I've shared my enthusiasm for James Howard Kunstler 's World Made By Hand trailer , and then I heard him speak this spring . I wish I'd been able to make it out last night to the Atlantic Gallery, where Kunstler (behind the microphone) was joined by author Michael Hogan (left, and no relation), both of whom are clients of literary agent Adam Chromy , to talk about the prospect of catastrophic natural and man-made upheavals, and how life would go on after they happen. (I say "upheavals" rather than "disasters" because I know Kunstler, for one, believes we'd find ways to make it through, albeit with radically different lifestyles.) They're standing with sculptor, and panel organizer, Pamela Talese —you can see a work she created for the gallery, representing that cloud of plastic crap floating in the Pacific, at Colin Beavan 's blog . Beavan (if you don't recognize the name, you'll remember the book deal for his family's "no impact" lifestyle) was also on the panel, along with sustainability expert Sharon Astyk . The Atlantic's " Catastrophe " exhibition continues through July 17. New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media ...