Nevin Thompson
@nevint.bsky.social
I like poetry, photography, languages (esp Japanese), and religion (esp Japanese). And movies (esp Japanese). And Bob Dylan. Epilepsy parent.
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Nevin Thompson
@nevint.bsky.social
· Jan 16
Photographing with intent
The number-one lesson I learned about photography in 2024.
tsunoga.ghost.io
I have a blog now. It's still a little rough around the edges with few posts, but I blog about #photography, the books I read and the movies I watch, #translation (particularly poetry), and stuff that interests me in the news, especially anything related to #japan.
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NYC Times Square (Oct 2025) #photography
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
NYC Times Square (Oct 2025) #photography
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Through the Nichiren sect the 'hemorrhoid god' reached a large audience (he remained popular until the development of modern medicines).
In Kyōto 'Shūzan Jiun Reijin' found a home at Enjō-ji (圓成寺), a temple founded in 1630 by Nichinin (日任), 21st abbot of Honman-ji (本満寺).
In Kyōto 'Shūzan Jiun Reijin' found a home at Enjō-ji (圓成寺), a temple founded in 1630 by Nichinin (日任), 21st abbot of Honman-ji (本満寺).
November 11, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Through the Nichiren sect the 'hemorrhoid god' reached a large audience (he remained popular until the development of modern medicines).
In Kyōto 'Shūzan Jiun Reijin' found a home at Enjō-ji (圓成寺), a temple founded in 1630 by Nichinin (日任), 21st abbot of Honman-ji (本満寺).
In Kyōto 'Shūzan Jiun Reijin' found a home at Enjō-ji (圓成寺), a temple founded in 1630 by Nichinin (日任), 21st abbot of Honman-ji (本満寺).
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Images from films starring one of the towering figures of Japanese cinema, Tatsuya Nakadai - RIP
Yojimbo (1961)
High and Low (1963)
The Face of Another (1966)
Kill! (1968)
Yojimbo (1961)
High and Low (1963)
The Face of Another (1966)
Kill! (1968)
November 11, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Images from films starring one of the towering figures of Japanese cinema, Tatsuya Nakadai - RIP
Yojimbo (1961)
High and Low (1963)
The Face of Another (1966)
Kill! (1968)
Yojimbo (1961)
High and Low (1963)
The Face of Another (1966)
Kill! (1968)
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I wrote a shorter, slightly punchier version of my recent research article about Sanseitō as my first contribution to the new Tokyo Review. It should be vastly more accessible, and hopefully sets the tone of what else I plan to do in the future of TR www.tokyoreview.net/2025/11/what...
Sanseitō and its far-right conspiracy ideology
In July 2025, Sanseitō (a.k.a. The Party of DIY !!) became the first far-right political party in postwar history to establish a stable presence in both Houses of the National Diet. With the party’s f...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I wrote a shorter, slightly punchier version of my recent research article about Sanseitō as my first contribution to the new Tokyo Review. It should be vastly more accessible, and hopefully sets the tone of what else I plan to do in the future of TR www.tokyoreview.net/2025/11/what...
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It’s a shame that GTA VI has been delayed but I’m excited by Rockstar’s promise that the extra time will allow them to give all the pedestrians in the game “a rich inner life” and “the capacity to actually experience pain”
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
It’s a shame that GTA VI has been delayed but I’m excited by Rockstar’s promise that the extra time will allow them to give all the pedestrians in the game “a rich inner life” and “the capacity to actually experience pain”
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Plaques commemorating African American soldiers fighting against Nazi Germany in Europe have been removed from a U.S. military cemetery in the Netherlands.
Memorial to Black US soldiers who died in WW2 quietly removed
The panels, only displayed last year, were taken down earlier this summer, the Black Liberators told Newsweek.
www.newsweek.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Plaques commemorating African American soldiers fighting against Nazi Germany in Europe have been removed from a U.S. military cemetery in the Netherlands.
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This was an interesting article to translate. Next year the Fire Horse comes round again. (Spoiler: the author doesn't expect a similar phenomenon in 2026.)
www.nippon.com/en/japan-top...
www.nippon.com/en/japan-top...
The Year of the Fire Horse: Why Did Births Plummet in Japan in 1966?
The number of newborns in Japan showed a severe dip in 1966, which has been attributed to a superstition based on the 60-year zodiac cycle that suggested women born in that year would be hot-tempered ...
www.nippon.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 AM
This was an interesting article to translate. Next year the Fire Horse comes round again. (Spoiler: the author doesn't expect a similar phenomenon in 2026.)
www.nippon.com/en/japan-top...
www.nippon.com/en/japan-top...
The dim dankness as the days go short makes me think I'm living on an alien planet.
November 10, 2025 at 5:23 AM
The dim dankness as the days go short makes me think I'm living on an alien planet.
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Interesting sponsored content from Meta in Canada
omg.
Meta clearly trying to polarize the issue of digital sovereignty by running this in the Hub.
Meta clearly trying to polarize the issue of digital sovereignty by running this in the Hub.
November 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Interesting sponsored content from Meta in Canada
With two sons who are conscription age, I have deep misgivings. The CF is coming off of a decade or more of deeply broken leadership, where essentially the entire CF leadership has been forced to resign or even prosecuted for conspiring to enable sexual assault. Does the CF have the capacity here?
As the international security environment continues to deteriorate, including ongoing threats from 🇷🇺 and the spectre of US annexation, comes news that 🇨🇦 is seriously looking at how to hugely expand our military reserves. Finland‘s deep experience (see above🧵) seems a key point of reference. 30/x
Canadian military wants mobilization plan in place to boost reserves to 400,000 personnel
Mobilization plan would see Canadian Forces reserves increased to 400,000
ottawacitizen.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:31 AM
With two sons who are conscription age, I have deep misgivings. The CF is coming off of a decade or more of deeply broken leadership, where essentially the entire CF leadership has been forced to resign or even prosecuted for conspiring to enable sexual assault. Does the CF have the capacity here?
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Groundbreaking British Museum show set to challenge samurai myths
Groundbreaking British Museum show set to challenge samurai myths
Exclusive: Exhibition will reveal complex reality, featuring women and artistic creations, beyond armour-clad warriors
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Groundbreaking British Museum show set to challenge samurai myths
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This is my primary complaint.
I do study this stuff, at the graduate level at a fancy CS program.
Sam Altman and Elon Musk and their ilk have poisoned the well for one of the most important advances in maths and computer science in many years.
Like Monsanto took DNA modification & exploited it.
I do study this stuff, at the graduate level at a fancy CS program.
Sam Altman and Elon Musk and their ilk have poisoned the well for one of the most important advances in maths and computer science in many years.
Like Monsanto took DNA modification & exploited it.
November 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This is my primary complaint.
I do study this stuff, at the graduate level at a fancy CS program.
Sam Altman and Elon Musk and their ilk have poisoned the well for one of the most important advances in maths and computer science in many years.
Like Monsanto took DNA modification & exploited it.
I do study this stuff, at the graduate level at a fancy CS program.
Sam Altman and Elon Musk and their ilk have poisoned the well for one of the most important advances in maths and computer science in many years.
Like Monsanto took DNA modification & exploited it.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Tagging @jerclarke.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy who likes these thingies
November 9, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Tagging @jerclarke.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy who likes these thingies
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Set in Taiwan, YI YI (2000) follows the lives of the Jian family from the alternating perspectives of the 3 main family members: father N.J., teen daughter Ting-Ting, & young son Yang-Yang.
YI YI celebrates its 25th anniversary with a new 4K restoration! Opens 11/14 at UPT: siff.info/yiyi25th-bs
YI YI celebrates its 25th anniversary with a new 4K restoration! Opens 11/14 at UPT: siff.info/yiyi25th-bs
November 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Set in Taiwan, YI YI (2000) follows the lives of the Jian family from the alternating perspectives of the 3 main family members: father N.J., teen daughter Ting-Ting, & young son Yang-Yang.
YI YI celebrates its 25th anniversary with a new 4K restoration! Opens 11/14 at UPT: siff.info/yiyi25th-bs
YI YI celebrates its 25th anniversary with a new 4K restoration! Opens 11/14 at UPT: siff.info/yiyi25th-bs
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“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
November 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states
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Mong Tong's Taiwan Mystery II features a montage of unusual architecture and occult phenomena from around the country. It was released along with an art book featuring photos and imagery from many of these sites. The music is also really great; dreamy instrumental psychrock. youtu.be/kwHcZaPLl58?...
Mong Tong - Taiwan Mystery II
YouTube video by Mong Tong
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November 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Mong Tong's Taiwan Mystery II features a montage of unusual architecture and occult phenomena from around the country. It was released along with an art book featuring photos and imagery from many of these sites. The music is also really great; dreamy instrumental psychrock. youtu.be/kwHcZaPLl58?...
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He should call it And Another Thing
John Carpenter says he's working on a sequel to 'The Thing'
"We'll see"
"We'll see"
November 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
He should call it And Another Thing
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My mum just said to me "You should be hung like a horse". When I challenged her over saying such a thing, it transpires she thought it was a punishment horses got. Turns out she's been incorrectly using the phrase since the 90s in various settings
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
My mum just said to me "You should be hung like a horse". When I challenged her over saying such a thing, it transpires she thought it was a punishment horses got. Turns out she's been incorrectly using the phrase since the 90s in various settings
Learned that my son’s gr 10 careers class has been showing O’Leary and Shark Tank videos to “learn how to pitch a startup.” I quite like the teacher and don’t want to cause a fuss, but I just can’t get over willingly introducing students to this utter and total moronic jerk.
one of the reasons Kevin O'Leary has mostly abandoned Canada for the USA is that he's an idiot and politicians of all stripes in Canada know he's an idiot so they stopped talking to him decades ago
Canadian multimillionaire and Shark Tank guy Kevin O'Leary went on TV to say he's upset Zohran won't talk to him: "I and others who invest in real estate have tried to get a meeting to figure out what's rhetoric and what's policy. So far for me it's been crickets."
November 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Learned that my son’s gr 10 careers class has been showing O’Leary and Shark Tank videos to “learn how to pitch a startup.” I quite like the teacher and don’t want to cause a fuss, but I just can’t get over willingly introducing students to this utter and total moronic jerk.
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BBC really burying the lede there
November 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
BBC really burying the lede there
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In case you missed it...
“Black Photojournalism,” an exhibition that opens Sept. 13 and runs through Jan.19 at the Oakland museum, brings together the work of 60 photographers who documented life in America
“Black Photojournalism,” an exhibition that opens Sept. 13 and runs through Jan.19 at the Oakland museum, brings together the work of 60 photographers who documented life in America
'Black Photojournalism' exhibition captures famous people and everyday life in America
Charles “Teenie” Harris’ photography for the Pittsburgh Courier has left an indelible legacy for Pittsburgh and photojournalism as a...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
In case you missed it...
“Black Photojournalism,” an exhibition that opens Sept. 13 and runs through Jan.19 at the Oakland museum, brings together the work of 60 photographers who documented life in America
“Black Photojournalism,” an exhibition that opens Sept. 13 and runs through Jan.19 at the Oakland museum, brings together the work of 60 photographers who documented life in America