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Copyeditor and proofreader of non-fiction living in Japan www.alexanderproofreading.com
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this is gold 🤣. the political clarity is unmatched. i need the daily digest.

submitted 13 days ago • 605 comments

This new Pulp song is fantastic (and so is the video) – as good as anything they did in the 1990s. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_xn...

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

Miffy cafe Tokyo. This one's for you @merisi-vienna.bsky.social!

submitted 27 days ago • 2 comments

A quirky and delightful children's book based on a traditional Ukrainian folk tale that I proofread. www.amazon.com/Glove-Based-...

submitted 58 days ago • 0 comments

With my Miffy posse.

submitted 68 days ago • 1 comment

🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨 This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️ 👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

submitted 93 days ago • 137 comments

Not that we in the library wish to encourage profanity, but if you want to get rid of these AI-search summaries (which are often absolute nonsense), just swear in your search terms. It really works.

submitted 103 days ago • 18 comments

Soba restaurant, Asakusa, Tokyo.

submitted 104 days ago • 0 comments

A comment from a customer: 'I ... appreciate your copy-editing; your thoughtful feedback has taught me valuable lessons in academic expression and writing techniques. I've always found our communications comfortable, warm, and pressure-free, [making] working together such a pleasant experience.'

submitted 104 days ago • 0 comments

Always a delight to see a book you copy-edited go on sale with a beautiful cover. This book provides four inspiring but realistic visions of the future based on 'more than human', degrowth, solarpunk, and the metaverse. www.waterstones.com/book/designi...

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submitted 109 days ago • 5 comments

This is what I'm listening to at the moment, thanks to my 18-year-old son. This rap (English translation in the video) kicks the shit out of most of the dross that is J-pop. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHm6...

submitted 110 days ago • 0 comments

This is an amazing statement by Norway. Kudos 👏 to Norway

submitted 120 days ago • 17 comments

🐧💛😍

submitted 126 days ago • 0 comments

The word 'bed' kind of looks like a bed.

submitted 136 days ago • 29 comments

This the funniest thing I've seen for a while. Stomach-hurting funny. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iab...

submitted 142 days ago • 0 comments

Another piece of the US government machinery is being destroyed right now.

submitted 145 days ago • 1 comment

Very sad to read this. I used to have a lot of fun working with USAID-funded Americans in Namibia. Another thing destroyed by the new US administration.

submitted 148 days ago • 0 comments