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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I love this so much and it makes me smile every time I see it.

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Dr Hannah M. Rowland @hannahmrowland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hope your day was better than Darwin’s, on this day 165 years ago

I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody &everything.

Charles Darwin
Letter to Charles Lyell
1st October 1861

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Dr. Kaitlyn Ugoretz @kaitlynugoretz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Thank goodness for Google living in a New Place when there’s a New Event™️. Me: Google, what is this sudden, ubiquitous cloud of, I wanna say, light blue bugs?!?! Google: Oh, them? Don’t worry about it, that’s just the wooly aphids getting freaky, they’ll be dead soon. 🤷‍♀️

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Willem Dafoe's Worried Gaze

Alt: Willem Dafoe's Worried Gaze up at the heavens

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Nah man she was with me the whole time and I'll testify to that in court, so

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🎃 Zack o' Lantern 🎃 @zackdavisson.com · 01/10/2026

Apologies in advance, but I can't afford to feel bad about it. It is time for the big push for my book KAIBYO THE SUPERNATURAL CATS OF JAPAN. Preorders this month will make or break not only the success of the book, but my future books with the publisher. Please buy link.amazon/B0d6PY7Gv

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Mad libs out of control

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Dr. Kaitlyn Ugoretz @kaitlynugoretz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

RIP Sei Shonagon, you would have loved being a Tumblerina reblogging #JustGirlyThings

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Dr. Kaitlyn Ugoretz @kaitlynugoretz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

New prep means asking “How can I possibly make a whole new 75 minute lecture by tomorrow?”, somehow pulling it off, then doing it again on repeat until the end of the semester. 😮‍💨 How is it already Week 6 but only Week 6? Hang in there teaching friends! 💪

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Higuruma Jujutsu Kaisen

Alt: Higuruma from the anime Jujutsu Kaisen leans back in an office chair and runs his hands over his face in frustration or exhaustion, looking up to the sky as if he’s making a silent prayer for help

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In this moment, I hope all of us are thinking about how to support the survivors who are demanding more. College campuses are often the source of social change. The students find optimism in the places the rest of us are cynical. And they will be more powerful if we stand in solidarity with them.

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Amy Stanley @astanley711.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Excited to be working with Norton on two new histories of Japan! I have my work cut out for me for approximately the next decade!!

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Dr. Kaitlyn Ugoretz @kaitlynugoretz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Ok so I hear profs here are liable to wear costumes to class near Halloween. Sadly my homemade FFX-2 Yuna in Gunner dress sphere costume from elementary school doesn’t fit anymore 😅 Who from Japanese video games could I be for Halloween? 🤔 #PlayingJapan

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Final Fantasy Final Fantasy X-2

Alt: A scene early in the Square Enix PlayStation game Final Fantasy X-2 when Yuna in her main/Gunner sphere costume flips into the frame shooting double pistols and lands dramatically. Text at the bottom reads “Lock in!”

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Dr. Kaitlyn Ugoretz @kaitlynugoretz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Today in #PlayingJapan, our Genpei War (team vs. team) karuta battle was fun, but the hanafuda cards were the big hit! Some students are planning to get some Nintendo decks for upcoming family holidays. 😁

An image of the brightly colored illustrations of flowers and animals on the front of several Hanafuda cards produced by Nintendo.

A photo of the Mario hanafuda deck from Nintendo. All of the cards have classic illustrations of flowers and animals etc but also feature Mario characters

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Dr. Kaitlyn Ugoretz @kaitlynugoretz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Lot’s of anime tie-ins for our next #PlayingJapan class, namely Summer Wars (2009) and Chihayafuru (2011-2020). Can you guess what card games we’re learning about and playing tomorrow? 🎴 Comment guesses in the next post in the thread! ⬇️

A screengrab from the movie Summer Wars with many video game avatars standing on a battlefield. Playing cards appear in the air.

A promotional illustration for the second season of the anime Chihayafuru with the main female protagonist in the center, smiling in a traditional outfit as playing cards with text on them fly through the air. She is surrounded by various characters striking poses.

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Dr. Kaitlyn Ugoretz @kaitlynugoretz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#PlayingJapan class was a blast! The emperor has favored a few discerning students of the Way of Incense & Pokemon aficionados. Today's Genjikō answer is the Tale of Genji Chapter 28, "Nowaki" 野分 or "The Autumn Typhoon," which is apt for the season & the weather in both Japan & Moscow, ID today. ⛈️

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Denise @denisest.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

What I didn't expect to see at the Cartier exhibition at the NGV in Melbourne was a clock shaped like a torii gate. @kaitlynugoretz.bsky.social

Front view of clock shaped liked a torii, with a figure (Buddha?? monk??) on top. Made in 1923 for a Polish opera singer, featuring diamonds, rock crystal, onyx, enamel, coral, gold, platinum.

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Dr. Kaitlyn Ugoretz @kaitlynugoretz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Tomorrow’s #PlayingJapan class is dedicated to the games played by Japan’s nobility. We’ll play Pokemon kai awase (shell matching), Genjikō (an incense game), & Go. Since we’re not allowed to set things on fire on campus (FINE IG 😅), I’m balling in a budget w/ mini glass jars & Japanese tree oils.🌿

A photo of five small glass jars filled with cotton balls, small vials of At Aroma Japanese Air essential oils from various native tree species, a Genjimon symbol (28-Nowaki) used in the Genjikō incense game, and two gilded shells handpainted with Pokemon, Eevee and Totodile.

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Katie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

"The whole “Oh no, our models went rogue” thing … When a bridge collapses, you don’t analyze whether the bridge was ethical or sentient or why it decided to collapse. You ask, who is the person who built this bridge to be so flimsy?" www.wired.com/story/one-of...

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One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’

Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons.

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Ann Aguirre @annaguirre.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In honor of Hasbro telling certain people to cease and desist:

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Dr. Kaitlyn Ugoretz @kaitlynugoretz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I’m so excited that I was able to pick up a Tōsenkyō (fan throwing game) set from the Hangesho fan shop in Kyoto for my games course! I hope the students can appreciate it 🥹🙏🪭🦋 #PlayingJapan

A photo of a Tōsenkyō (Japanese fan throwing game) set with a tall wooden pedestal (makura), small target (chou), and sensu fans

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Dr. Kaitlyn Ugoretz @kaitlynugoretz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Last tour & lecture day for this group of #Smithsonian Journeys “Eternal Japan” travelers. Ending on a fun note in Kyoto w/ a KitKat buffet & 8am lecture on the history of manga & anime, complete w/ Chōjū giga emaki demonstration thanks to a replica I happily picked up in the Tokyo National Museum 🙏

Photo of a projector with slides for a lecture on the history of manga and anime

Photo of a table covered in 10 different kinds of KitKats from Japan: sake, plum wine, lemon, taro, wasabi, NY cheesecake, apple, mint chocolate chip ice cream, peach, and berry and nuts

A photo of a replica of the Chōjū jinbutsu giga illustrated scroll, unrolled to depict animals competing in an archery contest

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Dr. Kaitlyn Ugoretz @kaitlynugoretz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

One of my favorite photos from past visits, “All kids love ice cream”

A photo taken in Nara Park of a young girl holding her ice cream cone away from a baby dear who up looks at her pleadingly

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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

That’s my Samus

BREAKING NEWS
WOMAN LITERALLY TOO ANGRY TO DIE
10:08
SHE JUST KEEPS BLOWING UP PLANETS WE CAN'T STOP HER

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Dr. Kaitlyn Ugoretz @kaitlynugoretz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Buddha says sup. Deer say “Feed me or I’ll eat your shirt!” Leading a Smithsonian tour of Todaiji and Kasuga Taisha in Nara today.

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Dr. Kaitlyn Ugoretz @kaitlynugoretz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The Character Sheets were a hit with my students and are SO much fun to read. 10/10 will do again. Here’s the blank sheet I made, free to use: drive.google.com/file/d/189_D...

A blank student Character Sheet based on D&D with fields for student identification, stats, skills, goals, backstory, and inventory

An example Character Sheet filled in with Kaitlyn Ugoretz’s personal information as an instructor of a games course about Japan.

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Dr. Carol Tilley 🏳️‍🌈 @anuncivilphd.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Watch this and then donate to Dolly's Imagination Library.

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Dr. Kaitlyn Ugoretz @kaitlynugoretz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The Character Sheets were a hit with my students and are SO much fun to read. 10/10 will do again. Here’s the blank sheet I made, free to use: drive.google.com/file/d/189_D...

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IGN @ign.com · 25/08/2026

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered is coming as a free upgrade to all owners on September 29 and will include the first two expansions, preceding the Songs of the Past expansion coming in 2027. bit.ly/3UiLGaP #gamescom2026 #openingnightlive

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered Launches September 29 And It’s Free For Existing Owners

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Nate Piekos of Blambot @blambot.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Letterer Appreciation Day is almost upon us! On September 1st, feel free to use this graphic to celebrate your favorite comic book letterers!

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Dr. Kaitlyn Ugoretz @kaitlynugoretz.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Just girly things: making a Daoist fulu talisman for a hopping zombie (jiangshi) à la “Mr. Vampire” (1985) in an Asian horror cinema exhibit. #AsiaPOP I love my job 😆

A photo of a homemade yellow Daoist paper talisman inscribed with a protection spell in vermillion ink

Photo still from the film Mr. Vampire (1985) featuring four menacing looking hopping vampires (jiangshi) in stasis

Illustration of the Genshin Impact game playable character Qiqi, whose design is based on the Chinese hopping vampire (jiangshi)

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Dr. Sabrina Mittermeier @smittermeier.bsky.social · 12/10/2023

There are no gifs on this app, but everything‘s still shit, so here, once again, is Ted Lasso as academic life:

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Ellen Arnold @medievalpenguin.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Some of my amazing colleagues wrote a paper in Nature about re-visiting medieval floods. Here's a Science article about it that I was interviewed for. www.science.org/content/arti...

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Medieval Europe was battered with 16 catastrophic floods in just 2 years

The intense deluges, never before documented, represent the highest number of back-to-back extreme weather events in the past 700 years

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Dr. Kaitlyn Ugoretz @kaitlynugoretz.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Can't beat the feeling of finally stumbling onto the best intro/entrypoint to a topic for Syllabus Day! Finally... 😮‍💨💡

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Gene Kannenberg, Jr. @genekjr.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Check out THE GREAT GOLDEN AGE OF 3-D COMICS 64-page hardcover book by Bob Furmanek, 3-D Film Archive on @kickstarter.com - So close to their goal! www.kickstarter.com/projects/191...

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THE GREAT GOLDEN AGE OF 3-D COMICS 64-page hardcover book

64-page hardcover book featuring classic 1953 3-D comic book stories brilliantly restored as never before! Plus a bonus new story!

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Dr. Kaitlyn Ugoretz @kaitlynugoretz.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Going all in on the theme for #PlayingJapan this fall. 😅 Spent my morning creating character sheets for intro, midterm, & course end self evaluations, instead of my usual “tell me abt your bg & your expectations in 300-500 words”. Happy to share a blank Canva link or PDF if anyone wants to repurpose

A character creation sheet for college student class about games and Japan created by Dr. Kaitlyn Ugoretz

A sample character creation sheet for college student class about games and Japan created by Dr. Kaitlyn Ugoretz filled in with personal info like favorite games and skills

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Dr. Kaitlyn Ugoretz @kaitlynugoretz.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I happened to see this on a screen behind my friend in a restaurant tonight and started losing my shit. What in the DT Suzuki x Claude AI hell is this?! youtu.be/HLegBR3fOD0

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ESPN Sports Nirvana

YouTube video by ESPN

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Dr. Kaitlyn Ugoretz @kaitlynugoretz.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I happened to see this on a screen behind my friend in a restaurant tonight and started losing my shit. What in the DT Suzuki x Claude AI hell is this?! youtu.be/HLegBR3fOD0

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ESPN Sports Nirvana

YouTube video by ESPN

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Matt @mattlibrarian.eurosky.social · 16/08/2026

For those who have long desired the ALA David Bowie READ poster, it is now available again: 📚📜 alastore.ala.org/david-bowie-...

READ
David Bowie for America’s Libraries

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Bunny Bunny training arc @fitterflittermouse.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

High speed rail between multiple major cities? No can do. But here’s another data center.

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Dr. Kaitlyn Ugoretz @kaitlynugoretz.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I met Hayden at Philly WizardWorld (ComiCon) as a young teen. She was SO sweet to tiny, shy me (unlike some other folks), & only 5 years older. RIP Hayden Panettiere, my thoughts are with her loved ones and all her fans who were inspired by the kind, indomitable cheerleader she portrayed on Heroes.

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hammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

And I said HEEEY YEAH YEAH YEAH WHATS GOIN ON

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Dr. Kaitlyn Ugoretz @kaitlynugoretz.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

My mom asked, “So classes start again next week, huh?” Me: NO!!! *checks calendar* Me: …YES!!! 🫣💀

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Ted Danson: I'm In A Little Danger

Alt: Ted Danson: I'm In A Little Danger

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