix the problem. It’s a beautiful film told with great simplicity and seriousness. It is the clear and direct communication from the man in the film that makes it so effective.

Eating Meat Contributes Enormously to Global Warming

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Scientific American published the page of charts on the left.  Click the image to get a high-res version.  It explains how bad for the environment the production and consumption of meat really is.  According to the magazine, the annual beef diet of the average American emits as much greenhouse gas into the atmosphere as a car driven approximately 1,800 miles.

That’s very bad.  Here’s another statistic: According to Environmental Defense, if every American skipped one meal of chicken per week and substituted vegetarian foods instead, the carbon dioxide savings would be the same as taking more than half a million cars off of U.S. roads.

The New York Times: Students Make a Green House

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The New York Times produced this environmental film that follows a group of Oberlin College students for a day of green ideas that they used on their group student house.  Their sustainable living ideas are easy to do and fun.  Their methods for capture and reuse of water are effective and cost nothing to implement.  I really like their very balanced view of sustainable energy and resources.  They also go out to peoples’ homes in the area and exchange regular incandescent lightbulbs for energy-efficient compact fluorescent lightbulbs.

Batman Dies: An Interview with Neil Gaiman

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DC Comics picked Neil Gaiman to write the final two issues of their monthly Detective Comics.  The two-part series is called Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?  It chronicles the death of Batman.  This July, both issues of the comic will go on sale in a hardcover version.  After a period of no Batman comics, DC intends to reboot the franchise with new stories.  That sounds interesting.

The Gaiman story about Batman’s death sounds fascinating and the artwork looks incredible.  The issues were pencilled by Andy Kubert and inked by Scott Williams.  This looks like Batman comics just the way I like to see them.

Wired.com has a nice lengthy interview with Neil Gaiman about the creation of the story and his perspective on turning great comicbooks into movies.