Bo Laurent
@bolaurent.bsky.social
日本語ok
https://www.firesafesonoma.org/grazing/
Japanese festival in Sonoma County: http://sonomamatsuri.org/
http://isna.org/
https://www.firesafesonoma.org/grazing/
Japanese festival in Sonoma County: http://sonomamatsuri.org/
http://isna.org/
Today I learned that Yoda rubbing his head is a George Lucas homage to Kurosawa (Takashi Shimura as the lead Samurai in Seven Samurai rubbing his bald head; I couldn't find a photo of a him doing that but fans will surely recall his habit)
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December 17, 2024 at 2:44 AM
Today I learned that Yoda rubbing his head is a George Lucas homage to Kurosawa (Takashi Shimura as the lead Samurai in Seven Samurai rubbing his bald head; I couldn't find a photo of a him doing that but fans will surely recall his habit)
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A German company that sells cleaning equipment used its pressure washers to create a giant image of Godzilla on the Iwaya Kawauchi Dam in Saga Prefecture.
[Image from Karcher Japan's Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DCqQeKtAJ7... ]
[Image from Karcher Japan's Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DCqQeKtAJ7... ]
November 23, 2024 at 5:02 AM
A German company that sells cleaning equipment used its pressure washers to create a giant image of Godzilla on the Iwaya Kawauchi Dam in Saga Prefecture.
[Image from Karcher Japan's Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DCqQeKtAJ7... ]
[Image from Karcher Japan's Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DCqQeKtAJ7... ]
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My colleagues discovered ways to destroy forever chemicals. Amazing stuff.
Out this week in Nature, RASEI Fellow Niels Damrauer is part of a team that has developed a light-driven reaction that can decompose and destroy PFA forever chemicals, showing potential to tackle this global problem: cen.acs.org/environment/...
New techniques use visible light to destroy PFAS
Novel light-activated catalysts tear apart carbon-fluorine bonds in the forever chemicals
cen.acs.org
November 22, 2024 at 11:37 PM
My colleagues discovered ways to destroy forever chemicals. Amazing stuff.
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Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
June 16, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
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Scary Friday thought:
Given what we know about how parasites manipulate hosts, is it inconceivable that a parasite could worm its way into the brain of a prominent politician to influence them to take over and then dismantle the entire US healthcare system, for the future success of all parasites?
Given what we know about how parasites manipulate hosts, is it inconceivable that a parasite could worm its way into the brain of a prominent politician to influence them to take over and then dismantle the entire US healthcare system, for the future success of all parasites?
a man covering his mouth with his hand in front of a red wall
ALT: a man covering his mouth with his hand in front of a red wall
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November 22, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Scary Friday thought:
Given what we know about how parasites manipulate hosts, is it inconceivable that a parasite could worm its way into the brain of a prominent politician to influence them to take over and then dismantle the entire US healthcare system, for the future success of all parasites?
Given what we know about how parasites manipulate hosts, is it inconceivable that a parasite could worm its way into the brain of a prominent politician to influence them to take over and then dismantle the entire US healthcare system, for the future success of all parasites?
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Hadn't realized the Godzilla on Iwayagawauchi Dam was the work of a team from Kärcher of Germany, using their high pressure cleaners. The firm has released some photographs. prtimes.jp/main/html/rd...
November 22, 2024 at 5:12 AM
Hadn't realized the Godzilla on Iwayagawauchi Dam was the work of a team from Kärcher of Germany, using their high pressure cleaners. The firm has released some photographs. prtimes.jp/main/html/rd...
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Introducing a Yokai from Amami Ōshima—the kenmun.
It is said to favour hanging out on top of certain banyan trees and disguises itself by camouflaging its long legs amongst the dangling roots. Its body is covered with reddish brown orange fur, —the orang utan comes to mind.
It is said to favour hanging out on top of certain banyan trees and disguises itself by camouflaging its long legs amongst the dangling roots. Its body is covered with reddish brown orange fur, —the orang utan comes to mind.
November 22, 2024 at 7:44 AM
Introducing a Yokai from Amami Ōshima—the kenmun.
It is said to favour hanging out on top of certain banyan trees and disguises itself by camouflaging its long legs amongst the dangling roots. Its body is covered with reddish brown orange fur, —the orang utan comes to mind.
It is said to favour hanging out on top of certain banyan trees and disguises itself by camouflaging its long legs amongst the dangling roots. Its body is covered with reddish brown orange fur, —the orang utan comes to mind.
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A few blurry pictures from a fabulous opening night.
The two calligraphic works by Tong Yang-Tze #董陽孜 in the Great Hall of the Met (left and right panels)
行於其所當行，止於其不得不止
Go where it is right, stop when one must (Su Shi)
他山之石可以攻玉
Stones from other mountains can refine our jade (Book of Songs)
The two calligraphic works by Tong Yang-Tze #董陽孜 in the Great Hall of the Met (left and right panels)
行於其所當行，止於其不得不止
Go where it is right, stop when one must (Su Shi)
他山之石可以攻玉
Stones from other mountains can refine our jade (Book of Songs)
November 23, 2024 at 3:16 AM
A few blurry pictures from a fabulous opening night.
The two calligraphic works by Tong Yang-Tze #董陽孜 in the Great Hall of the Met (left and right panels)
行於其所當行，止於其不得不止
Go where it is right, stop when one must (Su Shi)
他山之石可以攻玉
Stones from other mountains can refine our jade (Book of Songs)
The two calligraphic works by Tong Yang-Tze #董陽孜 in the Great Hall of the Met (left and right panels)
行於其所當行，止於其不得不止
Go where it is right, stop when one must (Su Shi)
他山之石可以攻玉
Stones from other mountains can refine our jade (Book of Songs)
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This print always gives me Studio Ghibli vibes, it especially makes me think of Swamp Bottom in Spirited Away.
🎨'Rain at Omiya'- Kawase Hasui, 1930.
#JapaneseArt #shinhanga
🎨'Rain at Omiya'- Kawase Hasui, 1930.
#JapaneseArt #shinhanga
November 19, 2024 at 12:24 AM
This print always gives me Studio Ghibli vibes, it especially makes me think of Swamp Bottom in Spirited Away.
🎨'Rain at Omiya'- Kawase Hasui, 1930.
#JapaneseArt #shinhanga
🎨'Rain at Omiya'- Kawase Hasui, 1930.
#JapaneseArt #shinhanga
Wow, thank you for bringing this to attention!
If you’ve ever wanted help transcribing calligraphic Japanese texts, you won’t want to miss this CDDP introductory video by Tarin Clanuwat on the Center for Open Data in the Humanities on their Kuronet Kuzushiji Recognition tools and IIIF Curation Viewer! guides.nccjapan.org/cddp/video-s...
November 18, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Wow, thank you for bringing this to attention!
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“More than 116,000 people in the United States deactivated their X accounts on the web the day after the election—the most U.S. deactivations in a single day under Musk—according to data compiled by Similarweb… Total deactivations could be much higher.“ Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/t...
How Bluesky, Alternative to X and Facebook, Is Handling Growth
The fledgling social media site has been flooded by people seeking alternatives to Facebook, X and Threads. It hasn’t all been easy.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2024 at 5:04 PM
“More than 116,000 people in the United States deactivated their X accounts on the web the day after the election—the most U.S. deactivations in a single day under Musk—according to data compiled by Similarweb… Total deactivations could be much higher.“ Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/t...
I read this novel in Japanese translation earlier this year and was deeply moved. It’s now out in English translation!
Especially for Japanese history buffs, yuri genre fans, foodies, and railroad lovers.
www.graywolfpress.org/books/taiwan...
Especially for Japanese history buffs, yuri genre fans, foodies, and railroad lovers.
www.graywolfpress.org/books/taiwan...
Taiwan Travelogue | Graywolf Press
May 1938. The young novelist Aoyama Chizuko has sailed from her home in Nagasaki, Japan, and arrived in Taiwan. She’s been invited there by the Japanese government ruling the island, though she has no...
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November 17, 2024 at 5:07 PM
I read this novel in Japanese translation earlier this year and was deeply moved. It’s now out in English translation!
Especially for Japanese history buffs, yuri genre fans, foodies, and railroad lovers.
www.graywolfpress.org/books/taiwan...
Especially for Japanese history buffs, yuri genre fans, foodies, and railroad lovers.
www.graywolfpress.org/books/taiwan...
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More self-intro: in the past decade "my boom" is rakugo, the traditional Japanese art of comic storytelling—a kind of "sit down" comedy. Last year we did a big show including Tatekawa Shinoharu, a Yale grad who's now a major rakugoka. He sometimes performs in English.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT02...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT02...
【"Tenshiki" Japanese Comedy Rakugo in English by Shinoharu Tatekawa】（英語版「転失気」立川志の春）
YouTube video by Tatekawa Shinoharu 立川志の春
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November 12, 2024 at 12:57 AM
More self-intro: in the past decade "my boom" is rakugo, the traditional Japanese art of comic storytelling—a kind of "sit down" comedy. Last year we did a big show including Tatekawa Shinoharu, a Yale grad who's now a major rakugoka. He sometimes performs in English.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT02...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT02...
Kore-eda!
One of the greatest Japanese TV dramas of all time is Ashura no gotoku, a 1979 series written by Mukoda Kuniko. Netflix just announced it will stream a remake directed and written by Koreeda Hirokazu and starring Miyazawa Rie, Ono Machiko, Aoi Yu, and Hirose Suzu.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X657...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X657...
「阿修羅のごとく」オープニング映像｜Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix Japan
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November 17, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Kore-eda!
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Sometimes I dream of understanding the languages of other animals, and now I fear I’d be rudely awakened 🫣
November 16, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Sometimes I dream of understanding the languages of other animals, and now I fear I’d be rudely awakened 🫣
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"okay! i've got all the sheep! hallo?! boss?? I HAVE ALL THE SHEEP!"
November 16, 2024 at 2:54 AM
"okay! i've got all the sheep! hallo?! boss?? I HAVE ALL THE SHEEP!"
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This! 💯
Starting the day with one of my favorite moments from the campaign.
Down with the traitors, up with the stars.
youtu.be/6Dqj_dOzgO8?...
Down with the traitors, up with the stars.
youtu.be/6Dqj_dOzgO8?...
Bon Iver - Battle Cry of Freedom
YouTube video by Eye On Dunn County
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November 5, 2024 at 1:00 PM
This! 💯
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I complained about Japanese media coverage of Trump yesterday but @tobiasharris.bsky.social makes a fair point about print media being generally better at it. In this case, my frustration is definitely aimed primarily at TV news coverage. I think that still leaves me wondering...
Hitotsubashi political scientist Ichihara Maiko in Mainichi on Trump's threat to democracy. (Again, I think Japanese news organizations have been pretty clear-eyed.)
mainichi.jp/articles/202...
mainichi.jp/articles/202...
トランプ次期政権「1期目よりも悪化」 三つの側面で民主主義弱体化 | 毎日新聞
米大統領選で共和党のトランプ前大統領が返り咲きを決め、来年1月に新政権が発足します。米国や日本、世界はどう向き合えばいいのでしょうか。国内外の識者に問います。 市原麻衣子・一橋大教授
mainichi.jp
November 9, 2024 at 11:15 AM
I complained about Japanese media coverage of Trump yesterday but @tobiasharris.bsky.social makes a fair point about print media being generally better at it. In this case, my frustration is definitely aimed primarily at TV news coverage. I think that still leaves me wondering...
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A thread on birthright citizenship I wrote in 2018, that unfortunately remains relevant.
I always thought this was where it was all headed. Abolishing birthright citizenship for the non-white and non-rich. And why I teach on United States v. Wong Kim Ark every semester.
Who was Wong Kim Ark? 1/
I always thought this was where it was all headed. Abolishing birthright citizenship for the non-white and non-rich. And why I teach on United States v. Wong Kim Ark every semester.
Who was Wong Kim Ark? 1/
November 11, 2024 at 7:21 PM
A thread on birthright citizenship I wrote in 2018, that unfortunately remains relevant.
I always thought this was where it was all headed. Abolishing birthright citizenship for the non-white and non-rich. And why I teach on United States v. Wong Kim Ark every semester.
Who was Wong Kim Ark? 1/
I always thought this was where it was all headed. Abolishing birthright citizenship for the non-white and non-rich. And why I teach on United States v. Wong Kim Ark every semester.
Who was Wong Kim Ark? 1/
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Grateful for the MIT News covering the ongoing exhibit I’ve had the pleasure of curating:
news.mit.edu/2024/from-sa...
news.mit.edu/2024/from-sa...
Samurai in Japan, then engineers at MIT
A new exhibit at MIT, “From Samurai into Engineers,” explores the Institute’s first Japanese students, who arrived as MIT was taking flight and their own country was opening up.
news.mit.edu
November 15, 2024 at 1:45 AM
Grateful for the MIT News covering the ongoing exhibit I’ve had the pleasure of curating:
news.mit.edu/2024/from-sa...
news.mit.edu/2024/from-sa...
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Correct. We made the organizational shift because of Musk, but now that I’m here, I’m just really enjoying consuming interesting material without having to filter promoted MAGA content or screen for rapey antisemitic shit.
Discussing Bluesky migration in terms of liberal flight misses the simple fact that most people use social media for fun not influence and this platform, unlike X and cruddified Facebook, doesn’t feel like you’re wading through shit to reach your friends. It’s not that deep.
November 17, 2024 at 10:19 AM
Correct. We made the organizational shift because of Musk, but now that I’m here, I’m just really enjoying consuming interesting material without having to filter promoted MAGA content or screen for rapey antisemitic shit.
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If I can finish proofreading and make the index in time, my new book will come out in January. 📖
I've been working on it for five years so I'm pretty excited that it will soon be a reality. I'd like to tell you a bit about it.
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I've been working on it for five years so I'm pretty excited that it will soon be a reality. I'd like to tell you a bit about it.
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November 17, 2024 at 8:00 AM
If I can finish proofreading and make the index in time, my new book will come out in January. 📖
I've been working on it for five years so I'm pretty excited that it will soon be a reality. I'd like to tell you a bit about it.
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I've been working on it for five years so I'm pretty excited that it will soon be a reality. I'd like to tell you a bit about it.
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