Songs of the Earth

[Songs of the Earth] Earth Song: What Became of Its Questions?

Why can a song from more than thirty years ago still make us feel a little heartbroken?
Michael Jackson’s Earth Song begins with quiet questions and gradually builds into an urgent cry. Even without catching every word, we can sense what he wants us to n


Tales in the stars

Chapter 18:A School of Fish in the Starry Sky

In the autumn sky, Pisces is relatively faint. Looking south, however, you'll find Fomalhaut, a bright star in Piscis Austrinus.


Tales in the stars

Chapter 17:The Beauty Trouble of the Cepheus Family

A beauty-driven conflict makes the Cepheus family and the sea monster part of the story behind the autumn night sky.


Songs of the Earth

[Songs of the Earth] INSIGNIFICANCE: When We Accept Our Smallness

Hebe’s “Insignificance” captures the continuous movement of life and the world. Cities change, forests grow, some lives leave, and new lives arrive.
At a time when humans are used to placing themselves at the centre of the world, the song invites us to s


Tales in the stars

Chapter 16:The Prince, the Vessel, and the Career Crisis

Near the upper-left area of Aquarius, four stars form a Y-shaped pattern, the constellation’s most recognizable features. Extending westward from this Y-shape, Aquarius’s two brightest stars, Alpha and Beta Aquarii, can be found.