Month: June 2020
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Communal Glasses
I’ve always been a shy person, but somehow in high school, like 10 years ago, I had the guts to make my classmates put on a pair of fake glasses and pose! I didn’t approach the most popular kids, though–just the adequately social geeks and the wannabe emos. Funny to find these in my hard…
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Japan Travel Tunes, Part I
If Nothing Else, Then Tunes. It’s already halfway through the year, and I haven’t skimmed the surface of what may constitute my favorite album releases, or general, time-unbound favorites that have defined my year! So here’s the essential ensemble soundtrack to my journey through Japan that spanned February to May: …For the first month, it…
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Relating Free Speech, Empathy, and Race
“Skepticism about government control over speech is a deeply rooted American tradition. A bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment is that government cannot censor the expression of an idea because society finds the idea itself offensive or distasteful. We distrust government to pick winners and losers in the realm of ideas because it might silence…
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My Favorite Things This Week
Because you don’t stop liking things you loved; you just forget about ’em! It’s Tuesday, but I thought I’d come out of my shell and report on what I’ve been consuming between righteously eating my meals and unhealthily burrowing through Twitter rabbit holes during this Reign-of-Terror, free-speech-impeding political climate! I. On YouTube, cuz we know…
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Plunging into Protests: the Beginning
The last time I really blogged for myself was in Hiroshima, when I started to tire of travelling in Japan after a mere month. Well, it didn’t stay that way, I assure you, but before I recap some Japan moments (“for memory’s sake,” as aptly described by my best friend Mandy) I’d like to address…
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Excerpts from Osaka English House
Hi, friends! I forgot to post my 2 contributions to the website of Osaka English House, a remarkable institution that houses both students, teachers, and foreign visitors. I belonged to the latter category, meaning I contributed 4 hours’ worth of chores 6 days a week in exchange for accommodation. Chores consisted mostly of cleaning, in…
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