Burkely's "History Hermann" Newsletter

My new pop culture review, Crunchyroll's A.I.-subtitling controversy, a Texan law which could lead to anime and manga censorship, Pixar's 'Elio' folly, and positive news

Nearly too long for email: My postings on libraries, archives, and pop culture; good, positive, and depressing news; LGBTQ+ people under attack, attempted control of public information, and beyond

Upcoming animated series in Japan centering on female romance and friendship, danger of A.I., the new animated Avatar series, Star Wars, and other queer content

Positive news, resistance, legal challenges to book bans, Smithsonian threatened, and LGBTQ+ people under attack

Updates about anime and Western animation, new Doctor Aphra series, my two recent pop culture reviews, school musicians, apothecaries, and more

Resistance to growing fascism, threats to public knowledge, racist domestic and foreign policy, and the continuing federal government purge

Disappearing people, cruel cuts to U.S. government agencies, reactionary efforts to control U.S. society and stigmatize LGBTQ+ people, Smithsonian under threat, and more

Disney's wrongheaded decision to cancel "Tiana," Western animation under stress, positive news about Japanese girls' love series, and beyond

A country in crisis: mass firings, DOGE running rampant, protests, state-sponsored racism, and beyond

Pardons for seditionists, aggressive nationalism, civil servants targeted, the NARA purge starts, African push for reparations, and confronting the challenges which lie ahead

Moving forward, my best-of animation series lists for 2024, libraries, archives, genealogy, climate change, LGBTQ+ people, and more

Pop culture, reviews, despicable nominees, fighting back, libraries and archives under siege, NARA's use of A.I., and beyond