これは貸しです。

Introducing Kashi 貸し, a guide to why "Ghibli-inspired" media without Japanese creatives is harmful. It includes links to learn more about Orientalism, Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki, and Japanese culture.

Learn. Share. Change.

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We’ve been watching a lot of Dropout content, and I have come to the conclusion that Katie Marovitch has the vibe of the “smart” sister in a Jane Austen novel who has somehow ended up on this show and is just rolling with it. (Complimentary.)

Here's my long comic essay about breaking up with Harry Potter and JKR's increasing transphobia. Please boycott the new TV show and all of her future projects ✨ #harrypotter #transphobia #jkrowling

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Today is a good day to brush up on/ learn about Japanese-American internment during WWII. Two HS/MS age appropriate books I recommend are Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston(a bit older- I read it in HS) and When the Emperor was Divine by Julie Otsuka.

Crowdsourced reports of ICE raids. Zoomed in to my own city and found several sightings (not 100% confirmed, but there is moderation of submissions here). Be safe, friends.

I can’t wait for my copy! If you love 90s sci-fi and want a ttrpg that captures that vibe PERFECTLY, this is a game you should check out.

10 things scripted reality tv teaches us about role-playing.

This is about games which foreground character drama (Monsterhearts) and those times you want a bit of character drama in your dungeon.

10 ways to create more drama and story in your messy relationship games.

Enjoy!

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The Humanities must firmly reject AI taking over our classrooms, our pedagogy. It’s the only way.

At the beginning of our final, I asked students to use an anonymous “short answer” poll site to recognize one member of the class BY NAME who had helped them. Then, I displayed the responses to the class The responses had such kindness and appreciation in them, and it was such a great way to end.

I love my community comic book shop d&d game so much. Today, I got to successfully use Hellish Rebuke as a Warlock for the first time as a player, and it was fun as heck. If you’re in Ventura County, Arsenal Comics & Games is a gem.

For me, the key line of this post has just joined Gandalf’s “All we have to decide is what do with the time that is given us” quote as “Words to live by” for the next four years and beyond.

Every year, Orbit does a “try out new authors” ebook sale. I always grab anything that looks even halfway interesting, and I have found some GEMS.

There are some awesome looking stories this year, but most looking forward to These Deathless Shores.

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On the last regular day of a hard semester, it brought me joy to sit in a room with my last workshop group of student writers of speculative fiction. They took each others' work seriously, gave great feedback, and engaged in lively discussion. I was honored to be there.