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Waterlife by the NFB

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The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has created an extraordinarily touching and informational website on the devastation humans have unleashed upon the Great Lakes of North America – the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world, though not by volume. The Great Lakes face many challenges brought about by neglect, misinformation, and the poor judgement of industrial bodies. The website, http://waterlife.nfb.ca/ provides a lake of information on the problems, causes, and solutions, from political changes to the environmental healing carried out by caring and responsible citizens of both the United States and Canada.

Nature’s Art

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Our relationship with the natural world has shifted considerably along with our technological advances.

The drawings in Lascaux morphed into Egypt’s hieroglyphs; into Greece’s elaborately painted frescos and urns; into the Renaissance’s Nature morte. 

Photo by Milo Inman

But the more precise the depiction became, the more likely it was that the animal in question had to meet its demise in order to be immortalized. Continue reading →