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Does reading fiction still improve empathy if every character in the book is a fucking asshole?

Asking for a friend.

Why is it always Reviewer 2? Whyyyyyyyy

I understand the arguments for tenure but please for the love of god there needs to be a way to limit access to students and teaching jobs for some of these profs.

Will we ever stop making films about the regrets of white men?

Arsenic and Adobo by Mia Manansala.

A funny, charming murder mystery featuring some great Filipina aunties and a wiener dog named Longanisa.

Dandelion by Jamie Chai Yun Liew.

An exploration of the subjectivity of personal history, motherhood, and the east-Asian immigrant experience in small-town Canada.

Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor.

A family saga mystery thriller set in India, this story explores greed, corruption, and the politics of wealth and loyalty.

The Apology by Jimin Han.

A multigenerational family saga spanning from South Korea to the United States. It explores diaspora, colonialism, and intergenerational trauma in tender and sometimes funny ways.

The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan.

A WWII story told from the perspective of a Malaysian mother turned spy.

Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa.

A disabled elderly woman breathes community and connection back into the life of a man considered to be a failure by society and himself.

One Hundred Days by Alice Pung.

An abusive controlling mother, a teenage pregnancy, and a fight to discover one’s own agency as an Asian biracial Australian teen.

Reads of 2024 - Asian authors, a 🧵

#readinginreview #books #asianauthors #asianbrilliance

Turns out that washing your face twice a day does, in fact, make a difference.

Excited to get back to the library after a week off. BRING ON THE BOOKS.

sesame street isn't supposed to make money. the post office isn't supposed to make money. not everything is supposed to MAKE MONEY

#PhDlife is like going on a long hike, getting to the top, and thinking you’re done and can rest only to realize that there’s actually a whole other mountain to climb.

The grind continues, with naps and snacks a-plenty of course.

The last assignment has been handed in! It’s time to sleep sleep sleep 😴

Happy last week of classes to all who celebrate! 🎉

#phdsky #phdlife #academia

Spaghetti squash really does have the audacity.

As PhD students everywhere attempt to survive their final projects of the term, may I remind us all:

Nothing that academia can offer you is worth losing your mental and physical health over. Take the nap, go for the walk, watch the movie. The work will be there when you return.

#phdlife #balance

#messy by #oliviadean

#cowboycarter by #beyonce

#mysoftmachine by #arloparks

#verbathim by #nemahsis

Music that moved me this year, a 🧵

Takeaways from #Alien, the #movie:
1. Men will choose death and their own discomfort over giving power up to a woman.
2. Corporations will always choose profit over people; #unionize.
3. The cat deserves an Oscar.

Is the story of Alien just ‘men not listening to women and making hasty decisions out of discomfort’?

#alien #movie #cinematiceducation

Lotus Bloom and the Afro Revolution by Sherri Winston

Gentrification, hair and respectability politics, friendship, and a talented brave girl who just wants to make beautiful music.

When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller

Ultimately, a story of intergenerational diasporic life and experiences.

The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani

One girl’s experience of India’s partition through a diary of letters to her deceased mother.