Ili Saarinen
@ilisaarinen.bsky.social
Dad, suburban Tokyo
Deputy Editor, Time Out Tokyo
Deputy Editor, Time Out Tokyo
Pauleta PSG jersey on the Yamanote this morning. Always good to start the day by Remembering Some Guys.
October 3, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Pauleta PSG jersey on the Yamanote this morning. Always good to start the day by Remembering Some Guys.
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you gotta admit that Saudi Just For Laughs is a very funny concept
All Your Favorite Sellouts Will Be At The Riyadh Comedy Festival | Defector
The existence of a Saudi Arabia comedy festival has been on the periphery of my mind for a few weeks, but there’s no more ignoring it. It’s finally here. The Riyadh Comedy Festival kicks off on Friday...
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September 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
you gotta admit that Saudi Just For Laughs is a very funny concept
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Six film titles that are misleading…
6. Mission Impossible (it was possible)
5. Goodfellas (they were pretty bad actually)
4. Jurassic Park (Cretaceous Park more like)
3. The Constant Gardener (never even starts gardening)
2. The Man Who Wasn’t There (yes he was)
1. The NeverEnding Story (ends)
6. Mission Impossible (it was possible)
5. Goodfellas (they were pretty bad actually)
4. Jurassic Park (Cretaceous Park more like)
3. The Constant Gardener (never even starts gardening)
2. The Man Who Wasn’t There (yes he was)
1. The NeverEnding Story (ends)
June 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Six film titles that are misleading…
6. Mission Impossible (it was possible)
5. Goodfellas (they were pretty bad actually)
4. Jurassic Park (Cretaceous Park more like)
3. The Constant Gardener (never even starts gardening)
2. The Man Who Wasn’t There (yes he was)
1. The NeverEnding Story (ends)
6. Mission Impossible (it was possible)
5. Goodfellas (they were pretty bad actually)
4. Jurassic Park (Cretaceous Park more like)
3. The Constant Gardener (never even starts gardening)
2. The Man Who Wasn’t There (yes he was)
1. The NeverEnding Story (ends)
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新宿・都庁の下で毎週700人の行列ができる理由 過去最悪の支援状況か｜ルポルタージュTOKYO | NHK
【NHK】新宿の東京都庁には“世界最大”のプロジェクションマッピングを目当てに連日にぎわう一方で、週末の昼過ぎには、無料で配られる食料を待つ人たちの長い列が…その数は毎回700人ほどと、かつてない人が押し寄せる事態に直面しています。首都・東京の足元で何が起きているのか。現場を取材しました。
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May 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Comma fucker reporting for duty 🫡
What they call pedants (people who can’t resist correcting you’re spelling and grammer) in five different countries….
5. Comma fucker (Finland)
4. Little dot shitter (Switzerland)
3. Whittler of woodchips (Norway)
2. Counter of peas (Germany)
1. Sodomizer of flies (France)
5. Comma fucker (Finland)
4. Little dot shitter (Switzerland)
3. Whittler of woodchips (Norway)
2. Counter of peas (Germany)
1. Sodomizer of flies (France)
April 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Comma fucker reporting for duty 🫡
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March 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Sad to report that the LinkedIn app is still working
January 19, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Sad to report that the LinkedIn app is still working
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@davidjroth.bsky.social Cthulhu descends upon the city. There is no language for such abysms of shrieking and immemorial lunacy, such eldritch contradictions of all matter, force, and cosmic order. I stare into his eyes as I await my DoorDash burrito bowl.
The fact that Amazon workers were told to keep working in these conditions is unforgivable.
January 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
@davidjroth.bsky.social Cthulhu descends upon the city. There is no language for such abysms of shrieking and immemorial lunacy, such eldritch contradictions of all matter, force, and cosmic order. I stare into his eyes as I await my DoorDash burrito bowl.
“Alleged issue with woman” is top-shelf Japanese mediaspeak
Mainichi has translated yesterday's summary on how Masahiro Nakai's reported out-of-court settlement with a women mens broadcasters and advertisers are giving him a wide berth. mainichi.jp/english/arti...
Japan showbiz, ads rocked by ex-SMAP member Masahiro Nakai's alleged issue with woman - The Mainichi
TOKYO -- Japan radio and TV stations and companies are suspending advertisements and upcoming episodes of programs featuring Masahiro Nakai, a former
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January 9, 2025 at 9:40 AM
“Alleged issue with woman” is top-shelf Japanese mediaspeak
Embracing my future as an old dude who takes the same sakura and koyo photos every year
January 7, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Embracing my future as an old dude who takes the same sakura and koyo photos every year
You won’t get the future you want, but the future you deserve
Hell. You are describing hell. Nobody wants an “interactive and engaging” dishwasher. They just want their dishes cleaned. www.forbes.com/sites/bernar...
January 6, 2025 at 2:51 AM
You won’t get the future you want, but the future you deserve
Happy taking out the first trash of the new year to all who celebrate
January 5, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Happy taking out the first trash of the new year to all who celebrate
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THE BELL JAR
HARD ❌
It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and I didn't know what I was doing in New York
EASY ✅
That summer was sizzling, and so were the Rosenbergs
HARD ❌
It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and I didn't know what I was doing in New York
EASY ✅
That summer was sizzling, and so were the Rosenbergs
November 17, 2024 at 3:03 PM
THE BELL JAR
HARD ❌
It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and I didn't know what I was doing in New York
EASY ✅
That summer was sizzling, and so were the Rosenbergs
HARD ❌
It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and I didn't know what I was doing in New York
EASY ✅
That summer was sizzling, and so were the Rosenbergs
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“I want my child to only sleep four hours”
tell me you’ve never been a parent without telling me you’ve never been a parent
tell me you’ve never been a parent without telling me you’ve never been a parent
Tech bros know what every parent wants: children who sleep less
December 11, 2024 at 3:49 PM
“I want my child to only sleep four hours”
tell me you’ve never been a parent without telling me you’ve never been a parent
tell me you’ve never been a parent without telling me you’ve never been a parent
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I am begging someone, anyone, to publish a normal narrative of Augusta Britt's life.
Can Someone Please Write Normally About This Fascinating Woman? | Defector
Augusta Britt has had, by any reasonable accounting, an extraordinarily rich and interesting life, and seems like a vivid and fascinating person. By her mid-teens in the mid-1970s, she was a…
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November 22, 2024 at 2:05 AM
I am begging someone, anyone, to publish a normal narrative of Augusta Britt's life.
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it's my daughter's birthday and I ordered her a monster cake from Carvel and this is the picture on the website and this is the picture of it in real life. please note: this is not a complaint. if this had been the picture on the website i would have paid more
October 2, 2024 at 9:56 PM
it's my daughter's birthday and I ordered her a monster cake from Carvel and this is the picture on the website and this is the picture of it in real life. please note: this is not a complaint. if this had been the picture on the website i would have paid more
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Have some happy seals from Dunvegan Castle on the Isle of Skye.
August 14, 2024 at 1:54 AM
Have some happy seals from Dunvegan Castle on the Isle of Skye.
TIL that Costco Travel is a thing and now I think we need it in Japan pronto
www.theparisreview.org/blog/2024/07...
www.theparisreview.org/blog/2024/07...
Costco in Cancún - The Paris Review
On Costco aesthetics, at home and abroad.
www.theparisreview.org
August 1, 2024 at 12:10 PM
TIL that Costco Travel is a thing and now I think we need it in Japan pronto
www.theparisreview.org/blog/2024/07...
www.theparisreview.org/blog/2024/07...
The love of words is deep in my veins, helps me to silence my pain
RIP Wordsmith
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RIP Wordsmith
www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip...
Rapper-Actor Chino XL Dead at 50: Ice-T, Joe Budden & More Pay Tribute
Chino XL is dead at 50. Ice-T, Joe Budden and more remember the rapper-actor.
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July 31, 2024 at 10:33 PM
The love of words is deep in my veins, helps me to silence my pain
RIP Wordsmith
www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip...
RIP Wordsmith
www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip...