Goodnight. ‘The whole Moomin family had, as usual, hibernated for the winter and set the alarm clock to ring on the first of April. But the clock was old and not to be trusted, so it woke them up for Christmas instead. Since she was awake anyway, Moominmamma made coffee.’ ~ 🖼️ 🖊️ Tove Jansson

I think I figured it out: We inhabit Earth-3. Everything makes so much more sense now.

Professor's pro-tip for anyone with college-age kids: Tell your kids go to class. It's really that simple. If you show up, you'll do okay. You don't have to be smart, you just have to be there. Maybe stay off your phones for 50 minutes. Just listen. You'll absorb something. I have data to prove it.

Everyone involved in the publication and promotion of this book should be embarrassed. It's not a "harsh truth" that COVID mitigation was a mistake, it's ghoulish and false.

This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.

Farewell to Chen Tsu-yu, a historian whose foundational research on the history of the silk and coal industries in modern China (among other topics) was truly ahead of its time. Her kindness and encouragement will not be forgotten. www.facebook.com/100063946129...

Also, "Tell me you were a comics nerd without telling me you were a comics nerd."

I think I figured it out: We inhabit Earth-3. Everything makes so much more sense now.

"James Madison... finished with 509 yards of total offense, including 110 rushing yards from Wayne Knight."

This special came out in 2024, so it isn't in the conversation for this year's "best of" lists, but it's still hilarious. Highly recommend. youtu.be/9oyau71a5XE?...

another example of AI as tracer dye, exposing an already existing problem (and, of course, significantly worsening it)

Very happy to see that my student Yixue Yang's award-winning article about eye health exercises 眼保建操 promoted in China during the Mao era - and still practiced by schoolchildren today - is now online. #histmed #histsci brill.com/view/journal...

Waymo has halted service in San Francisco after numerous videos & images showed its autonomous cars snarling traffic during the blackout. With traffic lights down, Waymos across the city stopped dead in their tracks at intersections. missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-w...

My new special Positive Reinforcement didn't make any prestigious end-of-year lists for me to post about, but I am really proud of it, and I think you'd like it if you haven't seen it yet! :)

Dashed dreams and land grabs: The rise of rural protests in China

Food will be more affordable — if we double funds for agriculture research now www.nature.com/articles/d41...

ASEH Launching New Research Grants for Early Career Scholars ASEH will award up to six $500 grants in 2026 to support early career scholars doing research in environmental history. Apply today by following this link: forms.gle/AQXjPeMw5DBa...

GHOSTS AND THINGS BY @abriefel.bsky.social argues that #Victorians turned to the dead to understand the material culture of their present. Learn more: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501... #BookSky #Spiritualism

Civilization collapsed during the reign of Wu Ding?!?! I've been teaching the Shang dynasty all wrong!

And how many teams they got in the Big Ten and Big 12??? www.instagram.com/reel/DSDRqIP...

This is one of the most important documents produced this year. At a time when many of our professional organizations are punting, @aaup.org has been leading on EdTech, AI, academic freedom & faculty governance. I'm humbled to be joining the team that authored this report.

The Plant Humanities Initiative at Dumbarton Oaks invites applications for two-week virtual faculty residencies in June 2026, concentrating on topics at the intersection of East Asia Studies and Plant Humanities.

And how many teams they got in the Big Ten and Big 12??? www.instagram.com/reel/DSDRqIP...

Are you a recent humanities PhD with a background in Buddhist Studies? Learn how you can work with a museum or publisher as a Buddhism Public Scholar to share knowledge of Buddhist art, thought, and traditions: https://bit.ly/3RYbaXS

Rest assured that, despite the remodel, the San Diego Airport remains a terrible place.

We are in the final stretch of our sale! Don't miss the chance to get 40% off of all in-stock print and ebooks sitewide* before it shuts down at 11:59 PM tonight (12/8). #ReadUP #BookSky

Now through February 2, submit your application for East & Inner Asia Council Small Grants. Thanks to funding from the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation, AAS supports research, digital projects, conferences, and more! bit.ly/EIAC26

Civilization collapsed during the reign of Wu Ding?!?! I've been teaching the Shang dynasty all wrong!

New articles in 出土文獻 on the soon-to-be-published Tsinghua "horse" manuscripts (in vol 15), 5 manuscripts detailing how to evaluate, train, treat, and handle horses.

I watched the movie "Freaky Tales" and I'm sure if I liked it or not. Haven't felt this way about a film in a while. m.imdb.com/title/tt2194...

The FIFA Peace prize makes as much sense as a NFL neuroscience prize would.

I'm proud to announce that I've been self-awarded the 2025 FIFA Prize for History.

Last lecture of the term. Running on fumes...

Somehow, I feel proud.

Happy to report that _Remaking the Earth, Exhausting the People_ is now on JSTOR thanks to the Path to Open program. @uwapress.uw.edu @acls1919.bsky.social @jstor.bsky.social www.jstor.org/stable/jj.36...

So the insurance industry will be able to make people find out the hard way.....

Lil Wayne wants his slogan back.

Shih-Ching Tsou has collaborated with filmmaker Sean Baker for years. Tsou's solo directorial debut uses Taipei as its canvas to tell a story about women making ends meet in the city. n.pr/3Knlmrf

On @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social, Micah S. Muscolino discusses REMAKING THE EARTH, EXHAUSTING THE PEOPLE, tracing how state-led conservation transformed China’s countryside and how rural communities bore the costs. 🎧Listen here: newbooksnetwork.com/remaking-the...

Nominate up to three titles for the 2025 Baifang Schell Book Prize: chinabooksreview.com/2025/11/06/p... Last year the jury selected at the "Edge of Empire" by Edward Wong as the winner in Nonfiction and "Taiwan Travelogue" by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ (author) and Lin King (translator) in Literature.

Are you an early-career environmental historian or interested in the challenges aspiring environmental historians face? Join our panel discussion with @askehn.bsky.social @kathiescharf.bsky.social @tidetales.bsky.social and @wilkohardenberg.bsky.social et al., hosted by @eseh.bsky.social #envhist

And 2 more seminars.

3 lectures to go.

Hmmm, a few recent Winter Olympics have taken place in Asia ... any #AsianStudies scholars have a pitch for this @nichecanada.bsky.social series?

Meets Zohran on Friday, dressing like an East Village poet who wrote something called "A Fairest Autumn" by Saturday.