<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for The Daily Show goes green]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Michael Boydston http://www.grist.org/article/the-war-on-terra/ Fri, 07 Oct 2005 01:08:59 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/the-war-on-terra/1 good questions

I think you're on to something.  Maybe the problem is that earnestness is only funny when you're mocking the earnest one.  But here are a few counterexamples:

Humor:

I Heart Huckabees (gently mocking the activist, sure, but broadly sympathetic to his goals); anything by Carl Hiaasen.  Ed Abbey had his moments too.

Music:
"Fall on Me" and "Cuyahoga" by R.E.M.
"Men in Helicopters" by Adrian Belew

Art:
Andy Goldsworthy, David Maisel

Also on the art front, when looking for links on Maisel and Goldsworthy I found the online Green Museum, which looks worth visiting.  I wonder if there is an online green humor library or online green music service (gTunes?) . . .




]]> good questions

I think you're on to something.  Maybe the problem is that earnestness is only funny when you're mocking the earnest one.  But here are a few counterexamples:

Humor:

I Heart Huckabees (gently mocking the activist, sure, but broadly sympathetic to his goals); anything by Carl Hiaasen.  Ed Abbey had his moments too.

Music:
"Fall on Me" and "Cuyahoga" by R.E.M.
"Men in Helicopters" by Adrian Belew

Art:
Andy Goldsworthy, David Maisel

Also on the art front, when looking for links on Maisel and Goldsworthy I found the online Green Museum, which looks worth visiting.  I wonder if there is an online green humor library or online green music service (gTunes?) . . .




]]> Comment #2 by Corey McKrill http://www.grist.org/article/the-war-on-terra/ Fri, 07 Oct 2005 04:55:49 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/the-war-on-terra/2 while we're making a list...

Humor:

Occasionally Dave Barry brushes on environmental issues.

Music:

Kiwi Dub band Rhombus has a cool song called "Tour of Outer Space," that is blatantly environmental.

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]]> while we're making a list...

Humor:

Occasionally Dave Barry brushes on environmental issues.

Music:

Kiwi Dub band Rhombus has a cool song called "Tour of Outer Space," that is blatantly environmental.

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]]> Comment #3 by Michelle Parker http://www.grist.org/article/the-war-on-terra/ Fri, 07 Oct 2005 11:20:24 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/the-war-on-terra/3 green humor

I know what you mean, Dave.

Fortunately, I came across a hilarious environmental website just the other day.  It was called something like "piecemeal," or "gray gill," or ... oh yeah, it was this one!

]]> green humor

I know what you mean, Dave.

Fortunately, I came across a hilarious environmental website just the other day.  It was called something like "piecemeal," or "gray gill," or ... oh yeah, it was this one!

]]> Comment #4 by jdhlax http://www.grist.org/article/the-war-on-terra/ Fri, 07 Oct 2005 16:40:02 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/the-war-on-terra/4 Good Art

If one defnies "art" generally,  "Lord of the Rings" was a great series of movies, and its underlying theme was that industrial society is evil, environmentally speaking.  Unfortunately, most people probably know nothing about Tolkien, so the theme is lost on them.

BTW, IMHO, "The Silmarillion" was Tolkien's best work.  He spent his entire life writing it, though it's much shorter than LOTR.  If you want to know how he really felt about humans, read that one, though be forewarned that it's not an easy read and the beginning reads like the Old Testament.

]]> Good Art

If one defnies "art" generally,  "Lord of the Rings" was a great series of movies, and its underlying theme was that industrial society is evil, environmentally speaking.  Unfortunately, most people probably know nothing about Tolkien, so the theme is lost on them.

BTW, IMHO, "The Silmarillion" was Tolkien's best work.  He spent his entire life writing it, though it's much shorter than LOTR.  If you want to know how he really felt about humans, read that one, though be forewarned that it's not an easy read and the beginning reads like the Old Testament.

]]> Comment #5 by Biodiversivist http://www.grist.org/article/the-war-on-terra/ Sat, 08 Oct 2005 02:14:25 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/the-war-on-terra/5 You're right, like oil and water

Watching the Siberian tiger being butchered just took the funny right out of it. I suspect that had a big impact just the same. Like having ice water dumped on your head.

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Help acquire and protect ecological hotspots, give to a conservation organization: http://www.saveourbiodiversity.com

]]> You're right, like oil and water

Watching the Siberian tiger being butchered just took the funny right out of it. I suspect that had a big impact just the same. Like having ice water dumped on your head.

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Help acquire and protect ecological hotspots, give to a conservation organization: http://www.saveourbiodiversity.com

]]> Comment #6 by jonstahl http://www.grist.org/article/the-war-on-terra/ Sun, 09 Oct 2005 14:56:07 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/the-war-on-terra/6 Hmmm... how about...

... Wallace and Gromit: Curse of The Were-Rabbit?  About as funny a movie as I've seen, and a far better advertisement for kindness to animals than any PETA campaign I've seen.

"We're Gonna Live in the Trees" by Robyn Hitchcock is a slyly humorous song with a green tinge.

]]> Hmmm... how about...

... Wallace and Gromit: Curse of The Were-Rabbit?  About as funny a movie as I've seen, and a far better advertisement for kindness to animals than any PETA campaign I've seen.

"We're Gonna Live in the Trees" by Robyn Hitchcock is a slyly humorous song with a green tinge.

]]> Comment #7 by Chris Schults http://www.grist.org/article/the-war-on-terra/ Tue, 11 Oct 2005 03:45:14 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/the-war-on-terra/7 Comedians of the world unite!

Dave,

It seems like comedians are heeding your call:

Aiming to prove that laughter is the best medicine--even for what's ailing the planet--Earth to America! kicks off The Comedy Festival with a two-hour event featuring America's comedy superstars. The event will be a gut-busting night of comedy where some of the planet's funniest people--including Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller, Jack Black and more--will make light of the world's plight, all for a good cause.

While the featured celebrities heat up the Vegas strip, the theme of Earth to America! focuses on the ultimate environmental issue, global warming.

From TBS via TH.

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]]> Comedians of the world unite!

Dave,

It seems like comedians are heeding your call:

Aiming to prove that laughter is the best medicine--even for what's ailing the planet--Earth to America! kicks off The Comedy Festival with a two-hour event featuring America's comedy superstars. The event will be a gut-busting night of comedy where some of the planet's funniest people--including Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller, Jack Black and more--will make light of the world's plight, all for a good cause.

While the featured celebrities heat up the Vegas strip, the theme of Earth to America! focuses on the ultimate environmental issue, global warming.

From TBS via TH.

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]]> Comment #8 by elbhenry http://www.grist.org/article/the-war-on-terra/ Fri, 14 Oct 2005 16:19:18 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/the-war-on-terra/8 In a serious funk

No good enviro music?  I have 10 words for you:
Tower of Power "Only So Much Oil in the Earth"

]]> In a serious funk

No good enviro music?  I have 10 words for you:
Tower of Power "Only So Much Oil in the Earth"

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