Mike Davis argues that the climate stability of the Halocene Age has reached a tipping point that will lead to radical changes in global weather patterns. He discusses various models for estimating CO2 in the atmosphere and some of the consequences of climate change which will affect the poor and less developed nation much more dramatically than the wealthier and developed nations.The accompanying audio file provides the complete recording of the talk.

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The pages that follow are the beginning excerpts from my memoir, Monster Love, a moving account of my journey through a family member's rare terminal illness. At four months old my little brother was put in Hospice care and given a year to live. Monster Love follows the time that follows, performing a sprint to answer the question that torments the protagonist: what does it mean to love a dying baby? The book offers up an inspiring answer to that question. Throughout all obstacles, the bond a family shares can beat almost anything life throws at them, for love does - indeed - conquer all.

Thomas Frank, author of What’s the Matter with Kansas, and Mike Davis, Department of History, UC Irvine, talked about the conservative culture in America. The accompanying audio files provide the complete recording and audience discussion of the talks given by the authors. Those who download the audio files must have their own software for playing and listening.

Mike Davis gives us an apocalyptic view of the filmic rendering of Los Angeles, informed by representations of race and viewed from cultural and literary standpoints. He points out how much of what we experience as "popular" culture--the film and television industries, for instance--is implicated in the patterns of oppression endemic to our society. His presentation is followed by commentaries by Kerwin Klein, who has a different history of apocalyptic fiction to examine, and David Reid, who takes Davis' fascination with film farther in commentary on this millennium's upcoming close. Timothy J. Clark, Professor of Art History, introduces the publication.