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Polish writer, translator, and Korpiklaani fan in Yokohama. Work: The Japan Times, Tokyo Weekender, Star Trek, NatGeo. Also involved with regional Japanese tourism. Other obsessions: Godzilla, Oda Nobunaga, Bane, Justified. He/him. 日本語

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Published: April 20, 2025 14:58

"The antidote: $1,000" "Do not remove under penalty of torture." "You in bed with in bed. In bed." "Winning lotto numbers: 69, 420, 666, 80085." "Are you SURE you turned the stove off before going out?" "DIY confetti! Have a party anywhere!" My…

Published: April 19, 2025 04:48

Just dawned on me that I can't remember a single thing about Ahsoka. When it comes to TV, being forgettable is about 100 times worse than being bad. People talk about bad TV. You can hate/riff watch bad TV. But what the hell am I supposed to do with…

Published: April 19, 2025 03:25

I could put together a 200-person conference on "Uuuugh... I dunno, you want to talk about Bane? Justified? We can also hang out and eat pizza and talk about how gloriously fucked up modern cartoons are or something..." [contains quote post or other…

Published: April 19, 2025 02:15

Shit-ass people for whom I had nothing but the deepest contempt started going on unprompted rants about trans people, so that was my first clue. Then it was a mixture of basic human empathy and befriending a few trans people on social media. The…

Published: April 18, 2025 10:05

I've been considering the idea of Toilet Clothes for years now. Japan does toilet-only slippers so why not other clothing too? I keep my toilet spotless but it's still where people shit and piss. I don't want those particles on the same clothes I wear at…

Published: April 18, 2025 09:43

Ah shit, it happened again and I missed it? Oh well, in case anyone is listening: some British food is Good, Actually (C). British cheeses are amazing. Yes, yes, they aren't the same as pre-war cheeses because the original recipes were lost but what we…

Published: April 18, 2025 06:34

Charlie could technically have him imprisoned in the tower. I'm pretty sure he still has that right. This would singlehandedly make everyone in the UK a staunch royalist and rehabilitate the country on the global stage. [contains quote post or other…

Published: April 17, 2025 12:44

"I personally would just escape the Hell Gulag by tunneling to the neighboring cell, befriending a wise priest who tells me the location of a hidden treasure, and then escaping by posing as a corpse thrown into the sea from a cliff. I mean obviously it…

Published: April 17, 2025 12:30

There once was one name that every samurai feared: Oda, as in Oda "Demon King" Nobunaga. Interestingly, around the same time, there was a name that nobody feared, and it was also Oda, as in Oda Ujiharu, "the weakest samurai lord ever." Here's why I admire…

Published: April 17, 2025 10:52

Look, don't ask me how I know it, because I will not have my dietary adventures questioned by online strangers, but I just discovered that Gorgonzola pairs *really* well with coconut. Coconut water, coconut milk, coconut flakes - all amazing with…

Published: April 17, 2025 09:51

"So cheer up, trans people. If you work hard enough, one day you may live the kind of life *we* want you to have. Well, 'want' is a strong word. It's more like the kind of life we don't terribly mind you having. Maybe. For now." [contains quote post or…

Published: April 17, 2025 08:53

There's something weirdly poetic (or is it ironic?) for Rowling to quote the A-Team, which was so chauvinistic, its cast (or at least George "Hannibal" Peppard and Dirk "Faceman" Benedict) successfully bullied two regular female cast members off the show. …

Published: April 17, 2025 05:06

I often bring up a similar argument when explaining why I hate "It's a Wonderful Life" and people always get mad at me because I ask: what about people who never changed the world or saved a life or even simply made someone happy? Are their lives…

Published: April 17, 2025 04:44

My TV hot take is that we need to get rid of cliffhangers. Even if a show doesn't get canceled because it failed to break every viewing record in its 1st season (consisting of 8 episodes) it might still be killed off for a tax write-off. Just give us…

Published: April 16, 2025 13:51

They're having another go at a badly-written slop that funds systemic transphobia when Rome was canceled after just two seasons and The Expanse was never filmed to the end. This fucking world. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

Published: April 16, 2025 13:11

BTW, I did the rough math on this and I think there is close to 1,000 episodes of Star Trek in existence. Do people have any idea how blessed we are to live in a time when you have access to 1,000 episodes of Star Trek? What a time to be alive. Too bad…

Published: April 16, 2025 12:48

Just finished Daredevil: Born Again! It's pretty mid. It lacks passion, drive, or whatever else you want to call someone behind this thing giving a shit. It feels like a paint-by-numbers piece. I'm tempted to write an article about the new definition of…

Published: April 16, 2025 08:50

This is what supporting Harry Potter does. No hyperbole: if you buy anything Harry Potter related, you are actively funding systemic transphobia. Find another book. Preferably one that does not suck. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

Published: April 16, 2025 06:50

From the land of bullet trains, techno-tower skyscrapers, and staff-less automated stores, I bring you a report on... convenience-store print machines. They're actually super cool and capable of way more than you think. Details here: …

Published: April 15, 2025 11:20

The Tokyo Weekender frontpage currently features FIVE of my articles: - Unmasking Noh - Samurai Cops - How Akira Changed the Course of Dune: Part Two - The Dark History of Human Sacrifice in Japan - In’ei: The Master of the Crescent Spear Feels good to…

Published: April 15, 2025 10:24

Every time this embalmed orange speaks, he sounds like he's waiting for laughter at the end. I hope that every time he doesn't get it, he pees himself a little out of anger. Incidentally, I ever tell you I have familial roots in Ukraine and pray daily to…

Published: April 15, 2025 10:19

Recently saw someone asking for a "White Mirror" show that would celebrate all the good things that technological advancement can give humanity and, my brother in Kahless, there are ELEVEN Star Trek series and THIRTEEN movies. We're good. We're beyond…

Published: April 15, 2025 04:23

I remember when BBC's "The Watch," based on Pratchett's Discworld City Watch novels, was announced. I remember how excited I was. I still remember my realization that the show had an utter disregard bordering on *hatred* for the source material. The lesson…

Published: April 15, 2025 00:52

I tried 4 times to watch The Leftovers but couldn't get through the 1st episode. But I kept it on the To Watch list because I felt that I'd like the series if I was just in the right mood. Finally the mood came and I breezed through S1, which is close to…

Published: April 14, 2025 10:46

Are you sleeping too soundly? Does the world feel insufficiently filled with horror? Do you still believe in a loving god? Then simply Google "What Does a Sick Giraffe Look Like?" Ask your priest, rabbi, imam, or other spiritual leader if Googling "What…

Published: April 14, 2025 04:46

Hey so... I don't know why I suddenly noticed it but... why do so many TV characters knock instead of using the doorbell? Is this another American weirdness like not taking your shoes off inside the house that I just didn't know about? Are…

Published: April 13, 2025 09:54

I had to watch *a lot* of fitness influencer videos lately for a job and I'm convinced Covid killed us and this is hell. The only way to stand out in that market is to say the most insane shit imaginable. One person claimed fruits were killing us. I imm.…

Published: April 13, 2025 06:00

This is interesting but before any of that, I must know... Will the werewolf look like ass like in 99.99% of live-action werewolf movies (with the sole exception being Dog Soldiers)? That's really all I want. A non-ass-looking werewolf. Please? …

Published: April 13, 2025 02:25

This is unacceptable. We must end the madness and return to the good old days when EVERYONE was allowed to sleep in their cars: rich, poor, employed, unemployed. That was true equality. That was freedom! *cries red-white-and-blue tears* [contains quote…

Published: April 12, 2025 15:25

It honestly rules to love reading, movies, TV, history, gaming, cooking, and travel. I haven't felt bored in like 20 years. There is *always* something to do for every mood, weather, day of the week, financial situation. Fuck it feels good to have a bunch…

Published: April 12, 2025 09:10

"Bookseller"! "Bookseller"! "Bookseller"! "Bookseller"! "Bookseller"! "Bookseller"! "Bookseller"! "Bookseller"! "Bookseller"! "Bookseller"! "Bookseller"! "Bookseller"! How many times do I have to shout it before Hollywood makes that movie? Also, can Nick…

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