Tomoko Nagano
@tnagano411.bsky.social
Editor, writer. Tinkers with speech bubbles. Dabbles in ballet and figure skating.
I once babysat a 12 year old kid who asked me what the word “masterbate” meant. I told the kid to go look it up in the dictionary.
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September 7, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I once babysat a 12 year old kid who asked me what the word “masterbate” meant. I told the kid to go look it up in the dictionary.
This is heartbreaking. I was cautiously optimistic when the Kennedy Center announced their dance program (Stuttgart Ballet, Kyle Abraham, Martha Graham, Le Patin Libre, among others) for the upcoming season but now…
BREAKING: Kennedy Center cuts dance programming team as other top producers depart. My latest with @janaykingsberry.bsky.social. Read more:
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Kennedy Center cuts dance programming team, as top producers depart
The Kennedy Center laid off its dance programming division, and executives producing Broadway shows and the Kennedy Center Honors have resigned.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This is heartbreaking. I was cautiously optimistic when the Kennedy Center announced their dance program (Stuttgart Ballet, Kyle Abraham, Martha Graham, Le Patin Libre, among others) for the upcoming season but now…
Thank you for joining us. Flame Com was so inspiring! Must look for more yuri!
August 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Thank you for joining us. Flame Com was so inspiring! Must look for more yuri!
A glorious Choral Arts and Uniting Voices concert at the Kennedy Center April 7, 2024.
August 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
A glorious Choral Arts and Uniting Voices concert at the Kennedy Center April 7, 2024.
Highly recommend listening to the audiobook which includes archival audio as well as some of his own really good impressions of political figures we’ve come to know throughout history.
How did my generation – the baby boomers – squander the potential our parents left us?
What can our children do to correct our mistakes?
These are the central questions of my new memoir: Coming Up Short.
You can preorder it now. sites.prh.com/reich
What can our children do to correct our mistakes?
These are the central questions of my new memoir: Coming Up Short.
You can preorder it now. sites.prh.com/reich
August 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Highly recommend listening to the audiobook which includes archival audio as well as some of his own really good impressions of political figures we’ve come to know throughout history.
As a ballet aficionado, I’m excited for this. Steven McRae is the brilliant principal dancer of the Royal Ballet. The Japanese know their stuff when it comes to ballet.
Ballet Hero Fantasy: Dan's Adventure feat. Steven McRae, by Takafumi Adachi
Kid-friendly isekai shonen with a ballet twist, originally released as an extra in a ballet magazine
Kid-friendly isekai shonen with a ballet twist, originally released as an extra in a ballet magazine
August 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
As a ballet aficionado, I’m excited for this. Steven McRae is the brilliant principal dancer of the Royal Ballet. The Japanese know their stuff when it comes to ballet.
Please tell me that all these recent headlines are just exaggerated rage bait. How much more bad news can we take?!
July 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Please tell me that all these recent headlines are just exaggerated rage bait. How much more bad news can we take?!
At the #USBookShow exploring the rich history of the Schomburg Center. Brings to mind the terrific novel Harlem Rhapsody.
June 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
At the #USBookShow exploring the rich history of the Schomburg Center. Brings to mind the terrific novel Harlem Rhapsody.
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Sesame Street is officially UNION! Workers at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, have voted 55-19 to join @opeiulocal153.bsky.social
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
May 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Sesame Street is officially UNION! Workers at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, have voted 55-19 to join @opeiulocal153.bsky.social
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
Visited the Tezuka Osamu Phoenix art exhibition in Tokyo. What was I thinking buying a 19,000 yen boxed set of two volume hardcover books?! Into the suitcase it goes…
April 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Visited the Tezuka Osamu Phoenix art exhibition in Tokyo. What was I thinking buying a 19,000 yen boxed set of two volume hardcover books?! Into the suitcase it goes…
AI generated (or translated) poem? “I will be a better version of myself than I was yesterday.”At least my skin glows.
April 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
AI generated (or translated) poem? “I will be a better version of myself than I was yesterday.”At least my skin glows.
It takes a creative gourmand and beverage artist to come up with a banana omelet soda.
March 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
It takes a creative gourmand and beverage artist to come up with a banana omelet soda.
Well since you asked… 😡
March 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Well since you asked… 😡
This glorious multi-generational Choral Arts Society with Uniting Voices concert at the Kennedy Center about a year ago probably would’ve been cancelled by today’s leadership.
March 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This glorious multi-generational Choral Arts Society with Uniting Voices concert at the Kennedy Center about a year ago probably would’ve been cancelled by today’s leadership.
Whole lotta reports of Congress-people (former and those who were holding their seats) passing away. Did they lose hope?
March 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Whole lotta reports of Congress-people (former and those who were holding their seats) passing away. Did they lose hope?
Chicago-land people and visitors who are manga fans: Drop by Manga Spot at The Shops on 520 on North Michigan Ave!
December 18, 2024 at 6:12 AM
Chicago-land people and visitors who are manga fans: Drop by Manga Spot at The Shops on 520 on North Michigan Ave!
If it goes to Netflix, I want to see a Sesame Street and Dark Crystal crossover.
Sesame Street's relationship with HBO is coming to an end, leaving the future of the classic series up in the air.
toughpigs.com/hbo-no-more/
toughpigs.com/hbo-no-more/
Sesame Street No Longer Brought To You By H, B, & O - ToughPigs
Sesame Street is looking for a new distribution deal, as their relationship with HBO comes to an end.
toughpigs.com
December 14, 2024 at 1:51 AM
If it goes to Netflix, I want to see a Sesame Street and Dark Crystal crossover.
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A great resource for identifying credible journalism, and the red flags that signal a source should be avoided: (@newslitproject.bsky.social)
November 26, 2024 at 4:02 AM
A great resource for identifying credible journalism, and the red flags that signal a source should be avoided: (@newslitproject.bsky.social)
When you get the chance to hear from an amazing creator, you jump at the opportunity. Vinland Saga is a masterpiece.
October 20, 2024 at 8:55 PM
When you get the chance to hear from an amazing creator, you jump at the opportunity. Vinland Saga is a masterpiece.
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I saw these photos and I need to immediately share them bc… well LOOK AT THEM
October 17, 2024 at 9:31 PM
I saw these photos and I need to immediately share them bc… well LOOK AT THEM
Manga on the NYC art gallery scene. From “Manga in New York” (Oct. 2023) in Chelsea to “Kodansha House” in SOHO (happening now!).
October 17, 2024 at 4:16 AM
Manga on the NYC art gallery scene. From “Manga in New York” (Oct. 2023) in Chelsea to “Kodansha House” in SOHO (happening now!).
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,655,997! Got in when it was invite only. Now if I can figure out how to keep up with my timeline…
September 23, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,655,997! Got in when it was invite only. Now if I can figure out how to keep up with my timeline…
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Happy to be speaking at the NYPL again on 9/17 with @tnagano411.bsky.social and other folks from Penguin Random House to chat about manga! If you're in NYC, join us at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library on 9/17 from 5:00-7:00 PM for Library Con with PRH! RSVP at www.nypl.org/events/progr...
Library Con with Penguin Random House at SNFL
Come learn about the must-have Graphic Novel and Manga titles of 2024! Authors and creators from Penguin Random House, DC Comics, Archie Comics, Kodansha USA, and more will be on hand to sign autograp...
www.nypl.org
September 12, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Happy to be speaking at the NYPL again on 9/17 with @tnagano411.bsky.social and other folks from Penguin Random House to chat about manga! If you're in NYC, join us at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library on 9/17 from 5:00-7:00 PM for Library Con with PRH! RSVP at www.nypl.org/events/progr...
A bookstore that stores their books like I do at home. 📚
August 26, 2024 at 1:37 AM
A bookstore that stores their books like I do at home. 📚
Disappointing but sadly not surprising. Whole lotta excuses coming from the mouths of only a select few…
Jennifer Baker asking a key question: “More Black people were hired, but were they mentored, were they trained, were they given a sense of what the industry is, if they’re new to it? Were they provided a five-year period to see how their books will do? If not, then why isn’t that happening?”
‘A Lot of Us Are Gone’: How the Push to Diversify Publishing Fell Short
Lisa Lucas was among the big hires meant to shake up the industry. Her departure, alongside other prominent Black editors and executives, has led some to question publishers’ pledge to diversify.
www.nytimes.com
August 21, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Disappointing but sadly not surprising. Whole lotta excuses coming from the mouths of only a select few…