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Happy Valentine's Day From Around the Anime World, Part I Featuring Pokémon, Naruto, Persona, Always a Catch!, ufotable, PlayStation, & more!

Happy Valentine's Day from Pokémon, Naruto, Persona, Always a Catch!, ufotable, PlayStation, and more!

A gray crochet cardigan panel atop a school desk

🧶Crafting is infinitely better in a group. Made progress on a #cardigan I hope to have done by the fall. #crochet #wip

Dragon Quest Creator Yuji Horii's Life Story Turned Into New Educational Manga How a manga-loving child from Awaji Island grew up to design iconic JRPGs

We've played his games. Now we can read his life story in manga!

A banner that says “happy black” on a brick wall

They’re still decorating, but this got a chuckle out of me because it’s incomplete. A happy Black to all who celebrate 💀. #blackhistorymonth

I never thought growing up how different consuming #anime would be in my future. One minute you can only watch anime on #adultswim if you stayed awake. The next minute, you can binge thousands of titles as long as you have internet. The processing of content is way different as a result, imo.

I’m having my husband watch #samuraichamploo for the first time. I didn’t realize rewatching a series that came out on my early teens, that I watched half asleep, repeatedly, would feel so refreshing more than 20 years later. It’s also MUCH different binging an anime you had to watch weekly. #anime

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I finished this book. 3 stars. While the author does a great job of writing horrifying scenes, I felt some of the issues could've been avoided with better communication. And I think there is 1 plot hole for sure. But His was still decent.

Google killed my Marinara chrome extension for not complying with whatever standards it has, and it looks like it came back as "marinara new'. I'm so excited to have my extension back!! It's the only one I liked #pomodoro

“The empire of silence” sitting on a table to show the thickness of the book

📚Because I read most books electronically, I don’t always understand how thick books can be. What was I thinking when I agreed to this? #booksky #sciencefiction

Verge headline: The algorhithm falled music by Terrence O'Brien 2025 YEAR IN REVIEW Illustration depicts a colorful waveform beginning to pixelate

The goal of Spotify’s algorithm isn’t to help you discover new music, its goal is simply to keep you listening for as long as possible. It serves up the safest songs possible to keep you from pressing stop.

Read more from @terrenceobrien.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/column/81574...

photo of a kobo ereader opened to the cover of "the third rule of time travel" perched ona leather couch

📚 I ended 2025 with "Golden Son" and was kinda "eh" on it, and now I'm starting the new year with another #sciencefiction thriller: "The Third Rule of Time Travel". Hope it's good. #booksky #books

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO😭

"I am a regular guy, I can do the transaction!", I say, trying to hype myself up to meet a friend at Barnes & Noble that I genuinely like after an onslaught of interactions because of Christmas. The constant peopling is a LOT this time of year. #introvert

@psychedeliczuki.bsky.social

#zootopia2 was so good! I argue it's better than the first one! I love the #movies and I love third spaces ❤️. Good to see you @psychedeliczuki.bsky.social

A person holding three red and black cassettes labeled “howl”, “bellow”, and “marigold”

So anyway, Witchbolt was having a sale on bandcamp. Marigold is an absolute hit and I can’t wait to listen to it”The Ancient Faith” from “Bellow” on #cassette. Collecting #dungeonsynth and instrumental cassettes is very fun! #analog #witchbolt

photo of a sign at a register saying "as of january 6th 2025 hyatt regency chicago o'hare and our restaurants are a cash free environment"

Every time a business gooes cashless, I use cash harder on other businesses.

i know the whole point of the movie "Click" was *not* to fast forward through life, but yoooo do I wish for a remote 😭.

An amigurumi crochet hornet from silksong with a lanyard keychain.

🧶 It gets so dark, I have to post ASAP before I lose my good light. Making #hornet for the first time since 2017, but now with a lanyard #keychain! The dress is the hardest, but most fun part . #crochetsky #amigurumi #fiberart #fiberartist #crochet #silksong

🧶 con prep for me means trying to make #amigurumi in my lap while getting my locs retwisted. Worked out decently well. Bringing back #hornet from the dead. #wip

Black woman holding up the black and red “marigold” cassette case

The spine view of the “marigold” cassette case. Says “marigold witch bolt “

The back view of the marigold cassette case. Features a red and black cassette tape and a skull on the case

Witchbolt’s “Marigold” cassette tape outside of the case, held in hand by a black woman. The cassette tape is red with floral outlines.

Being a contrarian weirdo is my only personality. I decided 2025 was the year I started collecting #cassettes. #witchbolt “marigold” album is my first NEW #cassette. It’s so cute. Excited to hear how the YouTube and cassette versions differ! #dungeonsynth #ambient #darkbient

Not gonna front, I love year in review stuff. But basically, once I had to get through my senior year of college, crumbling mental health over the summer, and finally a new job, *now* I'm starting to remember what social media is like.

Anisota's Annual Bluesky Harvest 2025 A recap of your year on Bluesky. Discover patterns, connections, and insights from your journey in the ATmosphere.

Check out your 2025 Bluesky Harvest from @anisota.net! anisota.net/harvest/

My hands hurt watching this. Excellent work, though!

Is hormone therapy for menopause right for you? 6 things to know The science around hormone therapy to treat menopause has changed a lot since the FDA issued warning labels 20 years ago. Now the labels are being removed, here are 6 things to consider.

The science around hormone therapy to treat menopause has changed a lot since the FDA issued warning labels 20 years ago. Now the labels are being removed, here are 6 things to consider.

My point before I ran out of space, was that we all need to pick up some kind of #art to make while we sit and watch TV or just veg and enjoy the process even if it’s bad.

A man smiling with a blue, rolled brim knit hat and a green hoodie.

The side view of a man in a blue, knitted, rolled brim hat and a green hoodie

🧶 I connected with a friend and heard that she picks up her #loomknitting project instead of scrolling so she has something to show for where her time went. After #crocheting for over a decade I tried #knitting and made a sloppy hat for my husband. Making bad art was still fun. #knitsky

a Verge headline: The algorithm failed music Illustration: A colorful waveform starts to pixelate

The goal of Spotify’s algorithm isn’t to help you discover new music, its goal is simply to keep you listening for as long as possible. It serves up the safest songs possible to keep you from pressing stop.

Read more from @terrenceobrien.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/column/81574...

Good work!