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Dr. Paula R. Curtis

@paularcurtis.bsky.social
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Medievalist. Historian. Japan. Project Juggler. DH. Extremely Tired. Good & Bad cats. 🐾 Rock art. 🎨 Operations Leader @jppinfo.bsky.social, UCLA prcurtis.com Support open-access projects: patreon.com/prcurtis, ko-fi.com/prcurtis

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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 5h
Happening today! 😍
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Japan Past & Present @jppinfo.bsky.social · 22h
Happening tomorrow! You can still register! ⬇️
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Japan Past & Present @jppinfo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
ジャパン・パスト&プレゼントの2026年秋プロジェクト助成金の受賞者を発表いたします。今回の募集では、世界各地のさまざまな研究者や教育者から、大変魅力的な内容の応募を多数いただきました。その多くは、日本人文科学研究のグローバル化というJPPが掲げるビジョンをよく体現したものとなっており、選ばれたチームの皆さまに心よりお祝い申し上げます。 japanpastandpresent.org/jp/news/anno...
A graphic with a beige background and black text. There is a Japan Past and Present logo, under which it says” Project Funding Recipients Fall 2026.” To the right are the lists of recipients. 

Tracing Japanese Community in Sarawak Through Cemetery Epigraphy and Historical Memory
サラワク州クチンにおける日本人日本人社会の軌跡──墓碑銘と歴史的記憶を通して

Asmadi bin Hassan アスマディ・ビン・ハッサン, Senior Lecturer, University of Malaya (Team Coordinator)
Noraini binti Mohamed Hassan ノライニ・ビンティ・モハメドハッサン, Senior Lecturer, University of Malaya
Satoshi Masutani 桝谷鋭, Professor, Rikkyo University
Md Nasrudin bin Md Akhir  モハメドナスルディン・ビン・モハメドアキール, Emeritus, University of Malaya

Shigemitsu Mamoru and The Tokyo Trial: Translating into English Shigemitsu Mamoru's Sugamo Prison Diary (1946–1950)
重光葵と東京裁判──重光葵『巣鴨日記』(1946年~1950年)の英訳

Anne Sokolsky アン・ソコルスキー, Visiting Associate Professor, Denison University (Team Coordinator)
Shao-yun Yang 楊劭允, Associate Professor, Denison University
Yuma Totani 戸谷由麻, Professor, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Yusuke Henry Bent 勇亮ヘンリー・ベント, Research Associate, Waseda University
Akari Hayashi 林あかり, Undergraduate Student, Denison University
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 22h
I’ve been running around like mad all day and here he is living my best life.
A cream-colored tabby named Fox stretched out blissfully on a chunky knit teal weighted blanket.A cream-colored tabby named Fox stretched out blissfully on a chunky knit teal weighted blanket.A cream-colored tabby named Fox stretched out blissfully on a chunky knit teal weighted blanket.A cream-colored tabby named Fox stretched out blissfully on a chunky knit teal weighted blanket. His flippers are held up delicately.
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
So excited about JPP's newly selected projects! ✨
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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. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Kids and their screens.
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Me: I did my nails! Them: Ohhh gotta look professional for the symposium? Me: I mean yeah of course but also they GLOW in the DARK!
a hand with nails painted in a minty green colora hand with nails painted in a glow in the dark green color
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
26 new job ads in East Asian Studies in the last week, making 378 posts for the new 2026-2027 market cycle. Details below, filter table here for those curious or job seekers: prcurtis.com/projects/job...
A screencap of the introductory text for the webpage "East Asia-related Job market Data in Progress (2026-2027)," which showcases job data information in East Asian Studies. It says "East Asia-related Job Market Data in Progress (2026-2027)
Below you will find a table that presents a selection of the categories I am tracking as a part of my job data analyses. This table is intended to serve as a quick guide to job advertisements from the 2026-2027 season. I have tried to make my data as inclusive as possible, but there may inevitably be positions that I miss. If you do not see an advertisement that you are aware of in the filter table, you can submit the information to me via this form. For information on what sites I use to collect my data, visit a prevous year’s data page and my guide to job sites for academics.

In the course of creating visualizations for East Asia-related academic job advertisements, many people asked if I was making my data available as I collected it, rather than just at the end of the year when I present annual trends and final numbers. My initial response was no. One reason is that I was not cleaning my data as I collected it, so I risked putting out incorrect or incomplete information. Another reason is that I felt torn about whether providing this information in one centralized place was more beneficial for its convenience or more detrimental, in that it might discourage job seekers from learning how to search for that information themselves. In the end, I’ve decided that the data can better serve the field by being accessible throughout the year. Job seekers will always have their own specific needs and interests that will drive their individual searches. Furthermore, the labor of putting this information together is already taking place and may as well be as useful to the field at large, particularly those in precarious positions, as possible."
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NCC (北米日本研究資料調整協議会) @nccjapaninfo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It’s #InternationalRabbitDay! 🐇 There’s nothing quite like a happy bunny gazing up at the moon. 🌕 Enjoy these 19th century fellas by Hiroshige, held by the Tokyo National Museum: colbase.nich.go.jp/collection_i...
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the guy who is constantly telling you how many kanji he knows.
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
my nerd ass keeps looking at this ad thinking “sweet magneto tattoo bro”
A poster of Brad Pitt in a gray tank top and sunglasses with a tattoo of a helmet on his arm that looks like he believes Magneto was right.
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
sometimes you’re trouble spilling out of trouble inside big trouble and ultimately just a ham
A cream-colored tabby named Fox spilling out of two concentric boxes. The inner box is labeled “TROUBLE BOX” and the outer box is labeled “BIG TROUBLE BOX”A cream-colored tabby named Fox spilling out of two concentric boxes. The inner box is labeled “TROUBLE BOX” and the outer box is labeled “BIG TROUBLE BOX”An overhead view of a cream-colored tabby named Fox sitting a shallow box and making a ham face while he lounges in a sunbeam.
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
exhausting news, everyone
A countdown clock titled “When Does Trump Leave Office?”, which shows that we have 852 days of despair left because we are only 41.6% of the way through  our journey into this gaping maw of stupidity.
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Getting properly ready for our upcoming symposium with a coffee and Lee’s book! 😌 Sign up to join us hybrid for the event. ⬇️ You can also read Lee’s book open acesss. #medievalsky press.umich.edu/Books/F/Four...
The book Four Years in Izumi: Village Japan in the Early Sixteenth Century by Lee Butler. The cover is a photo of the cover of the Tabihikitsuke manuscript with Masamoto’s monogram.
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Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A rare photograph of Reviewer Two
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
29 (!) new job ads in East Asian Studies in the last week, making 352 posts for the new 2026-2027 market cycle. Details below, filter table here for those curious or job seekers: prcurtis.com/projects/job...
A screencap of the introductory text for the webpage "East Asia-related Job market Data in Progress (2026-2027)," which showcases job data information in East Asian Studies. It says "East Asia-related Job Market Data in Progress (2026-2027)
Below you will find a table that presents a selection of the categories I am tracking as a part of my job data analyses. This table is intended to serve as a quick guide to job advertisements from the 2026-2027 season. I have tried to make my data as inclusive as possible, but there may inevitably be positions that I miss. If you do not see an advertisement that you are aware of in the filter table, you can submit the information to me via this form. For information on what sites I use to collect my data, visit a prevous year’s data page and my guide to job sites for academics.

In the course of creating visualizations for East Asia-related academic job advertisements, many people asked if I was making my data available as I collected it, rather than just at the end of the year when I present annual trends and final numbers. My initial response was no. One reason is that I was not cleaning my data as I collected it, so I risked putting out incorrect or incomplete information. Another reason is that I felt torn about whether providing this information in one centralized place was more beneficial for its convenience or more detrimental, in that it might discourage job seekers from learning how to search for that information themselves. In the end, I’ve decided that the data can better serve the field by being accessible throughout the year. Job seekers will always have their own specific needs and interests that will drive their individual searches. Furthermore, the labor of putting this information together is already taking place and may as well be as useful to the field at large, particularly those in precarious positions, as possible."
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I didn't say anything at the time because I was afraid of jinxing myself, but on Thursday/Friday I flew to and from Oakland *without incident*! 👀💦 The only catch was all four of my colleagues also traveling had terrible flight karma. Whoops! 🤣
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It’s true that Fox might have missed me while I was out of town but let’s be real he just loves stinky feet I could be anybody.
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5 foot Home Depot skeleton @redderbeanpaste.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
AAAAaaA
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS! Love to see a bestie's work you've been following for years come to fruition. 🥹 Anyone interested in medieval environment, theology, empire, and more should definitely order themselves a physical copy! ✨🌳✨
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
They say they’ve never been up to anything naughty in their lives but for some reason I don’t believe them.
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
some days I just think about swol bat
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“alas… tomorrow is Monday, möther…”
A cream-colored tabby named Fox loafing in a gray basket looking listless.
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Rigatoni grows more powerful the more trash she luxuriates in.
A tortie cat named Rigatoni lounging in piles of cardboard trash like the trash cat she is.
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
my mother has seen the light
An all white puzzle missing two pieces.
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This is the way.
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Is there anything more beautiful than a new analog calendar? 😍
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The new job market cycle is well underway! 17 new job ads in East Asian Studies in the last week, making 323 posts for the new 2026-2027 market cycle. Details below, filter table here for those curious or job seekers: prcurtis.com/projects/job...
A screencap of the introductory text for the webpage "East Asia-related Job market Data in Progress (2026-2027)," which showcases job data information in East Asian Studies. It says "East Asia-related Job Market Data in Progress (2026-2027)
Below you will find a table that presents a selection of the categories I am tracking as a part of my job data analyses. This table is intended to serve as a quick guide to job advertisements from the 2026-2027 season. I have tried to make my data as inclusive as possible, but there may inevitably be positions that I miss. If you do not see an advertisement that you are aware of in the filter table, you can submit the information to me via this form. For information on what sites I use to collect my data, visit a prevous year’s data page and my guide to job sites for academics.

In the course of creating visualizations for East Asia-related academic job advertisements, many people asked if I was making my data available as I collected it, rather than just at the end of the year when I present annual trends and final numbers. My initial response was no. One reason is that I was not cleaning my data as I collected it, so I risked putting out incorrect or incomplete information. Another reason is that I felt torn about whether providing this information in one centralized place was more beneficial for its convenience or more detrimental, in that it might discourage job seekers from learning how to search for that information themselves. In the end, I’ve decided that the data can better serve the field by being accessible throughout the year. Job seekers will always have their own specific needs and interests that will drive their individual searches. Furthermore, the labor of putting this information together is already taking place and may as well be as useful to the field at large, particularly those in precarious positions, as possible."
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Justin Joque @jjoque.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
oh man I feel real bad for Anthropic, it really sucks when you work super hard on something and then someone just takes it without permission to train an LLM
cnbc.com
Chinese AI labs secretly used millions of Claude exchanges to train their models, Anthropic says
Anthropic said it detected unauthorized efforts by China-based AI labs including Alibaba and Moonshot AI to use its Claude models to help improve their own AI systems.
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Japan Past & Present @jppinfo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
ジャパン・パスト&プレゼントのシンポジウム「中世の村──『旅引付』と16世紀の日本」のオンライン参加登録が開始されました。本のシンポジウムは、2026年10月2日から3日までUCLAで開催され、ウェビナー視聴は可能です。さまざまな分野から集まった12名の発表者をはじめ、多くのゲストをお迎えし、九条政基(1445年~1516年)が中世後期にしたためた日記『政基公旅引付』に関する研究や教材について、世界各地の研究者・教育者について、さまざまな観点から切り込んでいきたいと考えています。 japanpastandpresent.org/jp/jpp-event...
A poster with a white background overlaid with close-ups from a medieval Japanese map, showing foliage, roads, and a small structure. The title of the symposium is displayed with logos for the Yanai Initiative and Japan Past & Present. The titles read: Rural Medieval: Tabihikitsuke & Sixteenth-century Japan 中世の村──『旅引付』と16世紀の日本
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Sara-Scare-a-Bo-Bear-a @saraelle.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
America the Beautiful
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Email autoreply: Sorry I’m psychologically unavailable right now I just dropped $2k in surprise dental work. 🙃
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Man, jet lag is hitting me hard this time. I keep crashing at 8pm and getting up at 4am and by 10am I feel like I’ve been awake since the fall of Rome.
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Excited to announce online registration is open for our Tabihikitsuke symposium! Be sure to share with your premodernist friends! ✨
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Sir, it's fine. I'm back. 💦
A cream colored tabby named Fox sitting aggressively on top of my hand at the computer, staring right at me with subtle threats on my life if I ever leave again.
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
What's going on in the Japanese humanities around the world? Upload your institution's events (in any language!) and put it in the calendar! 😀⬇️ Find events you might not have otherwise known about to attend (in person or virtually), too!
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
“This was a very long time away, möther, let’s not plan on doing it again.”
A tortie cat named Rigatoni sitting inside a half empty suitcase, looking judgmental, while a cream-colored tabby named Fox lingers suspiciously in the background
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Finally home from a delightful conference but totally exhausted. 🤪 Though my first flight didn’t have technical issues the gentleman next to me had a stomach bug and woke me twice an hour for the entire flight to panic sprint to the lavatory. (So no sleep for meeeee)
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Abdiel Sánchez Revilla @abdisaz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Focusing on Kantō/Kansai rivalry (specially that of Nittō vs Nicchiku). I’m looking for some recommendations on that topic, or even if it’s not a problem some help with sources or pdfs, the thing is that I’m in Mexico and can not access to many sources. Thank you so much in advance.
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Abdiel Sánchez Revilla @abdisaz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Dear Japanese studies colleagues, I’m currently writing a chapter of my dissertation on Japanese photography of the Taishō Democracy era. I want to focus on the protocols (practices) and although I can not access to many news papers of that era, I know that there are some articles
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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"Codicological genomes". Not a term I expected to hear, but I guess it will become part of the medievalist vocabulary now. Great summary of an intriguing study. (And no, fellow codicologists, you still do not have to wear gloves. The DNA in your books is too degraded to do any damage.) #MedievalSky
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The most important part of the conference has already begun. 😋
Two crispy spinach feta rolls gazing directly into your soul waiting to cronch cronch.A small dish of taramas (fish roe mousse) with red onions on top.A small dish of tirokafteri (a feta pepper dip) with two juicy brown olives on top.A bowl of fresh bread and pita.
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I made the mistake of thinking to myself "wow my first flight was so smooth, no problems!" because now, 10 minutes before departure, we're being told that our plane is not serviceable and they don't know if they can swap it for another to get us to Amsterdam tonight. 🙃 Flight karma, back in action.
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
30 new job ads in East Asian Studies in the last week, making 306 posts for the new 2026-2027 market cycle. Details below, filter table here: prcurtis.com/projects/job...
A screencap of the introductory text for the webpage "East Asia-related Job market Data in Progress (2026-2027)," which showcases job data information in East Asian Studies. It says "East Asia-related Job Market Data in Progress (2026-2027)
Below you will find a table that presents a selection of the categories I am tracking as a part of my job data analyses. This table is intended to serve as a quick guide to job advertisements from the 2026-2027 season. I have tried to make my data as inclusive as possible, but there may inevitably be positions that I miss. If you do not see an advertisement that you are aware of in the filter table, you can submit the information to me via this form. For information on what sites I use to collect my data, visit a prevous year’s data page and my guide to job sites for academics.

In the course of creating visualizations for East Asia-related academic job advertisements, many people asked if I was making my data available as I collected it, rather than just at the end of the year when I present annual trends and final numbers. My initial response was no. One reason is that I was not cleaning my data as I collected it, so I risked putting out incorrect or incomplete information. Another reason is that I felt torn about whether providing this information in one centralized place was more beneficial for its convenience or more detrimental, in that it might discourage job seekers from learning how to search for that information themselves. In the end, I’ve decided that the data can better serve the field by being accessible throughout the year. Job seekers will always have their own specific needs and interests that will drive their individual searches. Furthermore, the labor of putting this information together is already taking place and may as well be as useful to the field at large, particularly those in precarious positions, as possible."
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Am I packed to leave for Leiden tomorrow morning? No. Are my conference nails done? Of course they are.
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Opening in a couple days!!! I am so intensely jealous of folks who get to see this amazing new exhibition by @ippikiookami.bsky.social. Desperately want to bring it to @hammer.ucla.edu and teach a whole class on Heike. 😍 hypebeast.com/2026/8/taked...
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Takeda Hideo Subverts Samurai Mythology in ‘Genpei: Defying Authority’
For the first time, all 22 screenprints by the Japanese artist unite in the U.S. to deliver a satirical, highly graphic reinterpretation of ‘The Tale of the Heike.’
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
This is SUCH a good idea!
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
which one is more haunted
Closeup of an illustrated face of a dog that’s a little too humanoid for comfort.Closeup of an illustrated face of a dog that’s a little too humanoid for comfort.
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
not to be alarmist about my upcoming flight, but if this website is any indicator...
A screenshot of the JetBlue Airways website appearing to have a seizure. The word JetBlue in Blue is in size 300 billion font and repeated in overlay half a dozen times at least.
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