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Never heard a more Jewish chorus than Irene and Seulgi singing about being in love with anxiety

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One day… I will find out his brow routine bc I need whatever he’s using to tame mine

His voice is just so good and his eyebrows are legendary

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Original Berf of Chicagoland @kdc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Too bad we don’t have trains or walkable cities in most places it could probably help idk

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I get uncomfortable when orgs and businesses want to commission "zines" because usually what they are asking for is not a zine but a pamphlet/booklet that they don't want to pay professional rates for. It devalues publishing professionals and diminishes the meaning of zines.

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Tamar Herman @tamarherman.com · 26/08/2026

Everyone loves nostalgia, and AtHeart are bringing back the sounds of 1996 with remakes of classics by The Cardigans and Roo'Ra. In Conversation with AtHeart for Notes on K-pop: notesonkpop.com/in-conversat...

In Conversation: AtHeart on their Time Travel Project, collaboration, and inspiration

As we all know, nostalgia is in. It's unavoidable in 2026 as the zeitgeist loves the looks of yesteryear, the sound of a decade or two ago, and we're seeing an abundance of remakes. For AtHeart, there...

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Tamar Herman @tamarherman.com · 26/08/2026

Kinda wondering if naming it Notes in K-pop was a mistake but yolo four years later

Dana Stevens @thehighsign.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

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A person so miraculous she made Siskel & Ebert agree ♥️

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Tamar Herman @tamarherman.com · 25/08/2026

This is such a loss. May her memory be a blessing

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Tamar Herman @tamarherman.com · 25/08/2026

Honestly wondering if he thinks the US is called America

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I’m at a coffee shop chilling before my flight so ordered whatever someone can bring me from uber asap butttttt lemme take a look tysm

So… my suitcase broke. 2/2 broken from samsonite’s set of three I bought before moving to Hong Kong in 2020, so I feel like given how hard I am on my luggage that’s not a bad return rate…

Digital archives can handle text pretty much eternally but video is too expensive to archive everything

I probably will create video content sooner or later for my newsletter but it will still always be writing first for me

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Videos are ofc records but nobody can keep up with the content or pace and we are seeing everything spiral into nothingness of thought and meaning that dissipates almost as soon as it is created

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Someone asked me recently why I haven’t switched to video media & the answer is honestly not only do I not have time & that I love writing and the value of words, but that I’m terrified that the videoism of all things is going to lead to a place where we have no real records just content.

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This essay by @jillmapes.bsky.social is really crushing and also beautifully written. I also have hope that this period of cultural decline isn't forever and people will remember the value of art and criticism that's not also advertising!

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Tamar Herman @tamarherman.com · 13/08/2026

Non-fiction books aren’t always fact-checked.

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Tamar Herman @tamarherman.com · 12/08/2026

Cannot express the complicated emotions I have whenever a family member or friend who has ignored my entire career texts me that someone they are talking to went to a BTS concert like yes, I have indeed been telling you about their impact for literal years. They are famously famous!!!

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I wish it worked that way for posting on CMSs

Bringing both my work and personal laptops is definitely out of the question, but how in the hell am I supposed to write my newsletter and KCON coverage on my iPad....

I'll see if any of the Kosher places have!

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NYC is making me wanna off myself today so don’t worry I’m prepared with multiple fans and cooling wipes, the best invention of all time. Hope you stay cool and hydrated!!

Packing for two BTS concerts in Baltimore, three days of KCON in LA, and a work trip in the Bay in a way that makes sense and convenient for multiple trains and planes feels like the sort of task olympian gods would like to set people on to torture them

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dodree are essentially answering the question of what a heavy-emphasis on the Koreanness of K-pop can look like when you base your identity around classical culture, traditional training, and blending them with modern performance sensibilities. Read the whole interview at NotesonKpop.com!

In Conversation: dodree on blending traditional arts with K-pop

The fusion of traditional Korean culture and popular culture via K-pop has been around for years, with acts like VIXX, BTS, Blackpink, Stray Kids, and Oneus incorporating elements and aesthetic of tra...

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Sometimes just sending it to a trusted group chat is enough.

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Tech companies need regulation like media companies once had (and need again imho)

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It's so bad but part of me wants to just go in to drop links and leave... I've cured myself, somehow, of my addiction, thankfully. Everything is bad, I hate this all so much

Sometimes I wonder if I need to go back to Twitter for professional reasons, but god I really don't want to

In Conversation: dodree on blending traditional arts with K-pop

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Tamar Herman @tamarherman.com · 31/07/2026

Omg this is the funniest typo (?) I’ve ever made thank you so much for noticing I’ll update. Thank you for reading!

Tamar Herman @tamarherman.com · 30/07/2026

Hi! I'll be going to KCON! If you're in LA that week for it, I'd love to connect! If you're an editor looking for some K-pop coverage, please reach out.

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Tamar Herman @tamarherman.com · 30/07/2026

Toilet demons are my favorite Talmudic demons

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Rainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

It's so bad. Even jobs at places that once seemed "stable" aren't. And with editors being laid off and budgets being cut, there are less opportunities for freelancers to pitch, while it feels like even more people are trying to freelance because of lack of full-time jobs.

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Tamar Herman @tamarherman.com · 29/07/2026

BTS have announced they will not be submitting their music to the Grammy’s this year.

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Tamar Herman @tamarherman.com · 28/07/2026

For sure! But I’m actually not concerned in the immediate about BTS not being taken seriously; I’m concerned about the women talking about BTS being left out of the narrative.

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Tamar Herman @tamarherman.com · 28/07/2026

Famously, we love books it’s very annoying.

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Tamar Herman @tamarherman.com · 28/07/2026

My father got asked if his yarmulke was hiding his horns by a fellow student in Boston University Law School in the 80s

Tamar Herman @tamarherman.com · 27/07/2026

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I think something interesting is going on with K-pop music production in 2026: we're seeing more cohesive albums than the past few years have given us, and I wonder if it's a shift away from using albums as nothing more than chart-seeking streaming-oriented packages notesonkpop.com/in-2026-k-po...