Saturday Morning Kerouac
bySome Saturday morning Kerouac to start your day off right: Then suddenly everything was just like jazz: it happened in one insane second or…
Editorial
Some Wendell Berry for National Poetry Month
byApril is National Poetry Month and above is a clip of Wendell Berry reading his poem “The Contrariness of the Mad Farmer.” The clip is from…
The Martyr Mentality of American Christianity
byIn a country where over 75% of the population claims Christianity, where does the American Evangelical notion of persecution stem from? According to this…
Agrihoods
byThe New York Times ran an article recently about a new-ish type of housing development known as agrihoods. These developments center around a working…
Robert Butler, 1943-2014
byI was fortunate enough as a child to have spent much of my formative years exploring the varied landscapes of Florida. From camping to…
What We’re Reading
byRevenge of the Lawn by Richard Brautigan A collection of short stories from one of the great writers of the beat generation. Brautigan captures…
Dream of CaliforniaEggtion
byA penny more for not treating hens terribly? Seems like a good deal to me. Check out this NY Times article on how California…
Open Door to Solitude
byHere’s a little taste of some summer adventure for those of you afflicted by the winter blues. Our friends at Filson created this video…
Anything For a Buck: Poaching the Redwoods
byA new trend in timber thievery is developing in California’s Redwood forests. According to the New York Times, the National Park Service the parkway…
Forty Panes: An Upcoming Wendell Berry Documentary
byIt’s no secret that Wendell Berry is a big influence for us here at ETR, and when a friend notified me of the upcoming…