Everybody loves time-lapse photography—what’s the deal with that? The sappy answer would be that it appeals to our desire for immortality, our yearning to see the big picture. The more cynical explanation is that it stimulates our short attention spans; who has time to, like, wait for a flower to bloom? Whatever the reason for its popularity, “One Year in 40 Seconds,” a video by some dude named Erik Solheim that shows a lightly wooded meadow going through 365 days of cyclical transformation in under a minute, has become one of those “Internet sensations” all the kids are talking about. With the New Year only a week old, the window for seasonal self-reflection is still open, and this click helps. Plus, it’s really short. -JS
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