Hearts2Hearts -- Jiwoo Thumbs up for the Jiwoo do says this fan of bobs and bangs. #kpop #kpoppix #jiwoo #hearts2hearts #kpopstyling #hair #dailykpoppix

>> But why the praise from Moscow? Why the apparent encouragement? It's because Russia has much to gain from the current situation. Trump's fixation with Greenland, his determination to take over the island and impose tariffs on European countries that oppose his plan have put a huge strain on […]

Am I the only Mastodonian in North America not to have seen either "Kpop Demon Hunters" or a single episode of "Heated Rivalry"? I'm curious about both, and painfully aware of not having my finger on the pulse of popular culture. I expect by the time I do get round to seeing them, everybody […]

Currently drinking Frontera Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot. Plonk? Maybe, but I'm enjoying it. #drink #wine #frontera #cabernetsauvignon #merlot #chileanwine

https://brevitymag.com/nonfiction/solstice/ Usually classified as memoir, Joanne Lozar Glenn's "Solstice" could also be appreciated as short fiction. In any case, it's an affecting piece of writing that takes minutes to read but will stay with you for days, weeks, months... #usliterature […]

KMFA has just played Alan Hovhaness - Alleluia and Fugue https://youtu.be/Dj6Wa4O6IV8?si=wpbPzSwFoVIL9lEN I don't actively hate the music of Hovhaness, but I find it difficult to distinguish one piece of his from another. They all seem to lapse into something that sounds like the score of a […]

#mondayrandom10 I used online random number generators to pick tracks from my YouTube playlists. Some good playlists went untouched, some tracks were picked instead of better ones on the same list, but I was particularly happy to see LOONA 1/3 -- Sonatine come up, as it is one of my all time […]

Raked leaves this morning. Tiresome and tiring. In an ideal world I would live in a flat in a proper city and never have to do minute's "yard work" ever again. Image: Sheila Brown -- https://1-sheila-brown.pixels.com/ --PublicDomainPictures.Net -- Public domain.

Essex has some unusual two word placenames. As well as neighbouring Steeple Bumpstead, there's Chignal Smealey, Shellow Bowells, Good Easter, Margaret Roding, Willingale Spain, Norton Mandeville and Bardfield Saling, among others. This is St Peter & St Paul, Shellow Bowells, now a private house:

During the McCarthy era, my dad — a University of Michigan professor — was asked by the FBI to name communists or other subversives at the University. He refused. He told us they came several times to his office to pressure him, even threatening him with being called before the Committee (a […]

This book on Freud sounds as if it might be worth reading. I'm inclined to think of Freud and Marx as standing in the same relation to the human sciences as Boyle and Kepler do to the natural; important pioneers, whose path breaking insights were also tangled up in […] [Original post on c.im]

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/world/africa/renfrew-christie-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ElA.l_uO.quxTSV0lHbGV&smid=url-share A brave man who did the right thing in extraordinarily difficult circumstances. No doubt South African immigrant Elon Musk hates this compatriot -- if he's […]

🥁✨🎉 **My Top Image of the Year · #1 of 10** The jaw-dropping early C16th angel roof at St. Wendreda's in March, Cambridgeshire. Sir John Betjeman said it was “worth cycling forty miles into a headwind to see.” 🤔 He was right.

✨🌳 Over in Wells last week I don't think I've experienced anything as organically arborous as the retro choir at Wells. I took this with my tilt-shift lens to try and convey the feeling.

#kpopmonday #sharpobjects abound in this MV from NATURE whom you might remember as the group that debuted with "Allegro Cantabile", a track as bright and cheerful as as the title implies. "Girls" differs drastically both musically and conceptually, but I think the MV succeeds, in spite of some […]

Thank you @Erzbet for setting up #kpopmonday #sharpobjects . To be honest, I do not love this track, but Ryujin snipping her own hair should not be passed over. ITZY -- WANNABE https://youtu.be/fE2h3lGlOsk?si=VmsPdRZ1nUkSodxe #kpop #ITZY #wannabe #RYUJIN

One thing that's tough for people who just join the Fediverse, like most of the folks on #theforkiverse , is that there are self-appointed experts who reply to their public posts saying that "the Fediverse" doesn't like that kind of content. This is untrue. They don't speak for all of us […]

>> Was UATX a hard-right project from the start? Based on my reporting, I don’t think it was. I was struck by the sincerity of the commitment to free speech and open inquiry from so many of the people with whom I spoke. A few were Trump supporters, but many more were best identified as anti-woke […]

Milk might offer no protection against tear gas, but it's certainly effective against HEB Korean BBQ Ridged Potato Chips. https://www.heb.com/product-detail/h-e-b-ridged-potato-chips-korean-bbq/7903001 #food #potatochips #crisps #koreanbbq #HEB #milk

🧵 1/2 Every weekend I look back at the preceding week in Kpop and pick out a music video or performance that I have particularly liked. This week I have chosen ARTMS -- Butterfly Effect. This fancam from Cologne of one of my favourite ARTMS songs (starts at 46:17) makes me think that I should […]

Whenever I see the term "netizens" in a Kpop context, I can usually count on being annoyed or upset. #kpop #netizens #internet #SocialMedia #fandom

I have all sorts of mixed feelings about this piece, some arising from the music itself, others emerging from a web of personal associations, passions, and uncertainties. Is this great music or something more like an elaborate firework display? Does this question even have a sensible answer? […]

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I refuse to go to an Alamo Drafthouse cinema again until this awful policy is reversed. https://www.kut.org/business/2026-01-14/austin-tx-alamo-drafthouse-mobile-ordering-phone-policy #alamodrafthouse #movietheater #cinema #CELLPHONE #telephone #phone #austin

Austin's SXSW festival is putting out a call for "volunteers". These are in fact seasonal workers who are not paid wages but are compensated by being given a badge which usually offers admission to a limited selection of events at the festival, a few meals, and a t shirt. They have to pay for […]

I find Juun beautiful and love to watch her dance. 251220 Hearts2Hearts Juun 'The Chase' Fancam https://youtu.be/g2fPATCaafY?si=vaaVny_XTjPqAXyI #kpop #hearts2hearts #juun

I don't watch that many reaction videos, let alone post them, but seeing these four young Australians discover GFriend was a delight. OUR FIRST TIME EVER WATCHING GFRIEND! https://youtu.be/HDP4KGtSQCE?si=SzkNx7oEMRHYN3hD #kpop #gfriend #reactionvideo #australia

Whenever you see what #ice is doing in front of cameras, you must imagine what they're doing where nobody can see them--like in the concentration camps the USA is building. It's easy to read those words and much harder to fathom what they mean; that this is happening in our day and age, in what […]

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APINK -- Love Me More https://youtu.be/gPNM1KzoN_4?si=AoMntmzsOJTPAHWE I love a lot of what APINK have done, but, I'm afraid, not them wearing these outfits. #kpop #apink #lovememore #kpopstyling

One of my greatest pleasures recently has been discovering the writing of Dawn Powell. I've just finished her 1942 novel "A Time To Be Born", which combines both her first hand understanding of the journalistic and literary New York of her time with a midwesterner's skeptical amusement at […]

[Police violence, bloodshed.] The violence inflicted by a Trump thug on Kaden Rummler, a 21 year old student, in Santa Ana, California. https://youtube.com/shorts/tvMRxkpwB1E?si=QbjisvfSBl4QvVi0 #uspolitics #dhs #kadenrummler #PoliceViolence #DonaldTrump

Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City. December, 2015. 📷 Fujifilm X-T1 + XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR 🎞 55 mm – 1/2700″ – f/8 – ISO 1600 🏷️ #Photography

All of these are Community Radio (not NPR), doing news, from the Twin Cities, so they give reputable, human curated information about what's going on in Minnesota. My goal, as Ann Applebaum would say: stay informed on the ICE surge while avoiding the destructive algorithms from overseas […]

https://leftfootforward.org/2026/01/britons-now-more-pro-eu-than-the-french-or-italians/ Obviously, one wishes that Brexit had never happened, but some encouragement can be drawn from the resurgence of pro-EU attitudes in the UK. My guess is that the polling figures in France and Italy in part […]

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It was crystal clear what MASS DEPORTATION NOW meant, if only one cared to look. All this stuff is happening now.

I ought to have learned from the initial refusal to take Trump's presidential candidacy seriously, but I still find myself feeling gut incredulity when Nigel Farage is discussed as potential prime minister. Alas! I need to recognize that the possibility of this Trumpoputinoid ultrarightist […]

@jemmesedi man I hate everything to do with AI in the art and entertainment space AI should be doing things like curing cancer and developing better solar panels so that humans can spend more time on art This just feels like more unnecessary enshitification, I'm really interested to hear what […]

The other day I was telling @girlbandgeek how much I liked the Hello Venus -- Mysterious MV. So many good looking outfits are shown in the video, but I find this coat especially pleasing. #kpop #hellovenus #mysterious #kpopstyling #menswear

If you are a Kpop fan, knowledgeable about AI, or just curious about technology and popular culture, I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on AI and Kpop. https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10646918 #kpop #AI #artificialintelligence #popmusic #southkorea @[email protected] […]

#claudettecolvin, who refused to give up her seat on a segregated Alabama bus 9 months before Rosa Parks made history, has died at 86. #civilrights #ushistory […]

I doubt that I will ever get round to making many of the cocktails that @boozyANDsour features, but they all look so pretty! #cocktails #drink

Weird how payment processors haven't cut Twitter off yet. It's almost as if there are multiple standards

🧵 1/3 Doomscrolling is futile and destructive of one's ability to act contructiely So no more news for me tonight. Instead, I will post my three favourite Kpop stages. Watch all three and your life will be enriched. LOONA -- Butterfly https://youtu.be/X5oU5ePtvJk?si=QlzpgTTLaeexmEjx #kpop […]

Currently enjoying a glass of White Horse, my favourite blended Scotch, and trying not to feel too down in the mouth about the world in general and my own problems. #whitehorse #scotchwhisky #whisky #drink

VIVIZ -- Eunha I refuse to sign up for the "full experience" on Instagram, so this screenshot will have to suffice. I like the way Eunha looks both pretty and pensive here. #kpop #kpoppix #dailykpoppix #eunha #viviz #girlgroups