The decision to close the 68th Cannes Film Festival with Luc Jacquet’s poignant documentary, La glace et le ciel (“Ice and Sky”), sends a rather clear message: “let’s stop messing about and finally get down to business, eh?” In a press release straight from the proverbial horse’s mouth, the festival underlined that, “to program…
Inger Christensen was a Danish poet, novelist, essayist and editor. Christensen is considered to be one the greatest Danish poetic experimentalists of her era. She has won countless awards, including the Grand Prix des Biennales Internationales de Poésie in 1991 and the European Poetry Prize in 1995. alphabet is one of her most well-known works…
Wind down this Wednesday with a beautiful classic, known to be one of America’s most celebrated works of literature, Walden by Henry David Thoreau _ The Greener Square Review: In Walden, Henry David Thoreau achieves the complex philosophical task of describing how the metaphysical aspects of nature catalyze a form of human enlightenment. Through this…
We want to make a positive impact! We think spreading helpful information can help us to do that. Here’s some of the things you can expect: 1. Current articles on environmental initiatives, events and innovations. 2. Photos and videos about the “greener” lifestyle. 3. Important and up-and-coming environmental books on #WindDownWednesday. 4. New and healthy…
Q: What does “greener” mean? A: “Greener” is the next step in the “green” movement. If “green” means good for the environment, “greener” means good for the environment and the people. There is often an expression of cognitive dissonance between actions that are ‘good for you’ and ‘good the environment’. We think there shouldn’t be.…