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Observer Culture

Wild, organic and killed by you

A new generation of environmentalists argues that hunting for meat is not only Earth-friendly and ethical, it’s spiritual too

WATCH LIST: May 2013


May 2013

 
 

Losing the hooded grebe

Photo by Santiago Imberti
Photo by Santiago Imberti
Why the extinction of a small water bird in Argentina would be a tragedy for all of Creation. First of a two-part series. By Alanna Mitchell

Death. It’s inevitable. So let’s talk about it.

Dave Cutler/Illustration Source
Dave Cutler/Illustration Source
It’s natural to be anxious about dying. But facing up to our mortality can help us live better today. By Trisha Elliott

Buy. Wear. Toss.

iStock/AnikaSalsera
iStock/AnikaSalsera
In the developed world, clothing has never been cheaper. But do overstuffed wardrobes make fashion victims of us all? By Susan Peters

Remote connection

Timothy Allen/Axiom Photographic Agency/Getty Images
Timothy Allen/Axiom Photographic Agency/Getty Images
In the age of Skype, Facebook and Twitter, finding a real retreat can be an (almost) impossible challenge By Tim Johnson

Interview with Chris Stedman

Photo by Alex Dakoulas
Photo by Alex Dakoulas
Harvard University's humanist chaplain talks about atheists, Christians — and how the two can set aside their differences to work together By Katie Toth
The Platt Blog

Making sense of Boston

In a bad week, glimpses of good
By Brian Platt
The Pogue Blog

The Road Allowance People

Young adult fiction highlights the history of the Metis
By Carolyn Pogue
Observations

Far away but close to home

Why should we care about an endangered bird in Argentina? The answer is easy: the extinction of one species is a tragedy that extends across the whole of Creation
By David Wilson
Column

The Big Question

Why bother with the Ascension?
By Sandra Beardsall
Column

Spirit Story

Message in a labyrinth
By Alison Brooks-Starks



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