A short and interesting piece on K-Pop Demon Hunters.

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Quite.

Undercuts the Davos Speech

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Traditions of East Asian Typography Conference - Traditions of East Asian Typography USC Dornsife

Registration is now open for my upcoming conference on Traditions of East Asian Typography! March 6, 2026 at Doheny Memorial Library at the University of Southern California! Come one come all!

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Traditions of East Asian Typography Register here for the Conference on Traditions of East Asian Typography (March 6, 2026)

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Traditions of East Asian Typography Conference - Traditions of East Asian Typography USC Dornsife

Registration is now open for my upcoming conference on Traditions of East Asian Typography! March 6, 2026 at Doheny Memorial Library at the University of Southern California! Come one come all!

dornsife.usc.edu/east-asian-t...

I am pleased to announce that my article, "The Royal Typographic Sublime: Discourse on Movable Type in Early Modern Korea (1392–1910)," has been published with the Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies.

muse.jhu.edu/pub/109/arti...

Davos 2026: Special address by Mark Carney, PM of Canada Canadian PM Mark Carney stressed the end of the rules-based international order and urged middle powers to act together to counter the great power rivalry.

Historic
www.weforum.org/stories/2026...

AI-powered hunt for manga pirates as Japan seeks to recover wind in its sales Piracy costs publishers an estimated US$55 billion a year, forcing a hi-tech shift to protect a sector aiming to rival car exports by 2033.

Scanlation in the crosshairs

www.scmp.com/week-asia/li...

Traditions of East Asian Typography Conference - Traditions of East Asian Typography USC Dornsife

I am pleased to announce a call for papers for a conference on Traditions of East Asian Typography.

Please see the conference website for further details.: dornsife.usc.edu/east-asian-t...

Traditions of East Asian Typography Conference - Traditions of East Asian Typography USC Dornsife

I am pleased to announce a call for papers for a conference on Traditions of East Asian Typography.

Please see the conference website for further details.: dornsife.usc.edu/east-asian-t...

This is the way.

Seriously? Live and learn... Every day becomes more farcical.

Wait, what?

South Korea president Yoon Suk Yeol removed from office after impeachment upheld by court Suspended president removed after impeachment over martial law declaration, with acting leader Han Duck-soo to remain in office until election held

Goodbye.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Why the Program Cuts at York University Are Bad for Democracy | Perspectives Journal Recent cuts sent a chill through Ontario’s academic community due to the deeply disturbing devaluation of universities that they signalled.

"In a democratic society a university is not a 'business' that sells degrees."
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What is potash? A Canadian export at centre of U.S. tariffs | The Narwhal Everything you need to know about potash as Canada - U.S. tariff talks put this critical mineral big in Saskatchewan in focus

As tariff talks increasingly focus on Canada’s giant potash supply and its role in U.S. food security, you might be left wondering … what is that exactly? Here’s what you need to know. thenarwhal.ca/potash-us-ta...

Incoming Asteroid xkcd.com/3049

Printing Technologies and Book Production in Seventeenth-Century Japan Cambridge Core - Printing and Publishing History - Printing Technologies and Book Production in Seventeenth-Century Japan

New book: Peter Kornicki, "Printing Technologies and Book Production in Seventeenth-Century Japan" (Cambridge University Press).
www.cambridge.org/core/element...