Mario Rustan
@mariorustan.bsky.social
Patron saint of chaos. Beautiful bastard. Reviewing books on Asia. Probably the only heterodox in Asia.
I asked this to Grok (it needs more positive works I suppose) and it said that according to the CDC, the average weight for adult American men is 200 pounds and for adult American women 172 pounds.
As scary it is for me, this 185 pounds figure could be...right.
As scary it is for me, this 185 pounds figure could be...right.
January 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I asked this to Grok (it needs more positive works I suppose) and it said that according to the CDC, the average weight for adult American men is 200 pounds and for adult American women 172 pounds.
As scary it is for me, this 185 pounds figure could be...right.
As scary it is for me, this 185 pounds figure could be...right.
On Ashley Tisdale and mum friends.
open.substack.com/pub/charlott...
open.substack.com/pub/charlott...
Please Don't Let Ashley Tisdale Put You Off Making Mum Friends
With a free pass (for parents) to self promote in the comments, in a bid to help us all make friends
open.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:43 PM
On Ashley Tisdale and mum friends.
open.substack.com/pub/charlott...
open.substack.com/pub/charlott...
Reposted by Mario Rustan
January 7, 2026 at 2:13 PM
The weirdness of women's sports writing goes from "First women's athlete to play 100 games" in 2016 to "First female to play 100 games" in 2026.
January 7, 2026 at 3:05 AM
The weirdness of women's sports writing goes from "First women's athlete to play 100 games" in 2016 to "First female to play 100 games" in 2026.
Following Aussies come with cricket posts just like following Republicans come with college football posts.
January 6, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Following Aussies come with cricket posts just like following Republicans come with college football posts.
While X hides likes Substack now shows which posts did following liked. So be careful.
Meanwhile on Bluesky it's someone saying the users must act better and others saying "we don't want nazis here", and I still don't understand what's going on.
Meanwhile on Bluesky it's someone saying the users must act better and others saying "we don't want nazis here", and I still don't understand what's going on.
January 6, 2026 at 2:36 AM
While X hides likes Substack now shows which posts did following liked. So be careful.
Meanwhile on Bluesky it's someone saying the users must act better and others saying "we don't want nazis here", and I still don't understand what's going on.
Meanwhile on Bluesky it's someone saying the users must act better and others saying "we don't want nazis here", and I still don't understand what's going on.
Reposted by Mario Rustan
Jewish problems, human problems. thecjn.ca/opinion/pers...
The week the world fell apart
Jewish families, like gentile ones, experience the full range of internal crises.
thecjn.ca
January 5, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Jewish problems, human problems. thecjn.ca/opinion/pers...
It's summertime in Australia. This is an Indonesian R&B set in a LA supermarket.
youtu.be/sFIbcgHrGSg?...
youtu.be/sFIbcgHrGSg?...
NIKI - Every Summertime | Marvel Studios' Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings
YouTube video by Marvel Entertainment
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 4:55 PM
It's summertime in Australia. This is an Indonesian R&B set in a LA supermarket.
youtu.be/sFIbcgHrGSg?...
youtu.be/sFIbcgHrGSg?...
Reposted by Mario Rustan
I can now enjoy a Mediterranean diet while I watch those wall-to-wall gambling adverts.
January 5, 2026 at 8:54 AM
I can now enjoy a Mediterranean diet while I watch those wall-to-wall gambling adverts.
Before the pandemic some Chinese restaurants in Australia deliberately hired Taiwanese students, asked them about Taiwan on day 3, fired them and then posting the incident to advertise themselves as "a patriotic restaurant".
I wonder if Uber drivers in Europe are doing the same. For chatgroup clout
I wonder if Uber drivers in Europe are doing the same. For chatgroup clout
January 5, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Before the pandemic some Chinese restaurants in Australia deliberately hired Taiwanese students, asked them about Taiwan on day 3, fired them and then posting the incident to advertise themselves as "a patriotic restaurant".
I wonder if Uber drivers in Europe are doing the same. For chatgroup clout
I wonder if Uber drivers in Europe are doing the same. For chatgroup clout
My province might have the longest Christmas & New Year school holiday (it's formally called that) in the world it's still holiday this week. The reason is government's discretion.
Parents are surely unhappy, as for children it depends which you ask.
Parents are surely unhappy, as for children it depends which you ask.
January 5, 2026 at 2:01 AM
My province might have the longest Christmas & New Year school holiday (it's formally called that) in the world it's still holiday this week. The reason is government's discretion.
Parents are surely unhappy, as for children it depends which you ask.
Parents are surely unhappy, as for children it depends which you ask.
Have a strange feeling (it's 2 am) that had I been an Aussie, people offline and online would have scrutinized my politics more than now I am as an Indonesian.
Perhaps it's true: In Indonesia people want to check your religion, while in the West people want to check your politics.
Perhaps it's true: In Indonesia people want to check your religion, while in the West people want to check your politics.
January 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Have a strange feeling (it's 2 am) that had I been an Aussie, people offline and online would have scrutinized my politics more than now I am as an Indonesian.
Perhaps it's true: In Indonesia people want to check your religion, while in the West people want to check your politics.
Perhaps it's true: In Indonesia people want to check your religion, while in the West people want to check your politics.
You're right, they are lovely pieces. And well, the other two contributors happened to teach me. Have mixed feelings right now.
January 4, 2026 at 6:51 PM
You're right, they are lovely pieces. And well, the other two contributors happened to teach me. Have mixed feelings right now.
Reposted by Mario Rustan
Last day for the Museum of Bad Gifts!
January 4, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Last day for the Museum of Bad Gifts!
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Guten Morgen! ❄️🌾🐟
January 4, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Guten Morgen! ❄️🌾🐟
Reposted by Mario Rustan
Don't say I didn't warn you! Not paywalled: phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com/p/if-houses-...
January 4, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Don't say I didn't warn you! Not paywalled: phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com/p/if-houses-...
Oh I eager to know what it is. Quite ashamed that in my quest to get a postman bag in the mall, as I didn't find any khaki (& not sure about the cleaning) and leather is out of budget, I settled for a plastic H&M that pretends it's leather. Uniqlo meanwhile is very honest of its plasticity.
January 3, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Oh I eager to know what it is. Quite ashamed that in my quest to get a postman bag in the mall, as I didn't find any khaki (& not sure about the cleaning) and leather is out of budget, I settled for a plastic H&M that pretends it's leather. Uniqlo meanwhile is very honest of its plasticity.
In CAD it's $3.75. Affordable and can be a good value if you share or for multiple consumption, but can be too much for other.
I guess the analogy is a plate of something that's $13.75. Okay for some, too expensive or not worth it for others, or a good deal for another person.
I guess the analogy is a plate of something that's $13.75. Okay for some, too expensive or not worth it for others, or a good deal for another person.
January 3, 2026 at 6:33 PM
In CAD it's $3.75. Affordable and can be a good value if you share or for multiple consumption, but can be too much for other.
I guess the analogy is a plate of something that's $13.75. Okay for some, too expensive or not worth it for others, or a good deal for another person.
I guess the analogy is a plate of something that's $13.75. Okay for some, too expensive or not worth it for others, or a good deal for another person.
It is, but they are hardly available here so I guess mozzarella is the sub.
January 3, 2026 at 6:27 PM
It is, but they are hardly available here so I guess mozzarella is the sub.
Keep seeing this as a loo installed in a library lane instead of walls of books in a w/c. Appreciate the absurdity.
January 3, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Keep seeing this as a loo installed in a library lane instead of walls of books in a w/c. Appreciate the absurdity.
My apology for the restaurant's misspell.
January 3, 2026 at 3:27 PM
My apology for the restaurant's misspell.
Might try this poutin another time.
January 3, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Might try this poutin another time.
'Kanada' trends on Indonesian X and apparently that's because our new soccer coach is an Englishman who had lived in Canada since 2011.
January 3, 2026 at 3:18 PM
'Kanada' trends on Indonesian X and apparently that's because our new soccer coach is an Englishman who had lived in Canada since 2011.
Wolf Moon!
(With a line reminding that the term isn't suitable for Australian environment although it's also respectful of indigenous American perspective)
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
(With a line reminding that the term isn't suitable for Australian environment although it's also respectful of indigenous American perspective)
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Skies to light up with extra large wolf moon tonight
Stargazers will be treated with a supersized wolf moon for the first weekend of the year. Here's what to know.
www.abc.net.au
January 3, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Wolf Moon!
(With a line reminding that the term isn't suitable for Australian environment although it's also respectful of indigenous American perspective)
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
(With a line reminding that the term isn't suitable for Australian environment although it's also respectful of indigenous American perspective)
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
An American mutual just used Bali as an example of something an American might expect (the distance makes it different for Aussies) and I'm really touched.
Meanwhile Indonesians didn't go to Bali last week over storm & reputed Balinese rudeness to local tourists, and picked my city instead.
Meanwhile Indonesians didn't go to Bali last week over storm & reputed Balinese rudeness to local tourists, and picked my city instead.
January 3, 2026 at 1:48 AM
An American mutual just used Bali as an example of something an American might expect (the distance makes it different for Aussies) and I'm really touched.
Meanwhile Indonesians didn't go to Bali last week over storm & reputed Balinese rudeness to local tourists, and picked my city instead.
Meanwhile Indonesians didn't go to Bali last week over storm & reputed Balinese rudeness to local tourists, and picked my city instead.