Thursday, May 13, 2010

No Impact (Hu)Man?



Thought you guys might be interested in a new documentary out about a self-confessed "guilty liberal" who wanted to try to live "lightly," or with zero impact, on the earth.

Here's his blog:
http://noimpactman.typepad.com/

And the movie is in my Netflix streaming queue!

What I find interesting is the hubris already present in the title, which valorizes the efforts of a single "man" (how many times has Chiara helpfully reminded you to stay gender neutral?).  From what I've heard, much of the "drama" of the movie involves Colin Beavan's struggles to get his wife to support/enable his idealistic plans.

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