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Karen Beilharz
@kbeilz.bsky.social
Writer, reader, editor, listener, knitter, TV and movie-watcher, Christian, and interested in way too many things.

http://hivemindedness.com
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For newbies: Hello, I'm Karen from Sydney, Aus!

In my day job, I edit podcasts & text. In my night job, I write comics & prose, knit, read/watch/listen to stuff, table at events, & occasionally edit for others.

This is what I'm into:

bsky.app/profile/kbei...
Get to know your mutuals. List 10 things you're into:

1. Writing my novel in libraries & cafés

2. Making comics with other people

3. Basque cheesecake

4. Asian dramas—particularly long xanxia series where the fate of the world is determined by the love story

5. Lace knitting
Get to know your mutuals. List 10 things you're into!

1. Comics
2. Mythology and folklore
3. Star Wars
4. Cooking (but not baking, can't bake to save my life)
5. Lord Of the Rings
6. Overwatch e-sports
7. Walks in nature
8. Korean BBQ (so good you guys)
9. Books
10. TV/Movies
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The team behind #SHOGUN confirms filming for the second season will start in January 2026, and confirms to be set 10 years after the events of the first season.

#HiroyukiSanada and Cosmo Jarvis will reprise their roles in the jdrama.
November 14, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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The government and the ruling coalition are considering a plan to raise the departure tax from the current ¥1,000 per person to ¥3,000 or more to fund measures against overtourism.
Japan may triple departure tax to tackle overtourism
The specific size of the increase will be discussed during fiscal 2026 tax system reform talks at the end of the year.
ebx.sh
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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How is AI *really* impacting jobs?

Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:

-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
What’s really going on with AI and jobs?
Record-breaking layoff reports, Amazon's mass firings, and a slump in entry level employment. Is AI behind it all?
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Autumn leaf 1
Watercolour, approximately 75 × 130 mm.

Suggested musical accompaniment:
youtu.be/htnXgyBbiyg?....
November 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Today I photographed the Japanese Bush Warbler. The Japanese Bush Warbler is a wild bird with a distinctive call, sounding as if its voice overlaps like a double voice.

#birdphotography
November 13, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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NHK has reported that about 130 pages of notes were found in late director Isao Takahata's home in June. The notes include draft scripts for unproduced projects, and ideas for a prequel to The Tale of Princess Kaguya.
Late Ghibli Director Isao Takahata's Unproduced Scripts Found at Home
Around 130 pages of notes include Princess Kaguya prequel, stories based on Shuten-dōji, Kenji Miyazawa
www.animenewsnetwork.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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we need a department of kerning
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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#ParkHyungsik has been offered the lead role in upcoming kdrama #AProperRomance (working title).
November 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Is your publisher reluctant to hype your novel? Shoot them a copy of Kathleen Norris's Motionless Shadows!
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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The finished panel is interesting…

The location is the same as ‘The Dreaming’ so we have strong echoes of it here for sure.
November 12, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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From the making of THE LORD OF THE RINGS films: That’s Rivendell, brought to life in a parking lot. It’s shit like this that makes me scream about obviously intangible, nonsensical CGI environments in film that make it impossible to emotionally connect to what you’re watching.

Photographer unknown.
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Look, I know that fast fashion is terrible and I try to buy nothing new and repair what I have whenever possible. But my normal resistance to Temu ads is utterly undone by this objectively incredible item
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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As a Rogue superfan, I get bored with seeing her in the Same. Damn. Two. Outfits. So i did a quick sketch of her as depicted in Uncanny #158. I put this original in my online store. I posted more Rogues on the patreon:
www.patreon.com/posts/143359...
November 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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SCAMP #comics market is THIS weekend!

📅: SAT 15 Nov @ 10-4pm
🗺️: Leichardt Town Hall, Sydney

I'll be tabling, so see you all there!
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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[Review] It’s not just a cake from Plain, it’s a manifestation of her relationship with Rintaro thus far.
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity ‒ Episode 11
www.animenewsnetwork.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Today I saw a kingfisher for the first time in a long while. The overcast sky made me feel like I truly saw the inherent beauty of its body.

#Illustration
#LineArt
#CommentPls
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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that’s what I’ve been saaaayying maaan
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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They're going up, up, up, it's their moment!
Mattel Unveils KPop Demon Hunters Dolls
They're going up, up, up, it's their moment
www.animenewsnetwork.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Logging in to say hello, the second SCAMP is this Saturday, Nov 15, at Leichhardt Town Hall.
It's a 100% comicbook-focused arts festival/market, featuring over 65 creators from across Australia.
Check out the amazing poster by @arielries.bsky.social
More info here: www.instagram.com/scampcomicsf...
November 11, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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Some of the stray dogs living near Chernobyl have recently turned blue. This confused scientists for weeks, until they realized they had simply been rolling around in chemicals from a nearby set of portable toilets. 14/10 for all
November 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM