Word: apocalypticism
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In the nation's burgeoning concern with its environment, professional ecologists tend to get all the attention with sweeping and frequently apocalyptic visions of a polluted planet. Now other voices are emerging. Some recent, unusual and even eccentric examples of environmental activism:
Died. Jim Morrison, 27, lead singer of the Doors and the third big rock star to die within ten months; in Paris. Although Morrison at times drank heavily, he did not have a reputation as a drug user, and he died of a heart attack. The son of an admiral...
Dürer was interested in everything, from the nap of a rabbit's fur or the extra legs on a mutant pig to the theory of human proportion. His graphic work was a sustained paean to the diversity of the world. There was often an edge of apocalyptic menace in...
I also felt at home with the apocalyptic views of William Cary, Jr., who says he fought in World War I "to make the world safe for the next world war." He adds: "In June, 1971, I was blown to bits, along with almost everybody else in the world, when...
Using a rigorously unadorned style, Director Jim McBride, who was also coauthor of Glen and Randa's script, conveys a sense of primitive desolation, transforming contemporary landscapes into primeval heaths. Although the film is unsparing in its apocalyptic vision, its dour brutality is frequently alleviated by a cool eye...