Carla Oikawa
@carlaoikawa.bsky.social
Former 📚lit professor turned applied & computational linguistic data scientist 👩🏻💻, while 🎹 ✍🏻 🍰🧘🏻♀️👥🪴🌏 ing — not all necessarily in this order.
🔗 carlaoikawa.substack.com
🔗 carlaoikawa.substack.com
Gratitude is not a substitute for justice.
— "What are we eating on Monday?"
theemdash.press
November 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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The Tokyo High Court has ruled that Japan’s failure to recognize same-sex marriages is constitutional, in a departure from five other high courts that had ruled otherwise. 👉 ebx.sh/HXALu8
November 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The Tokyo High Court has ruled that Japan’s failure to recognize same-sex marriages is constitutional, in a departure from five other high courts that had ruled otherwise. 👉 ebx.sh/HXALu8
Reposted by Carla Oikawa
It’s here: Our list of 100 Notable Books of 2025. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
November 28, 2025 at 1:48 AM
It’s here: Our list of 100 Notable Books of 2025. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
Onward with Ava DuVernay
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November 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Onward with Ava DuVernay
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Bruna Caroline Ferreira, who was brought to the U.S. as a child and is the mother of Leavitt’s nephew, was arrested near Boston earlier this month and taken into ICE custody.
Woman With Ties To Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s Family In ICE Custody
Bruna Caroline Ferreira, who was brought to the U.S. as a child and is the mother of Leavitt’s nephew, was arrested near Boston earlier this month and taken into ICE custody.
www.forbes.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Bruna Caroline Ferreira, who was brought to the U.S. as a child and is the mother of Leavitt’s nephew, was arrested near Boston earlier this month and taken into ICE custody.
Reposted by Carla Oikawa
Rep. Adelita Grijalva became the crucial 218th lawmaker to sign on to a bipartisan petition designed to force a House vote on releasing files related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Petition Forcing Epstein Vote Succeeds Over White House Objections
The newly sworn-in House Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva provided the crucial vote on the bipartisan petition.
on.wsj.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Rep. Adelita Grijalva became the crucial 218th lawmaker to sign on to a bipartisan petition designed to force a House vote on releasing files related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Shortages, Smoothies and Fraud: The Matcha Market Cracks Under Pressure www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/d...
Shortages, Smoothies and Fraud: The Matcha Market Cracks Under Pressure
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Shortages, Smoothies and Fraud: The Matcha Market Cracks Under Pressure www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/d...
“Our lives do happen in letters — not between the lines, but traced by them.”
New essay on celebrating Kerrie-Lee Nell, Letters Live, and the love for a city. Link in bio.
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@letterslive, @thetimes #dearlondon #london🇬🇧 #letters #letterslive 📮
New essay on celebrating Kerrie-Lee Nell, Letters Live, and the love for a city. Link in bio.
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@letterslive, @thetimes #dearlondon #london🇬🇧 #letters #letterslive 📮
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
“Our lives do happen in letters — not between the lines, but traced by them.”
New essay on celebrating Kerrie-Lee Nell, Letters Live, and the love for a city. Link in bio.
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@letterslive, @thetimes #dearlondon #london🇬🇧 #letters #letterslive 📮
New essay on celebrating Kerrie-Lee Nell, Letters Live, and the love for a city. Link in bio.
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@letterslive, @thetimes #dearlondon #london🇬🇧 #letters #letterslive 📮
"Se eu morrer não chore não, é só a lua."
~Lô Borges 1952-2025
~Lô Borges 1952-2025
November 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
"Se eu morrer não chore não, é só a lua."
~Lô Borges 1952-2025
~Lô Borges 1952-2025
Reposted by Carla Oikawa
"se eu morrer não chore não, é só a lua"
que privilégio ter tido o lô borges com a gente. puxa vida.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8ET...
que privilégio ter tido o lô borges com a gente. puxa vida.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8ET...
Um Girassol Da Cor Do Seu Cabelo
YouTube video by Lô Borges - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
"se eu morrer não chore não, é só a lua"
que privilégio ter tido o lô borges com a gente. puxa vida.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8ET...
que privilégio ter tido o lô borges com a gente. puxa vida.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8ET...
Reposted by Carla Oikawa
The world is hot — and only getting hotter. Here's what places around the globe are doing to keep cool, from repainting surfaces and installing outdoor showers to planting trees and going underground. nyti.ms/46CXyqn
September 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The world is hot — and only getting hotter. Here's what places around the globe are doing to keep cool, from repainting surfaces and installing outdoor showers to planting trees and going underground. nyti.ms/46CXyqn
It is said that when a German officer pointed at a photograph of Guernica and asked Picasso, “Did you do that?”, the artist replied: “No, you did.”
— Guernica, Picasso, 1937
#guernica #picasso #spanishcivilwar #pablopicasso
— Guernica, Picasso, 1937
#guernica #picasso #spanishcivilwar #pablopicasso
September 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
It is said that when a German officer pointed at a photograph of Guernica and asked Picasso, “Did you do that?”, the artist replied: “No, you did.”
— Guernica, Picasso, 1937
#guernica #picasso #spanishcivilwar #pablopicasso
— Guernica, Picasso, 1937
#guernica #picasso #spanishcivilwar #pablopicasso
Reposted by Carla Oikawa
Meredith Kopit Levien said the newspaper would 'not be cowed' by the US president’s $15bn lawsuit, which she described not only as legally baseless, but as part of a campaign to intimidate independent journalism on.ft.com/41VRaJE
September 18, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Meredith Kopit Levien said the newspaper would 'not be cowed' by the US president’s $15bn lawsuit, which she described not only as legally baseless, but as part of a campaign to intimidate independent journalism on.ft.com/41VRaJE
Reposted by Carla Oikawa
Black-and-white, but far from simple, Kon Ichikawa’s film is a survival story that stares into humanity’s darkest corners.
‘Fires on the Plain’: Haunting imagery in restored 1959 war film stands the test of time
Now restored in 4K, Kon Ichikawa’s film is a far from simple survival story that stares into humanity’s darkest corners.
ebx.sh
August 20, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Black-and-white, but far from simple, Kon Ichikawa’s film is a survival story that stares into humanity’s darkest corners.
New on my Substack:
A Book Review Section! ✨
I’ve created a dedicated section for book reviews, literary analysis, and deep dives into storytelling.
First up: The Tokyo Suite by Brazilian writer Giovana Madalosso.
✨ 🔗 bit.ly/43zZkbW
Feel welcome to be part of the conversation!
A Book Review Section! ✨
I’ve created a dedicated section for book reviews, literary analysis, and deep dives into storytelling.
First up: The Tokyo Suite by Brazilian writer Giovana Madalosso.
✨ 🔗 bit.ly/43zZkbW
Feel welcome to be part of the conversation!
March 12, 2025 at 9:49 AM
New on my Substack:
A Book Review Section! ✨
I’ve created a dedicated section for book reviews, literary analysis, and deep dives into storytelling.
First up: The Tokyo Suite by Brazilian writer Giovana Madalosso.
✨ 🔗 bit.ly/43zZkbW
Feel welcome to be part of the conversation!
A Book Review Section! ✨
I’ve created a dedicated section for book reviews, literary analysis, and deep dives into storytelling.
First up: The Tokyo Suite by Brazilian writer Giovana Madalosso.
✨ 🔗 bit.ly/43zZkbW
Feel welcome to be part of the conversation!