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Nothing to do but write, I suppose. Concatenate the words like train cars until the sentence ends in a satisfying caboose. And then do it again. With enough trains of thought you can have a paragra…
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The envelope that held my magazine was torn somewhere in transit between Gaikoku and Tokyo. The Japan post office repaired the damage and included an apology note about the tear.
January 4, 2026 at 9:54 AM
The envelope that held my magazine was torn somewhere in transit between Gaikoku and Tokyo. The Japan post office repaired the damage and included an apology note about the tear.
What it’s like to go anywhere in public in Tokyo rn:
January 4, 2026 at 9:37 AM
What it’s like to go anywhere in public in Tokyo rn:
ANYWAY, I did some exploring, and the best 福袋/sale is for La R*che-Posay products at L*ft. A couple of excellent bundles and discounts on certain items.
January 4, 2026 at 2:36 AM
ANYWAY, I did some exploring, and the best 福袋/sale is for La R*che-Posay products at L*ft. A couple of excellent bundles and discounts on certain items.
Every single day I wake up and see new evidence that the Devil is real.
And it’s like, ok, I get it.
And it’s like, ok, I get it.
January 4, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Every single day I wake up and see new evidence that the Devil is real.
And it’s like, ok, I get it.
And it’s like, ok, I get it.
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Keith Haring (untitled, 1980), seen at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis in 2024.
January 3, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Keith Haring (untitled, 1980), seen at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis in 2024.
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Tokyo Metro has already refreshed their manner posters featuring the 2026 zodiac animal
January 3, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Tokyo Metro has already refreshed their manner posters featuring the 2026 zodiac animal
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just saw a crow in a tree that was big enough to change my outlook on life. there is a before and after i saw this humongous dog sized crow
January 1, 2026 at 9:36 PM
just saw a crow in a tree that was big enough to change my outlook on life. there is a before and after i saw this humongous dog sized crow
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“Amerika” (mid-1850s) by Hiroshige Utagawa
Hiroshige created this image of what he thought symbolized America: an elaborately garbed white aristocrat on horseback. The image reflected Japan's curiosity / apprehension about the outside world after isolation.
P.S. 2026 is America's 250th birthday!
Hiroshige created this image of what he thought symbolized America: an elaborately garbed white aristocrat on horseback. The image reflected Japan's curiosity / apprehension about the outside world after isolation.
P.S. 2026 is America's 250th birthday!
January 1, 2026 at 2:07 PM
“Amerika” (mid-1850s) by Hiroshige Utagawa
Hiroshige created this image of what he thought symbolized America: an elaborately garbed white aristocrat on horseback. The image reflected Japan's curiosity / apprehension about the outside world after isolation.
P.S. 2026 is America's 250th birthday!
Hiroshige created this image of what he thought symbolized America: an elaborately garbed white aristocrat on horseback. The image reflected Japan's curiosity / apprehension about the outside world after isolation.
P.S. 2026 is America's 250th birthday!
Line too long for 初詣 today.
January 1, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Line too long for 初詣 today.
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あけましておめでとう!
Happy New Year! 🥳
Happy New Year! 🥳
December 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM
あけましておめでとう!
Happy New Year! 🥳
Happy New Year! 🥳
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Sankei explains how, to get this shot of a Doctor Yellow running in front of Mt. Fuji, the photographer stood chest-deep in the Fuji River. www.sankei.com/article/2025...
December 31, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Sankei explains how, to get this shot of a Doctor Yellow running in front of Mt. Fuji, the photographer stood chest-deep in the Fuji River. www.sankei.com/article/2025...
When I die, don’t post my obituary on social media. That shit is for family and irl friends.
Just post that I died tragically rescuing my family from the wreckage of a destroyed sinking battleship.
Just post that I died tragically rescuing my family from the wreckage of a destroyed sinking battleship.
December 31, 2025 at 2:18 AM
When I die, don’t post my obituary on social media. That shit is for family and irl friends.
Just post that I died tragically rescuing my family from the wreckage of a destroyed sinking battleship.
Just post that I died tragically rescuing my family from the wreckage of a destroyed sinking battleship.
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Last persimmon pic of the year.
December 31, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Last persimmon pic of the year.
Did you all know that this Tolstoy guy could write?
December 30, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Did you all know that this Tolstoy guy could write?
Cat owners on BlueSky: My cat is a Criminal. It is breaking my most Treasured Possessions. It is committing tax fraud. It has trapped my Youngest in a closet. I would die for this animal.
Dog owners: He was unexpectedly good when we had company today, because of the prospect of cheese.
Dog owners: He was unexpectedly good when we had company today, because of the prospect of cheese.
December 30, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Cat owners on BlueSky: My cat is a Criminal. It is breaking my most Treasured Possessions. It is committing tax fraud. It has trapped my Youngest in a closet. I would die for this animal.
Dog owners: He was unexpectedly good when we had company today, because of the prospect of cheese.
Dog owners: He was unexpectedly good when we had company today, because of the prospect of cheese.
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hard to overstate how I am both Tony and AJ in this
December 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
hard to overstate how I am both Tony and AJ in this
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Left: Glengarry Glen Ross, released October 2, 1993.
Right: Garfield and Friends episode 79, aired October 3, 1993.
Right: Garfield and Friends episode 79, aired October 3, 1993.
December 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Left: Glengarry Glen Ross, released October 2, 1993.
Right: Garfield and Friends episode 79, aired October 3, 1993.
Right: Garfield and Friends episode 79, aired October 3, 1993.
Kurosawa’s movie “Cloud” kicks ass.
It’ll make you say, “That’s cinema!”
It’ll make you say, “That’s cinema!”
December 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Kurosawa’s movie “Cloud” kicks ass.
It’ll make you say, “That’s cinema!”
It’ll make you say, “That’s cinema!”
For some reason, the local theater had a little, cute robot that was running around, interacting with everyone.
The kids were excited, inventing dances with it.
It cried when we left. 😭
The kids were excited, inventing dances with it.
It cried when we left. 😭
December 26, 2025 at 7:24 AM
For some reason, the local theater had a little, cute robot that was running around, interacting with everyone.
The kids were excited, inventing dances with it.
It cried when we left. 😭
The kids were excited, inventing dances with it.
It cried when we left. 😭
Grow the fuck up! Ancient sculptures from 460–450 BC are not adult content.
It is Very Funny that Odysseus, the canonically hot and clever ideal of an Ancient Greek warrior, was cast as Matt Damon.
Meanwhile we have the Riace bronze sculptures. A different take on an ideal.
Meanwhile we have the Riace bronze sculptures. A different take on an ideal.
December 26, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Grow the fuck up! Ancient sculptures from 460–450 BC are not adult content.
It is Very Funny that Odysseus, the canonically hot and clever ideal of an Ancient Greek warrior, was cast as Matt Damon.
Meanwhile we have the Riace bronze sculptures. A different take on an ideal.
Meanwhile we have the Riace bronze sculptures. A different take on an ideal.
December 26, 2025 at 2:23 AM
It is Very Funny that Odysseus, the canonically hot and clever ideal of an Ancient Greek warrior, was cast as Matt Damon.
Meanwhile we have the Riace bronze sculptures. A different take on an ideal.
Meanwhile we have the Riace bronze sculptures. A different take on an ideal.