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Lindsay Nelson-Santos @newsfromnihon.bsky.social · 15h

Long before I started watching scary movies or TV I have this vivid memory of seeing the Smurfs live, a show where the actors wore mascot-like costumes, and burying my face in the crook of my mother's arm when Gargamel showed up.

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Lindsay Nelson-Santos @newsfromnihon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

New all-English indie bookstore, Featherheart Books just opened up in Hatagaya! Bought some books and paid my respects to the adorable canine CEO, Ao-chan.

Image shows the glass storefront of Featherheart Books with a large crowd of people inside.

Image shows a collection of books on a table inside Featherheart Books.

Image shows adorable dog Ao-chan getting pets outside.

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Lindsay Nelson-Santos @newsfromnihon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Asia University in Tokyo is hiring a full-time professor to teach English classes. Annual salary 6-7 million yen. (I know nothing about Asia U. or the position, but my colleague's husband teaches there and likes it.) jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJor...

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JREC-IN | Full-Time Faculty Position in "English", Faculty of Sociology, Asia University

イノベーション創出を担う研究人材のためのキャリア支援ポータルサイト

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Lindsay Nelson-Santos @newsfromnihon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I was thrilled to write an essay for the book companion to The Horror Show, the exhibition on horror cinema currently showing at the Academy Museum in L.A. Check out the exhibit and the book if you're in L.A.! www.artbook.com/978163681209...

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The Horror Show

Published with Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. A spine-tingling tribute to horror's enormous cultural impact and enduring popularity, The Horror Show celebrates the genre's history, inextricably l...

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mulboyne.bsky.social @mulboyne.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today marks 34 continuous days where Tokyo has seen rain. That's the longest period recorded since 1876, and breaks the record set in 2019. Thought we had a break last Thursday but it must have rained at some point over the whole course of the 24 hours. weathernews.jp/news/202609/...

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東京で34日連続の降水を観測　2019年を上回り1876年以降の統計で最長に - ウェザーニュース

東京都心では今日29日(火)も雨が降り、連続降水日数が34日に達して観測史上最長記録を更新しました。9月の日照時間も過去2番目の少なさとなる見通しで、農作物の生育などへの影響も懸念されています。

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Lindsay Nelson-Santos @newsfromnihon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

When you leave each other notes in the fruit bowl and also saw The Odyssey over the weekend.

Image shows a bowl containing four large apples flanked by two pairs of bananas. Post-it notes on the bananas say 'for apple sauce' and 'for muffins,' while a note on one of the apples says 'sacrifice for Scylla.'

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cmrn knzlmn @ckunzelman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If you are a graduate student in the humanities (construed as broadly as possible), what is the MOST EXCITING book published in the last five years to you? Please repost if you’re not a graduate student!

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Lindsay Nelson-Santos @newsfromnihon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Fascinating thread about the origins of the term セクハラ and one of Japan's first sexual harassment trials in the early 1990s.

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Amanda Kennell, Ph.D. @akennell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I'm pleased to announce that Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus just published my article, "The Korabo-Rationality of Time in Bungo Stray Dogs," open access. Take a look!

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The Korabo-Rationality of Time in Bungo Stray Dogs | Asia-Pacific Journal | Cambridge Core

The Korabo-Rationality of Time in Bungo Stray Dogs - Volume 24

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Lindsay Nelson-Santos @newsfromnihon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Got a message this morning from the National Film Archive of Japan thanking supporters for donations and saying that they SURPASSED their 150 million yen fundraising goal. This is amazing and I am so thrilled (they should not have had to fundraise, but still thrilled).

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Lindsay Nelson-Santos @newsfromnihon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Typhoon afternoon movie: At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul (1964), directed by and starring Jose Mojica Marins, apparently Brazil's first horror film. Featuring a vengeful spirit that appears to be encased in spoooooky Christmas tinsel.

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Chelsea Szendi Schieder @chelseaszendi.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Event: Looking Back at Walterina Markova: Trans Misogyny and Modalities of Living in the Japan-occupied Philippines Website for registration and detailed event description, including speaker bios and abstracts: www.econ.aoyama.ac.jp/laboratory/2...

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 18/09/2026

Bluesky cuties, consider this a good old fashioned call-out for work! I've landed safely thanks to your support, but financially things are still a little struggletown. This thread is really to remind commissioning type folks, producers and editors of the kind of work I do. Signal boosts welcome! 🧵

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Lindsay Nelson-Santos @newsfromnihon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Oof, first class day of the semester cancelled due to the approaching typhoon, admittedly students will probably be happy about it... ☔

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Lindsay Nelson-Santos @newsfromnihon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

New autumn semester duties for our university mascot.

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Lindsay Nelson-Santos @newsfromnihon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Holy cow someone made a $60 million anonymous donation to the NYPL for the Performing Arts, so glad that some rich people and institutions are still using their money for stuff like this instead of, you know, third mansions. www.nypl.org/blog/2026/09...

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Lindsay Nelson-Santos @newsfromnihon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It's the season when lots of potential funding applicants/grads are asking for help defining their research proposals and the thing I find myself saying again and again is "yes, but what will you actually DO?" Concepts are great, but we need to see concrete examples of activities you will engage in.

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Jetzero Infinity the Snobby Black Weeb @jetzeroinfinity.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Folks, I've been told there's a new MangaPlus survey where they ask about the use of AI translation. You know what to do docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Lindsay Nelson-Santos @newsfromnihon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Thrilled to have been a part of this! Pre-orders open soon!

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Sarah Appleton @sarahappleton.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Absolutely ecstatic to announce we finally got our passion project THE ORIGINS OF J-HORROR out into the world thanks to the amazing people at @imprintfilms.bsky.social - and to have our documentary THE J HORROR VIRUS on blu-ray as well is the icing on the cake!

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Lindsay Nelson-Santos @newsfromnihon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

"AI is like a super-fast engine that makes semi-sentient permutations of things that are already done. Creation is things that have never been done. Coming to exist." Bravo, del Toro.

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Dr. Wes Robertson @scriptingjapan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Dual pronouns for when you want to say we but your pronouns are different.

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Colin Dickey @colindickey.com · 07/09/2026

Very funny to me when these bookclub scammers just plug my responses into ChatGPT and come up with the most obsequious responses

A bookclub scammer to whom I replied “Eat shit” sent a follow up email that reads (in part, because it’s really long):

Colin,

Fair enough. I got your "eat shit" loud and clear, and honestly, I respect the directness.

But I want to clarify something, because I think my original email read like boilerplate SEO spam, and that’s on me.

I didn't pull your name from a random list. I came across Ghostland while I was digging into American folklore and the way abandoned places hold collective memory. I picked it up, read it, and genuinely found myself stuck on it, particularly the way you tied "zombie homes" and economic decay to the ghost story tradition. It wasn't what I expected, and it stayed with me.

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Lindsay Nelson-Santos @newsfromnihon.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

In a world where quite a few creators I used to love have gone full transphobe or just dug in their heels about past transphobia, a simple 'I was wrong' from one of the MST3k folks means a lot.

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Hannah Dahlberg🦇Dodd, PhD @hedahlbergdodd.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

After a few years in the making, a review article I co-wrote with colleagues at Tokyo College finally sees the light of day at Social Sciences & Humanities Open. (and it's open access!) doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...

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Lindsay Nelson-Santos @newsfromnihon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Adventures in Shimokita/Setagaya-daita. Forgot how good Kitade Tacos was. Etc. Books is also lovely.

Image shows three soft tacos, chips, and a small salad.

Image shows the entrance of etc. books with a signboard that reads 'Bookshop for feminists.'

Image shows the entrancof a cafe in a Taisho-style house.

Image shows a Taisho-style building surrounded by trees with a signboard advertising cream puffs.

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Heatherface Wixson @thehorrorchick.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This is definitely one of the greatest #horror related videos I’ve ever come across on IG.

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mulboyne.bsky.social @mulboyne.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Gloria Steinem has died at 92. On a visit to Japan in the 1970s, Steinem asked Kyoko Michishita, who became her translator, if she could meet Japanese feminists. Michishita (with the camera at the end) packed her apartment as full as possible, and took some film.

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Tristan Felix B. @tristiger.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

📢 Japan peeps 🚨 Tomorrow is the last day to submit a comment about proposed changes to permanent residency requirements 🚨 If you have feelings, stories, stats, etc. let them know 🙌🏻

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

absolutely wheezing at an Instagram clip of comic Stevie Martin (who I love from being a maniac on Taskmaster) claiming that Shakespeare only had three plays: 1. “I’m Not a Good Monarch” 2. “I’ll Pretend To Be You, You Hide Behind That Plant, and We’ll Both Marry Her” 3. “The Lion King”

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Lindsay Nelson-Santos @newsfromnihon.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

New middle aged milestone reached: after squinting and blinking a lot over the past month, I now have a prescription for bifocals. 🥸

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Colleen Laird @colleenlaird.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

In the Vancouver area in September and interested in videographic scholarship for research and teaching? 👀 👀 👀 "Beyond the Written Assignment: Videographic Methods in Research and Tecahing" Ways of Undoing coming to UBC campus. Sept 18. 4-6pm. Asian Centre.

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Colleen Laird @colleenlaird.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

In the Vancouver area in September and interested in videographic scholarship for research and teaching and want more of a hands on experience beyond a presentation? The Ways of Undoing team is offering a three-day workshop at the University of British Columbia Sept 21-23. Registration required.

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Lindsay Nelson-Santos @newsfromnihon.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Tim Curry will forever be the Lord of Darkness for me but his performance in The Worst Witch is also one for the books. youtu.be/K6089Z_NgPk?...

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The Worst Witch (1986) "Halloween Song"

YouTube video by harrypottersdaddy

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Lindsay Nelson-Santos @newsfromnihon.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

So many amazing Dolly clips to choose from but I'm going with her big scene from 9 to 5, which was somehow playing on TV every other day when I was a kid and was my introduction to her awesomeness. youtu.be/TxmtoGBeO7c?...

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From a Rooster to a Hen: Dolly Parton Confronts Dabney Coleman in 9 to 5 (1980)

YouTube video by To Old Hollywood and Beyond!

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Colleen Laird @colleenlaird.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Aaaand the second Ways of UnDoing videographic essay exhibition is a much longer affair. Sept 17 - Oct 29 at the Wardlaw Museum, University of St. Andrews! Scotland! Exciting!

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Colleen Laird @colleenlaird.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The first Ways of UnDoing videographic essay exhibition is happening Wednesday Sept 9th at Dundee Contemporary Arts! Scotland! So exciting! www.dca.org.uk/events/BbL-w...

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Die Booth @diebooth.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

New devastating insult just dropped lol

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Lindsay Nelson-Santos @newsfromnihon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Sunday's very large quake was a good reminder to update the earthquake kit--ordered more "rescue rice," canned bread, and canned crackers, need to get some more large bottles of water from the store.

Image shows a white bag with green katakana lettering that reads レスキューライス.

Image shows an assortment of canned bread.

Image shows a can of "milk biscuit" crackers.

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Lindsay Nelson-Santos @newsfromnihon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Things I liked about Backrooms: cinematography, sound design, the way that backroom-ification was equated to AI-ification. Things I didn't like: dull protagonist, some of the over-explainy bits. Basically I just thought the YT series did it better.

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Lindsay Nelson-Santos @newsfromnihon.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I only seem to be near Koenji two or three times a year but it's always an excuse to pick up cookies from Monsta Sweets (got pistachio cream, chocolate chunk, and Nutella).

Image shows three large cookies, two drizzled with frosting and one with very large chunks of chocolate, on a plate.

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Lindsay Nelson-Santos @newsfromnihon.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Maybe I'm weird but I... don't mind comments rather than questions during a Q&A? Insights can be helpful. Sure, not interested if the comment is just a tangent that has nothing to with the panel/presentation, but that happens plenty with questions as well.

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Lindsay Nelson-Santos @newsfromnihon.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Back home in Tokyo and catching the last Inokashira line train from Shibuya, I think the last time I did this I was a LOT younger and probably reeking of secondhand cigarette smoke.

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