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voice, speech, accents, dialects; Earlham, Waseda, Central Speech & Drama, Northwestern, Cornell; Japanese, theatre, performance studies, sound studies
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This whole thread, but would add that this goes for "federal, state, or local officials" PLUS the kind of unbadged, unidentified "private security" forces we're likely to be seeing more of soon.

None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.

Stone Wings

A guy who used to be a comedian & is good at improv and dealing with hecklers and who has also spent the last 3 years in a war zone turns out to be a guy you can’t out-alpha, imagine that

Lego artist Jumpei Mitsui just unveiled his latest creation: the Lego block Danjiri Float. The artist spent 6 months on the structure, in which he says he challenged the limits of high resolution Lego blocks. It’s on view at the Danjiri Museum in Kobe

pet peeve forever: bad/un-catchy/unintelligible protest chanting. HEY HEY. HO HO. (mumble mumble mumble mbm) HEY HEY. HO HO. (mmble) etc. I want to get paid to design really good protest chants, with BIG VOWELS and SHARP CONSONANTS, and SYLLABLE EMPHASIS in the right places.

This thread is quickly becoming the weirdest love letter to a film you’ve never seen but should that I have ever witnessed.

this post by itself (2/63 !?!) has convinced me I should see this film

what's wrong babe? you've barely touched your rarohire rochi terochichimomo

The Courtesan Hanazome of the Ogiya reading a letter and grinding ink, Kikukawa Eizan, c. 1810.

Warm Winter Light, Mont Tremblant Tim Packer n.d.

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Financial Experts Recommend Setting Aside Emergency Fund They Can Bilk You Out Of

Paintings by Mexican American artist July Guzman, 2020s.

Age yourself with a movie you saw in the theater

trillion dollar industry that will revolutionize everything

a strategically placed pekingese! a peke-show, as it were

i would try a small amount of this, for science

the cast of "House" (ハウス) [1977]

Ok, I'm doing a version of this thread for 🧪 who are new to political conditions where info security is a safety issue: 1. Don't make public lists of people who are engaging in acts of resistance 2. Be weary of calls to advertise acts of subversion 3. Don't live post resistance meetings

Crépuscule d’hiver (Baie St. Paul) Clarence Gagnon 1915

The next Bond movie will be titled "Time to Die Mister Bond, Handcrafted Artisanal Film Movie for Men – Perfecf Christmas Gift and Funny Realistic Spy Gag, Harmless Entertainment Prank for Kids and Adults, Realistic Vanilla Scent 7.9 Ounce Motion Picture (Pack of 1)"

I attempted to write '𰻞' (biáng), the Chinese character with the most strokes in the world, using a fountain pen.

"I Am a Bunny" by Richard Scarry

This feels so relevant right now.

“I’d take entrail divination over generative AI” 🔥🔥🔥

this letter in the LRB on Karl Polanyi is a useful quick explainer of the present moment—helpful framing for talking to relatives etc @londonreview.bsky.social

engaging in mild worship of 900 pound onyx pig-man idol i got at the cash n swap in order to discern whether i am immune to its abyssal thrall. currently i am totally immune , but i also choose based on logic to respect its patrimonial dominion

Sculpture by multidisciplinary Ugandan artist and writer Acaye Kerunen, 2020s, whose work incorporates natural, locally soourced materials to examine the "intricacies of natural systems and the impact of climate change."

The Child/Adolescent and Adult Immunization Schedules are both located at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp.... Download this info NOW, before this info is nuked off the CDC website and insurance stops covering shots.

Blue Pond (2023) Art Print: society6.com/a/artists/ry...

Found on Reddit: This man makes futuristic cardboard weapons 🤯 Anyone know who this is so I can follow? Probably the coolest and most creative thing I’ve seen all year. #artsandcrafts #diy #funny

never bet against the Catholic Workers they fight bedbugs and will go to prison for nothing and they live to 102 even if you beat their asses with clubs. your worst nightmare is just a Thursday to them. they will annoy you to death and show up to your wake to grab the leftovers for the poor

Jorts come watch tv. Jorts let’s clean your ears. Jorts put your toys away. Jorts do your timesheets. Jorts you’ve been in the hippo all day. Why are they so obsessed just let me stay in the hippo

obsessed with this painting of Gozu Tenno

The Japanese government is backing this futuristic wearable futon that will let citizens “carry sleep” wherever they go www.spoon-tamago.com/zzzn-sleep-a...