Prof of Film and Media Studies and East Asian Languages and Literatures at Yale. Scholar of Japanese and other East Asian film and media (TV, manga, etc.). Likes rakugo, cats, and cycling. Views are my own. イェール大学教授、日本と他の東アジア映画とメディアの研究者。落語、猫と自転車。 .. more
Prof of Film and Media Studies and East Asian Languages and Literatures at Yale. Scholar of Japanese and other East Asian film and media (TV, manga, etc.). Likes rakugo, cats, and cycling. Views are my own. イェール大学教授、日本と他の東アジア映画とメディアの研究者。落語、猫と自転車。
Aaron Gerow is an American historian of Japanese cinema, and a member of the faculty of Yale University where he holds a joint position between the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures and the Film Studies Programs. .. more
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What is written here is important, but what is missing is the failure of the NYT and the mainstream media to emphasize every day the above truth in their coverage.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
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congrant.com/project/yidf...
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www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainmen...
"AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself"
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
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“Google seems to be opting you in to these features without your permission. Second, the company doesn't seem to have notified its users about this. As a Gmail user, I don't recall seeing any notifications about this change.”
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He said he had “nothing” to do with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
But I reviewed a call while serving on Trump’s NSC that I believe would be of interest to the Khashoggi family and the American people.
Release the transcript.
アニメ・シンポジウム『桃太郎 海の神兵』から『ペリリュー -楽園のゲルニカ-』まで 国産アニメーションは戦争をいかに描いたか
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
youtu.be/cBs-u1vuXik?...
"U.Va. paid nothing, yet lost everything:
Two centuries of independence, undone with a stroke of the pen"
www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
www.yidff.jp/docbox/11/bo...
Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.asahi.com/articles/AST...
( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )
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40 conservative orgs to create K-12 programs led by the America First Policy Institute, a conservative group, with Turning Point USA, the Heritage Foundation, and other conservative state and nat’l organizations. Let the indoctrination begin! 😳
www.npr.org/2025/09/17/n...
‘Tentacles squelching wetly’: the human subtitle writers under threat from AI
Artificial intelligence is making steady advances into subtitling but, say its practitioners, it’s a vital service that needs a human.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
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…so he can summarily detain immigrants who have lived in the US peacefully for decades-without committing crimes
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If you fear Brendan Carr, fear Ellison more
He's already a major stakeholder in CBS & Paramount.
Now CNN, HBO & major share of TikTok are in his sights
"If I were a Democratic official, (I'd taunt) every journalist ... from ABC, CBS and every other news and media organization that is now owned by the White House.... “Yes, I will happily answer your question, but first, how can we trust your company, since it is owned by Donald Trump?”"