fromThe New Yorker1 month agoBill McKibben on Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring"Rachel Carson's 'Silent Spring' and 'The Sea Around Us' exemplify significant contributions to literature and environmental awareness during America's intellectual peak.
Photographyfromwww.theguardian.com4 months agoThe big picture: Wolfgang Tillmans's tender image of two boys off the coast of DenmarkRachel Carson's essay highlights the paradoxical beauty of the ocean, a theme echoed in contemporary marine art.