Netflix Japanβs same-sex dating show βThe Boyfriendβ slows down in its second season, letting relationships unfold at their own pace.
Netflix Japanβs same-sex dating show βThe Boyfriendβ slows down in its second season, letting relationships unfold at their own pace.
Would love to translate more of her work! The publishing biz just takes time π
Wrote about new films by Pen-ek Ratanaruang and Zhang LΓΌ that screened in competition at TIFF this year π³π
All of a sudden, sweater weather
Wrote about inaka idyll and dread and the queer longings of this summerβs vibiest show @mokmok-len.bsky.social πβ©οΈπ§
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hopescrolling
Managed to convert Threads into a cozy stream of moody interiors, slice-of-life illustrations, and urban photography. Still not sure whatβs going on with Bluesky π
Last week at Museo Sa Bassa Blanca on Mallorca, an extraordinary estate and immersive experience of one coupleβs decades-long art collection journey
Robert Jefferson, also known as The Kamakura Gardener, offers soothing missives via YouTube about gardening, cooking and slow living.
Humid evening jog to Kylie Minogue, with choco mint ice cream nightcap
Interesting characterization of games as a kind of "novelistic genre", by Espen Aarseth (www.researchgate.net/publication/...). The notion of de-spatialization is particularly helpful in thinking through what's happening when players recount stories of their play sessions
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Fumbled my way to the used books algorithm of Mercari and need to exercise restraint
Ahh, thank you, Don! π Happy spring to you and yours
A 23-year-old entertainer is redefining the Japanese comedic storytelling tradition for Gen Z by introducing elements of techno and underground youth culture.
THE BREAKING ICE γηε¬γ dir. Anthony Chen
Echoes of Bertolucci and Truffaut, with the dread and powerlessness of Hu Bo π§
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This week
An pencil sketch illustration of different spring flowers and their petal shapes, by mojacookie
A visual guide to spring flowers in East Asia. Clockwise from top right, in Japanese. I added English + Korean and Chinese Mandarin readings below
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plum (ume/maehwa/mei)
ζ apricot (anzu/salgu/xing)
ζ plum (sumomo/jadu/li)
ζ‘ peach (momo/boksung-a/tao)
ζ«» cherry (sakura/beotkkeot/ying)
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Pleased to share my story on the creators and audiences of Taiwanese manhua, and the global ecosystem they inhabit. Big thanks to April Chang, @michellekuo.bsky.social, and TAICCA for their time and support βοΈποΈπ₯ππ
βThere is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.β
The quiet horror of author and YouTuber "Uketsu" has thrilled millions of readers, but the man behind the smash-hit publishing phenomenon is still a mystery.
This whole world is wild at heart and weird on top π₯’π₯π
Best supporting actors: Laura Dern's hair, Nicolas Cage's snakeskin jacket
Been in this world almost forty years and I still havenβt figured out what waterproof shoes are, apparently π
That crisp winter light in Tokyo
L.A. so far
"Where Masquerade excels is the way it evokes a lived-in version of New YorkβBrooklyn in particularβeven as it takes its protagonist to increasingly surreal places."
@tobiascarroll.bsky.social on ππ₯Masquerade by @wheatfu.bsky.social for @reactorsff.bsky.social !
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Saturday!β¨
Join @wheatfu.bsky.social author of Masquerade @sunnysbookshop.bsky.social !
In convo w/ Tomas Moniz & @gkhudson.bsky.social
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Not on every model but itβs nice to have the option to peek outside, even from the aisle βΊοΈ