The Murders in the Brian Ruh Morgue

Large boot-shaped observatory with a massive telescope dome reflecting orange and golden sunset light atop its rocky mountain site.

Large boot-shaped observatory with a massive telescope dome atop its rocky mountain site, with the golden glow of sunset over the rolling peaks in the distance.

Large boot-shaped observatory on a rocky mountain peak during a vibrant sunset with layered mountain ranges in the background.

Drone shot of a massive teal telescope within an observatory's dome with a vertical opening, surrounded by winding mountain roads and dry terrain.

Golden hour hits different above 2600 meters. ✨🌅

NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory basks in that sunset ✨glow✨ at its site on Cerro Pachón. And with over 300 clear nights on average per year here, that's a lot of sunset basking we get to do! 🔭🧪

German embassy in Japan reveals its staff are fans of Spy x Family anime Diplomatic mission is as happy to see the Forgers again as the rest of the fanbase is.

An anime series so beloved that even the German embassy can't resist tweeting about it.

since people liked this on twitter #utena #rgu #art

It’s Past Time Star Trek Stops Trying To Be Star Wars The Season 3 finale of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds boldly went where the franchise had never gone before with … Continue reading "It’s Past Time Star Trek Stops Trying To Be Star Wars"

“It’s past time Star Trek returns to its roots: intelligence over action, diplomacy over death, and exploration over explosions.”
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Not so easy to keep a government together, now, is it?

Sazae-san breaks own Guinness World Records again for 55 years on television Star voice actor is 85 going on 25.

This month is the 56th anniversary of the #TV #anime Sazae-san, running weekly since 5 October 1969, the longest-running animated TV show in the world. Midori Kato holds the record for the longest career as the voice of a single character. Last year's celebrations: soranews24.com/2024/11/19/s...

How Buddhism Spread in Japan, 650-850 Between the late seventh and early ninth centuries, Japan changed from a land largely without Buddhism to a country where Buddhist ideas, images, and practices were everywhere. The introduction of …

My new book is coming out in August 2026.
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Cultural Regions of the US

This is the most accurate depiction of the Midwest to date. Wichita has always felt like the last Midwest city while also being the first plains city.

illustration of my hand raised in the air giving the Vulcan hand symbol. the hand is wearing a studded leather cuff and the sleeve is a leather jacket. the text says "For those about to Spock."

Rock out with your Spock out. 🖖🏻🤘🏻

I like @bookshop.org but I've never been able to figure out why they sell my book for $5 over list price.

Illust about train (Odakyu line) in Odawara staiton

描きました、小田原を

Rising sun: why Japanese fiction is booming in the west Translated Japanese fiction is suddenly booming in the west. We spoke to publishers, editors and translators to discover why

Japanese fiction now outsells all other translated languages in the UK—and it’s not just Murakami anymore.

From cats to cannibalism, @susiemesure.bsky.social explores the literary boom that began with CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN and shows no signs of slowing down.
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In front of Mishima Station
(2022)

“The Showa Emperor Repeatedly Advocated For The Necessity Of Rearmament”: I interviewed Asahi journalist Ryuichi Kitano about his new book on Hirohito: apjjf.org/2025/10/mcne...

Probably not where I’ll be staying if I can make it to Nagoya again. But I can dream.

Large crowds wait on train platform in Tokyo after an incident caused delays

If you don’t need to go anywhere near the Keihin Tohoku Line right now, please spare yourself.

How did Honey Bunches of Oats make it so far? And Frosted Mini Wheats knocked out in the first round?

However, although it may not be my top pick, I’m good with Cinnamon Toast Crunch in the top spot.

Even if I don’t end up getting any money out of this, I just want to add to the pile-on.

Ok, just filed my claim for the Anthropic settlement. Let’s see what comes of this. www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

an old tweet from '21 with a pic of Hudson's promotional van from the 80s-90s. It's bright yellow, has 8 TVs on one side & their bee mascot in his cowboy hat printed on the back door

I've spent almost half a decade researching every car ever made & can confirm that the bright yellow Husdon van with multiple TVs & a cowboy hat wearing bee remains the ultimate mode of transport

The bee in a cowboy hat improves all things. He's like a Pooka, only more bee shaped

I don't think that it would. I'd argue that using the given name makes it seem like there is unearned closeness.

One more reason why everyone should study philosophy.

I’ll go with "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite".

Or, if we’re allowed versions that don’t actually appear on the album, I’ll go with “Star Me Kitten” with William S. Burroughs on vocals.

Roob-5 building in Ebisu, Tokyo.

One of my big pet peeves with subtitles is when the dialogue is calling a character one form of their name, but the subs say something else.

Seems to be a regular occurrence with the Netflix release of Ranma 1/2. (For example, a character saying “Saotome no baka” but the subs say “Stupid Ranma”.)

I Need AI to Write Better Lesson Plans So My Students Stop Using AI to Write Their Papers I care deeply about my students’ learning, but with all the new technologies available to help them cut corners, I worry that they’re not doing the...

"I prompted the AI to devise a lesson plan that explains why students need to become proficient in prompting AI—so they can land writing jobs in the future, where they will spend their days prompting AI."

None of it’s out of some kind of principled opposition. They’ve just never particularly interested me and I haven’t gotten around to watching them.

I haven’t seen any of the following:

Fast and Furious films
Mission Impossible films
Transformers films other than the original 1986 animated film
Pirates of the Caribbean films
Anything directed by Zach Snyder

If we let people spell words any way they wanted, the result would be caosh.

Large Spider-Man balloon hanging upside down from the ceiling

A happy birthday banner over large cutouts of Jason Mantzoukas and Greg Davies

Some of this year’s decorations