In a grant proposal discussing mountain forest restoration, the author defines 'supernova' as an exploding star that becomes extremely bright. In 'supernova', 'super-' signals 'above'--at least in the way the term is introduced here. A critic in the piece dismisses this as a 'glossy supernova' and urges readers to ignore it. The author answers by redefining 'supernova' as a sudden burst of attention that fades but leaves traces and calling the critic’s view 'too narrow.'