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PhD candidate in Japanese religions
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*never* stop the grind

submitted 2 days ago • 17 comments

"Ascension of Christ" (1957) by Balinese artist I Wayan Turun, and "The Nazarene" (1993) by Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour. Have a blessed Easter.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

For just shy of 700 days, I’ve loved the opportunity to spotlight some of Colonial America’s thriving public life, and highlight the vibrancy & richness of it that, because it came before independence, I don’t think most Americans ever get exposed to. Among my favorite moments:

submitted 3 days ago • 3 comments

Kitagawa Masakuni on the Ehjanaika movements, and their power to change and influence the political status quo (from Myth, Performance, and Politics. 1992):

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

A map/sugoroku board game commemorating Japan's 1925 "Great Flight to Europe," a record-setting trip that sent four aviators (top left) in two planes (center) on a 95-day journey to Rome. The map was issued by the Asahi newspaper, sponsor of the expedition, which enjoyed record sales throughout

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

American citizens who support anti-genocide protesters are not safe.

submitted 13 days ago • 28 comments

In light of the recent visa withdrawals, here is a PDF with advice for international students at UCLA. I’m so sorry to have to share this. drive.google.com/file/d/1x8_z...

submitted 15 days ago • 5 comments

🚨UPDATE: Rümeysa Öztürk has now suffered three separate asthma attacks while in DHS custody. She has not received her required asthma medications—a violation of her fundamental right to medical care. This is cruelty, it is neglect, and it is a damning moral and legal failure.

submitted 17 days ago • 234 comments

Shogun Elon Musk has placed America in a state of sakoku in order to protect Donald Trump from the hairy barbarians and their dangerous teachings of universal empathy.

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

Does it seem like there are conflicting explanations for these tariffs? What if I told you that there were multiple economic schools of thought in the administration, all with different goals--including for tariffs? Would you want to know more? Read my latest report: www.fpri.org/article/2025...

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

Recently taught this, one of Hopkins’ so-called “Terrible” or “Desolation” sonnets. An astonishing, shattering poem; the self splitting & re-splitting; self-invigilating, self-flagellating. A syntax of contortion & depression; words eliding, consuming—until, oh, that wild (“betweenpie”!) ending…

submitted 23 days ago • 6 comments

I went from thinking "how could they commit such a boner" to "okay, that's why" to "no wait seriously how did they do this".

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

"We often fail to acknowledge the freedom that history gives to us. Civilization reinforces that habit. But when we're on the barricades, we are aware of history. Instead of watching it like a sniper, we're watching it with a shotgun. That's post-Sartre." -- Akuta Masahiko in debate with Mishima

submitted 33 days ago • 1 comment

Streets for People Not for Cars!! www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/19/m...

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