Jack Alexander
@jackalexander26.bsky.social
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Copyeditor and proofreader of non-fiction living in Japan www.alexanderproofreading.com
Coinciding with Pride Month, Flamboyance by Jack Parlett is being published in the UK. I proofread the book, which argues for the importance of flamboyance in life and celebrates the queer community's contribution to popular culture while describing the authorโs experience of growing up gay.
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'Despite It All' by Fred Pearce. This new book provides seven cautious reasons for hope that we might avoid the worst ravages of environmental breakdown and climate change. I was the copy-editor and fact-checker.
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I recently copy-edited 'A Nation Wrestles with God: American Prophets, Philosophers, and Firebrands', an anthology containing speeches, articles, cartoons, and poetry by over 100 Americans, including Thomas Jefferson, Walt Whitman, Isaac Asimov, Lana Del Rey, and er... Donald Trump!
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It's always nice when someone spots your name in the thanks and asks if it was you โ it was!
3 months ago
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Fractured France by Andrew Hussey (which I copy-edited) explores tensions in France that have led to the far right and massive protests. The recollections of 40 years in France are fascinating and full of dry humour. Recommended to anyone interested in contemporary France.
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LinkedIn
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Jake Adelstein
9 months ago
There is an iconic figure of Japan that will not be with us much longer. He is an endangered species, almost extinct. He will be mourned. Read my salaryman elegy on this week's Substack:
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The Death of The Salaryman
The hard-working, hard-drinking white collar company man of old Japan is dead (more or less). He is survived by Pasona, a generation of part-time workers, and a stack of unpaid overtime slips.
https://open.substack.com/pub/tokyopaladin/p/the-death-of-the-salaryman?r=3pdqa4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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Dianne Woodward
11 months ago
The sad stupidity of UK police. Private Eye jokes now โcriminalโ as the magazine hits back at dumbass cops
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
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Private Eye jokes now 'criminal' as the magazine hits back at dumbass cops
Police nonsense over Palestine Action proscription continues as Ian Hislop jokingly bemoans officers never having heard of Private Eye
https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2025/07/23/private-eye-palestine-protest/
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Some more on the latest threat to liberty in Japan.
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11 months ago
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Underpants! Made from recycled drinks bottles! I'll give them a try!
11 months ago
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Eli K.P. William
11 months ago
my essay for
@aeon.co
on the science of alien languages and science fiction has gone live! This thing is over a year in the making. Give it a read and let us know what you think!
#xenolinguistics
#alien
#language
#scifi
#philosophy
#solaris
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Is it time to chart a new path for xenolinguistics through sci-fi? | Aeon Essays
To truly explore alien languages, linguists must open themselves to the maximum conceivable degree of cosmic otherness
https://aeon.co/essays/is-it-time-to-chart-a-new-path-for-xenolinguistics-through-sci-fi
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Dr. Manhattan
12 months ago
this is gold ๐คฃ. the political clarity is unmatched. i need the daily digest.
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This new Pulp song is fantastic (and so is the video) โ as good as anything they did in the 1990s.
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Pulp - Got to Have Love (Official Video)
YouTube video by Pulp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_xnLmRz6XM
12 months ago
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Miffy cafe Tokyo. This one's for you
@merisi-vienna.bsky.social
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about 1 year ago
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A quirky and delightful children's book based on a traditional Ukrainian folk tale that I proofread.
www.amazon.com/Glove-Based-...
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The Glove: Based on a traditional Ukranian folk tale
The Glove: Based on a traditional Ukranian folk tale [Pesiou, Sofia, Heywood, Emma] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Glove: Based on a traditional Ukranian folk tale
https://www.amazon.com/Glove-Based-traditional-Ukranian-folk/dp/B0DW42L2JT?fbclid=IwY2xjawKC54tleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFmdjQ1djdxc28zRmhJVkJ6AR6j9xpUP1rm1wrujIt_6fhegFonphkPMY0ZVnq1BZ69y_2hXGqmnW2DqVoUAA_aem_AM38FZ5_hypFG62gbF6XZA
about 1 year ago
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With my Miffy posse.
about 1 year ago
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Quakers in Britain
about 1 year ago
๐จ Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. ๐จ This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.๐๏ธ ๐
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House
Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.
https://www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-events/news/quakers-condemn-police-raid-on-westminster-meeting-house
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University of York Library
about 1 year ago
Not that we in the library wish to encourage profanity, but if you want to get rid of these AI-search summaries (which are often absolute nonsense), just swear in your search terms. It really works.
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Soba restaurant, Asakusa, Tokyo.
about 1 year ago
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A comment from a customer: 'I ... appreciate your copy-editing; your thoughtful feedback has taught me valuable lessons in academic expression and writing techniques. I've always found our communications comfortable, warm, and pressure-free, [making] working together such a pleasant experience.'
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Always a delight to see a book you copy-edited go on sale with a beautiful cover. This book provides four inspiring but realistic visions of the future based on 'more than human', degrowth, solarpunk, and the metaverse.
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Designing Hope by Sarah Housley | Waterstones
Buy Designing Hope by Sarah Housley from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over ยฃ25.
https://www.waterstones.com/book/designing-hope/sarah-housley/9781911648970
about 1 year ago
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Jon Poole
about 1 year ago
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This is what I'm listening to at the moment, thanks to my 18-year-old son. This rap (English translation in the video) kicks the shit out of most of the dross that is J-pop.
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่ฌ่ฅ Hannya - ใใฎ้ ใใใญใ Ano Koro Janee (What was then was then) with English lyrics
YouTube video by Translator Guy (Boon)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHm67Fi0Ohw
about 1 year ago
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over 1 year ago
This is an amazing statement by Norway. Kudos ๐ to Norway
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Merisi Vienna
over 1 year ago
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Merriam-Webster
over 1 year ago
The word 'bed' kind of looks like a bed.
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This the funniest thing I've seen for a while. Stomach-hurting funny.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iab...
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Foodfarms Advert
YouTube video by Greig Johnson Making
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iabBYeEKmo&t=97s
over 1 year ago
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Bethany Black
over 1 year ago
Itโs up there with this
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Foodfarms Advert
YouTube video by Greig Johnson Making
https://youtu.be/_iabBYeEKmo?si=w8v8l_bkkduwordO
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Another piece of the US government machinery is being destroyed right now.
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over 1 year ago
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Very sad to read this. I used to have a lot of fun working with USAID-funded Americans in Namibia. Another thing destroyed by the new US administration.
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over 1 year ago
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It's great to see so many editors and proofreaders joining up on Bluesky!
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over 1 year ago
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'Terminal capitalism'. I certainly feel that we're reaching the end of days.
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over 1 year ago
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The Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP)
over 1 year ago
Some new words, from the Cambridge Dictionary blog, with the theme of working in an office. They make us rather appreciate the freelance life! Read the definitions here ๐
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What does pleasanteeism mean? - About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog
New words to do with today's workplace dynamics as identified by the Cambridge Dictionary team: pleasanteeism, unbossing, HiPPO.
https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/12/16/new-words-16-december-2024/
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Been heating up stuff and pulverising it with a blender โ very satisfying! Carrot soup (left) and apple stew (right).
over 1 year ago
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Hello from another refugee from the abomination that Meta is creating.
over 1 year ago
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