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Over the years, I have written about dozens of disasters as a reporter. Mostly because I would be embarrassed if I didn't, I keep an evacuation backpack stashed deep in the hall closet. But the truth is, I've never been satisfied with the concept. Yes, I think everyone has a responsibility to have three days of water and food, plus extra medications, if possible. But there is something wrong with those lists. They are too long and too short at the same time...
...Yes, except: Why couldn't he tell us himself? The Potter books add up to more than 800,000 words before Dumbledore dies in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, yet Rowling couldn't spare two of those words to help define a central character's emotional identity: "I'm gay." We can only conclude that Dumbledore saw his homosexuality as shameful. His silence suggests a lack of personal integrity that is completely out of character...
...Yes, it's nice that gays finally got a major character in the sci-fi/fantasy universe. Until now, we had been shut out of the major franchises. J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a rich supply of homoeroticism into The Lord of the Rings--all those men and hobbits and elves singing to one another during long, womanless quests. The books and their film versions feature tender scenes between Frodo and Samwise. But in the end, Sam marries Rosie and fathers 13 children. Thirteen! Got something to prove, hobbit...
...Yes. In the theater, all the different artists--designers, actors, writers, musicians and others--drive toward opening night together. In the film world, your collaborators are only with you part...
This point isn’t simply being made to take credit where it is due. Yes, recognition for effective lobbying is important, and there is a sweet satisfaction in seeing our efforts joined with administrative support to make substantive change. But the heart of the matter comes in considering the scope of what we have before us: addressing climate change will be a process different from any other we have faced as a generation or a globe; we must engage governments, shift economies, refocus sciences, and revolutionize industries...