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