Here's a perspective changer: What if planet Earth had a Facebook profile? Earthbook, a short film by German filmmakers of Climate Media Factory, delves into planet earth's personal social media profile as Earth develops its relationship to humans, Earth's other inhabitants and the universe.

 

I Skyped with creative director Berndt Hezel all the way from Germany to talk about his short film. "We tried to think about a narration that can catch people who have been communicating digitally their whole lives," he told me. "First of all, we thought of Facebook. How would planet Earth comment on human?" (read more). 

The planets are realigning in new patterns this week, and their dynamic interactions signal another week of powerful transitions here on Earth. In the Northern Hemisphere, spring takes hold and hibernation becomes a thing of the past. In the Southern Hemisphere, the opposite may be true, but that change of season also inspires action, even if the activity is geared toward contraction rather than expansion. Change is in the air-everywhere. But please don't jump to the conclusion that we're out of the reach of the Uranus/Pluto squares-we are well within their range...(read more).