Can Plastic Own the Fork?
In the mid-2000’s I began to notice an undercurrent of anti-Chinese sentiment surfacing across the country. Such racism has existed within our society since the…
Exciting developments are afoot! Recently, we launched a donation campaign to raise funds in support of ongoing efforts to produce the English Weirdness video series.…
Donate to help us continue producing English Weirdness videos This past year, I began producing the video series, English Weirdness. Some of you may have…
Words, my friends, are powerful things. They both express and shape our thoughts. As such, we need to be careful, choosey, about what words we allow…
It is with great excitement that I share this news. This past Wednesday, September 12 2018, in a live and online press conference coordinated with…
Nationalism is a troubling political force. Always there like a glowing ember in a fading fire, it lies in wait for the crafty politician to…
How to Study English Vocabulary Using a Japanese Monster Remembering everything we need to can be a challenge in our hectic lives. Our brains are…
if you’ve ever read a novel or short story by Japanese author Haruki Murakami, and millions around the world have, there’s a good chance that…
On a recent trip to Seoul, South Korea–after some sightseeing, and catching up with a former student of mine, Young-Dae Choi, who graciously guided my…
“She can kill someone, just by willing it?” Ryuji, in Ringu (Nakata 1998) Judging solely by the sheer number of sinister mythological representations of…