Solutions of the Spirit: Art Under Climate Threat

Advocating for art and creativity despite despair about the environment.

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The Skeleton in the Sea

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“A part of this planet for 500,000 years, the Great Barrier Reef bears both the wisdom and ache of old age.”

All Quiet on the Orange Front

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A guide to the fossil fuel divestment discussion and an indictment of President Eisgruber’s response.

Naomi Klein On How the Climate Crisis and the Political Crisis are One

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“A key part of her message is to underscore the ability of citizens to act collectively by developing a robust public sphere capable of addressing all of these issues simultaneously.”

Earthside

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“i want you to know that we: / cried for you”

Seeking Nature in Suburbia

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“Like clockwork, the dull roars of airplane engines drown out the wind and occasional cricket chirps…”

Listening for Change

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Reflections on environmental protest songs.

Telescoping Heat

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To telescope, we begin with 300 words, then slice the word count in half for each successive section. We stop when the numbers stop dividing evenly. Below, as a reflection on our warming planet, we telescope heat.

Crossword

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Another week, another crossword by Andrew White!

Moments of Dreams: Dawes in Six Albums and Seven Stories

by on · Music, Reflections

“In my moments of dogged hope, I would play “Moon in the Water,” an acoustic ballad where Goldsmith proclaims that ‘Love is for the fighter / Born to lose but never quit / Swinging for the moon in the water.’”

Crossword

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Another week, another crossword

Fireworks

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“We were watching the same lights, inhaling the same air, and waiting for the same New Year to come, wishing the same things for our family and heading towards the same future.”

There Is No There Here, On The Presidential Race From an Uninformed Perspective

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“I used to be a political junkie. Then 2016 happened, and I realized that that life was not for me.”

Verbatim

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Overheard in 1903

Terrace senior man, eating Olives lemon square: “Marx is my daddy.”

Overheard in French Seminar

Previously Verbatim-ed Sophomore French Student: *coughs*
Professor: "Be careful, or you'll be back in the Nassau Weekly."

Exclaimed in Frist

Struggling CBE freshman
"Pop tarts are sugar ravioli!"

Came to me in a dream

Dream Self: Hmm.. Princeton should really divest from fossil fuels…

Overheard in Wilcox

Enlightened freshman: It's a new season. It's a Christian Girl Fall.

Overheard in Roma D-Hall

Nass Sophomore: There's this girl writing about climate protest music.
Non-Nass Sophomore: That's so college.

Overheard in TI

Beer-soaked frosh at State Night: Is it acceptable to go to Ivy like this?

Overheard on the street

Tower man, wearing plaid: They need a good dose of shut the fuck up.

Overheard on the phone

Senior man crushing junior woman's dreams: He's not athletic; he's in Wawa United.

Overheard outside Nassau Hall

Exasperated white girl: If your dog looks like a rat, then it is one.