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The weary sun hath made a golden set
November 2, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The weary sun hath made a golden set
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Once I was face-to-face with a great snowy owl. As it happened I said to myself this will never happen again. Such a sad reaction! The bird flew off before I could have any other.
November 29, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Once I was face-to-face with a great snowy owl. As it happened I said to myself this will never happen again. Such a sad reaction! The bird flew off before I could have any other.
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Koikichi the crow is the goodwill mascot of Karasumori Shrine in Shimbashi, Tokyo. He is said to bring good fortune in love, and if you take a photo with him, you will find romance.
November 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Koikichi the crow is the goodwill mascot of Karasumori Shrine in Shimbashi, Tokyo. He is said to bring good fortune in love, and if you take a photo with him, you will find romance.
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"The English profs keep sweeping our work under the rug, but that rug is about three feet off the floor by now, and things are coming out from under it and eating the English profs."
(Ursula K. Le Guin, Prospects for Women in Writing, 1986)
(Ursula K. Le Guin, Prospects for Women in Writing, 1986)
October 30, 2025 at 8:37 AM
"The English profs keep sweeping our work under the rug, but that rug is about three feet off the floor by now, and things are coming out from under it and eating the English profs."
(Ursula K. Le Guin, Prospects for Women in Writing, 1986)
(Ursula K. Le Guin, Prospects for Women in Writing, 1986)
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⛰️山海経24: 鵕鳥。「まっすぐなクチバシのトビ」という難題すぎる怪鳥。大鶚と同様に帝に成敗されているので、こちらもデュラハン鳥にしました。
🌊Shanhai jing 24: Xun-niao. Another deity bird slain by the emperor. It’s remarkable that the description says they are a raptor with a straight bill. I don’t think such birds exist at present.
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
🌊Shanhai jing 24: Xun-niao. Another deity bird slain by the emperor. It’s remarkable that the description says they are a raptor with a straight bill. I don’t think such birds exist at present.
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
November 24, 2025 at 1:05 AM
⛰️山海経24: 鵕鳥。「まっすぐなクチバシのトビ」という難題すぎる怪鳥。大鶚と同様に帝に成敗されているので、こちらもデュラハン鳥にしました。
🌊Shanhai jing 24: Xun-niao. Another deity bird slain by the emperor. It’s remarkable that the description says they are a raptor with a straight bill. I don’t think such birds exist at present.
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
🌊Shanhai jing 24: Xun-niao. Another deity bird slain by the emperor. It’s remarkable that the description says they are a raptor with a straight bill. I don’t think such birds exist at present.
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
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I do desire it with all my heart; and I hope it is no dishonest desire to desire to be a woman of the world.
November 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I do desire it with all my heart; and I hope it is no dishonest desire to desire to be a woman of the world.
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⛰️山海経15: 䴅。騒がしい6本足カササギ。首の数は特筆されていないのですが、せっかくなので頭も増やしました。3羽集まるとかしましい。
🌊Shanhai jing 15: Fen, the six-legged noisy magpie with a white body and a red tail. The description doesn’t mention their head, so I felt I should add some to let them be noisier.
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
🌊Shanhai jing 15: Fen, the six-legged noisy magpie with a white body and a red tail. The description doesn’t mention their head, so I felt I should add some to let them be noisier.
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
November 14, 2025 at 11:58 PM
⛰️山海経15: 䴅。騒がしい6本足カササギ。首の数は特筆されていないのですが、せっかくなので頭も増やしました。3羽集まるとかしましい。
🌊Shanhai jing 15: Fen, the six-legged noisy magpie with a white body and a red tail. The description doesn’t mention their head, so I felt I should add some to let them be noisier.
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
🌊Shanhai jing 15: Fen, the six-legged noisy magpie with a white body and a red tail. The description doesn’t mention their head, so I felt I should add some to let them be noisier.
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
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The Latin word monstrum provides us with the term monster. Monstrum is “that which appears” or shows itself. It also has a relation to the Latin word monere, meaning “to warn” and relates to the concept of an omen or a portent.
November 25, 2025 at 6:52 AM
The Latin word monstrum provides us with the term monster. Monstrum is “that which appears” or shows itself. It also has a relation to the Latin word monere, meaning “to warn” and relates to the concept of an omen or a portent.
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March 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Toei's new Tokusatsu franchise dares to ask a bold question; what if a guy was Red
November 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Toei's new Tokusatsu franchise dares to ask a bold question; what if a guy was Red
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Myusy, a festive sea slug, is a mascot for the coastal town of Hayama, in Kanagawa Prefecture. Myusy supports beach cleanups and activities to protect the marine environment.
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Myusy, a festive sea slug, is a mascot for the coastal town of Hayama, in Kanagawa Prefecture. Myusy supports beach cleanups and activities to protect the marine environment.
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I'm performatively liminal, which means I'm standing on a cliff going "OOOOH MAYBE I'LL JUMP, MAYBE I'M A REPRESENTATION OF CROSSING A THRESHOLD THAT CANNOT BE UNCROSSED, OOOOOOH"
Has “performative” become the new “liminal” in that it’s a term that is very useful but its misuse on social media is rendering it difficult to use
November 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I'm performatively liminal, which means I'm standing on a cliff going "OOOOH MAYBE I'LL JUMP, MAYBE I'M A REPRESENTATION OF CROSSING A THRESHOLD THAT CANNOT BE UNCROSSED, OOOOOOH"
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⛰️山海経5：嚻。意外と漢字を表示できる！ 古代中国サイクロプスバード。嚻という字の形が面白いので、４つの翼をそのまま四角い「口」型にして「目」を中心に置きました。
🌊Shanhai jing 5: Xiao. The four-winged, one-eyed bird with a dog tail. It reminds me of Cyclops. The meat cures stomachache. (idk how to hunt them tho)
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
🌊Shanhai jing 5: Xiao. The four-winged, one-eyed bird with a dog tail. It reminds me of Cyclops. The meat cures stomachache. (idk how to hunt them tho)
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
November 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
⛰️山海経5：嚻。意外と漢字を表示できる！ 古代中国サイクロプスバード。嚻という字の形が面白いので、４つの翼をそのまま四角い「口」型にして「目」を中心に置きました。
🌊Shanhai jing 5: Xiao. The four-winged, one-eyed bird with a dog tail. It reminds me of Cyclops. The meat cures stomachache. (idk how to hunt them tho)
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
🌊Shanhai jing 5: Xiao. The four-winged, one-eyed bird with a dog tail. It reminds me of Cyclops. The meat cures stomachache. (idk how to hunt them tho)
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
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[To the tune of Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison]
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Walking down the street
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵House with chicken feet
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Walking down the street
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵House with chicken feet
🎵Baba Yaga
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
[To the tune of Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison]
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Walking down the street
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵House with chicken feet
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Walking down the street
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵House with chicken feet
🎵Baba Yaga
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I will stand by, this remains the funniest mistranslation in manga localization history
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I will stand by, this remains the funniest mistranslation in manga localization history
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the point of technology was basically to allow for the existence of Google Earth (the greatest invention of the 21st century) and now that we have that, we should focus on more important things
November 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
the point of technology was basically to allow for the existence of Google Earth (the greatest invention of the 21st century) and now that we have that, we should focus on more important things
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No.1 Sentai Gozyuger (2025)
Episode 18
Episode 18
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
No.1 Sentai Gozyuger (2025)
Episode 18
Episode 18
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"Underage drinking" is a pretty transparent excuse for the likely real reason she was fired, which is "tabloids have been spreading rumours about her having affairs with other members of the crew for months that are clearly motivated by her being half-Filipina"
Wait, what's this about xenophobia? I only heard about the underage drinking stuff and hypocrisy due to men with way worse scandals getting slapped on the wrist at most
November 8, 2025 at 11:21 AM
"Underage drinking" is a pretty transparent excuse for the likely real reason she was fired, which is "tabloids have been spreading rumours about her having affairs with other members of the crew for months that are clearly motivated by her being half-Filipina"
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If you think racism wasn’t somehow involved here, Yui Koike (the pink ranger in Gokaiger) only revealed very recently she is part-Filipino. Gokaiger was 14 years ago. Tabloids are fucking ruthless if they smell blood in the water.
November 9, 2025 at 3:28 AM
If you think racism wasn’t somehow involved here, Yui Koike (the pink ranger in Gokaiger) only revealed very recently she is part-Filipino. Gokaiger was 14 years ago. Tabloids are fucking ruthless if they smell blood in the water.
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I hope Maya knows that so many people around the world care about her!! I wish her the best 😢🙏💗
#gozyuger #supersentai
#gozyuger #supersentai
November 9, 2025 at 7:03 AM
I hope Maya knows that so many people around the world care about her!! I wish her the best 😢🙏💗
#gozyuger #supersentai
#gozyuger #supersentai
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sumino's still going down as one of the better highlights of gozyuger and maya brought a charm to this show that stood out so much from the others. i just hope everything will turn out positively for her because she's amazing. they can never take away how much of a gem she is
November 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
sumino's still going down as one of the better highlights of gozyuger and maya brought a charm to this show that stood out so much from the others. i just hope everything will turn out positively for her because she's amazing. they can never take away how much of a gem she is
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For what it’s worth, if I had endured months of harassment from tabloids and vicious rumors I would probably have a drink too.
The whole thing is a crock, and Maya Imamori deserved support. Not this.
The whole thing is a crock, and Maya Imamori deserved support. Not this.
Maya Imamori, actress for GozyuUnicorn/Sumino, has left the cast of #Gozyuger, effective immediately.
After being caught underage drinking, she was released by her agency, and her contract for the show was terminated.
📰 Toei press release: www.toei.co.jp/company/pres... #ゴジュウジャー
After being caught underage drinking, she was released by her agency, and her contract for the show was terminated.
📰 Toei press release: www.toei.co.jp/company/pres... #ゴジュウジャー
November 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
For what it’s worth, if I had endured months of harassment from tabloids and vicious rumors I would probably have a drink too.
The whole thing is a crock, and Maya Imamori deserved support. Not this.
The whole thing is a crock, and Maya Imamori deserved support. Not this.
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