Tag Archives: Books and Authors

A Regulated Forest – Part 2

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Timberati

Why was old growth liquidated by timber companies? Alston Chase’s 1995 book, In A Dark Wood, chronicles the clash over the last century between forest productionists and forest preservationists. He wrote about the strategy of removing decadent timber from timberlands, … Continue reading →

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Remember Molly

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Timberati

My goodness, has Molly Ivins really been gone for two years? She knew stuff: “I realize this is not breaking news, but we are looking at something exceptional in political history with this race. . . . The Internet is … Continue reading →

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The Medea Hypothesis

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Timberati

So much for James Lovelock’s Gaia hypothesis–the idea that life sustains habitable conditions on earth. Enter The Medea Hypothesis.  Peter Ward argues that most of Earth’s mass extinctions were caused life itself, and we have the hydrogen sulfide markers to … Continue reading →

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Twilight Deconstructed

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Timberati

Okay, we’ve had our joke and poked fun at Stephenie Myer’s Twilight . Well, like the da Vinci Code, it works. Theories? Eve Porinchak over at The Disco Mermaids deconstructs Twilight. It’s all about tapping emotions, isn’t it?

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Parodies Loosed

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Timberati

I found a link to a spoof of Twilight at Editorial Ass. It is hilarious. I forget how I came across this spoof of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows with its mega-spoilers but it too is great (and teeming … Continue reading →

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