So who's the London Review of Books going to let loose on Spider-Man
My first book for Women in Translation Month is Masks by Fumiko Enchi, translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter. Really enjoying this so far and having fun googling the different creepy masks mentioned #WITmonth
When the Siberian Bacteria with Stem Placenta Baby Drips $165,000 hits
Just got an advertisement on the internet that is making me insane
I've done a #WITmonth Starter Pack. I do not claim it to be remotely all-encompassing but if you've used the hashtag (as per the criteria⤴️), hopefully I've found and added you. If I haven't, please let me know. go.bsky.app/KEkwYR6
Lucy Maud Montgomery’s church is now a Boom Burger
today's situation at work is that my coworkers have groupthinked themselves into believing the link to the mandatory anti-phishing class is itself a phish and now no one will click on it
'There are no sex scenes, and all the food looks horrible' was also the review I left on TripAdvisor about the last Travelodge I stayed in.
bought candy at the pool for a 13yo and she tried to give me cash. i was like nahh it's nbd, and she goes "girl i have seen your car." 13yo girls remain undefeated. you think you're talking to a child but you're actually talking to whatever gods used to send to punish mortals for their hubris
If your political position wouldn't stand up to an 8-year-old asking you "why" a few times, you probably need to go and think things through a bit.
I don’t own a bookmark, so I force myself to read every book in one sitting
No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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Found my primary school report card. Satisfactory, but needs to be kept away from disturbing influences. But was I?!
"Man who doesn't believe in chairs" ... a PHILOSOPHER?!
As a Brit can I apologise for what has become of the BBC
*standing up on the plane* Call me Ishmael. Some years ago--never mind how long precisely--having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. It is a way I have of driving off the spleen
*Standing up on the plane* This is the story of "The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy." Perhaps the most remarkable - certainly the most successful - book ever to come out of the great publishing corporations of Ursa Minor. More popular than "The Celestial Homecare Omnibus," better-selling than
I’m not officially listed as one of the people who discovered Gummy Bear Poisoning but without my body to study the medical world would still be in the dark.
*sigh* This is not how translation works in the real world, I do not MAKE WORDS UP because I FEEL like it as the translator, the AUTHOR coined a neologism and I, in turn, came up with a TRANSLATION for it, I don’t just PUT THINGS INTO A BOOK THAT AREN’T THERE you guys locusmag.com/review/the-h...
Googling "sunset" used to give you the sunset time. Googling "sunset" now gives you an AI summarized definition explaining what the sunset is. The future!
Working on a book and author list on Japanese feminist writing for #womenintranslationmonth. No, autocorrect. I never have and never will mean "Fumiko Enchilada."
Spotted this over on Instagram and I'm thinking of giving it a go, will definitely be looking for recommendations that cover more than one prompt though 😅 #WITmonth #WomenInTranslationMonth #WITpassport
🔥🪩 Introducing Burn and Rave, the new novel from Max Porter 🔥🪩 Meet Lynette - actor, writer, director, show runner. It’s her birthday and she’s about to star in her final movie in her head. Knowing Lynette, she won’t go gently into that good night. Publishing 11 February.
thank goodness they included the reading order so i don't get them mixed up
Studio execs are going to want to adapt more poems for the big screen now