a group of men are standing next to each other and one of them is holding a bouquet of red flowers . ALT: a group of men are standing next to each other and one of them is holding a bouquet of red flowers .

D-100??
Like their souls are returning to us after their time of tribulation or judgement!
Watch for that blood moon and the Ides!!
Waiting. Fighting. /hwaiting/ 💟

Doctors Uncover How a Dormant Virus Reactivates After COVID and Triggers Severe Illness in Kids New research reveals that Epstein-Barr virus reactivation, triggered by COVID, may cause MIS-C in children. MIS-C is a severe inflammatory condition that can develop in children weeks after a COVID in...

*in a rage now*
scitechdaily.com/doctors-unco...

C0v1d + dormant viruses = BAD
We knew this. We knew shingles could be activated. We knew TB could be reactivated.
I am SO angry. I am VERY angry
People need to react now. People need to revolt
YOU CANT KEEP SPREADING ILLNESSES!
Like measles

My name is Asana. I am 61 and found BTS in May 2017 at the end of the Wings era. In Idaho and only speak English. Learned a little Korean over the years. They brought joy and purpose into my life again. I celebrate one member each day of the week in fanchant order. I also like other kpop and kdramas

So NYT got RIGHT PLACE WRONG PERSON meta thing going today in NYC! Borahae #Jay #HOPE #RM

“That epic K-drama type of love: Jin with Jin Ramen. Experience that Jjinja Love (Real Love) now!”

🔗: www.instagram.com/reel/DHHYEgy...

I get it, and I don't! But I'm here either way. In a way Sweet Dreams feels insincere? But sweet and spicy too? But hey, jhope inviting me for a little pillow talk? I'm in. I always wonder what image they have of 'army' -or just some glob of people--that they love.

"I'm just... I'm thinking of you. I'm just asking you to know that. There's nothing else I want Hah!"
There is a brutal honesty in these words and their structure, spacing--regardless of translation. Brought me to tears.

nazis block Jews from entering the University of Vienna. Austria, 1938.

ELON IS ALLOWED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. NOT YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES OR STUDENTS & PARENTS. I WILL BE BACK.

This am: befuddled by the "you walk like a duck" which I presume is just a visual image of disgust, but IS IT, #Joon??
#RM #Groin
#OPTOKINETIC_REFLEX??
www.sciencedirect.com/topics/immunology-and-microbiology/righting-reflex

youtu.be/ChAXAFqzBpw?si=exFKN8lwvf9WZfE2

New friends! Please please please turn on your option that wont let you post pics without alt text. A reminder alt text doesn't have to be paragraphs but it DOES need to describe the image. It isn't just a place for you to hide a joke. It's an accessibility feature that people (me!) rely on.

"I speak for America!"
"Officially, I speak for America tomorrow, but...

Cheer up, TikTok users, Elon Musk has just made your suffering about him

👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

You Blamed DEI for Hurting Your Career. Now What? For people who pin their failures on diversity, corporate America’s DEI retreat removes a barrier—or maybe an excuse.

this confirms something i have long suspected, which is that certain people are told that their professional and academic failures are because of “affirmative action” or “DEI” as a way to avoid difficult conversations about their mediocrity www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...

🎯💯🎯💯🎯💯🎯😪

V in jeans and a tee, star on his nose, blonde bed-headed at night.

Not surprised

Here's a new TikTok video compilation of my most popular edits of the year!

www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYTYbmvs/

#bts #ot7

Photo featuring the items from the museum and the text reads "The Republic of Korea-the World-and I" We introduce the stories of Koreans who underwent dramatic changes such as democratization and globalization after the June Democratic Movement, constant ups and downs in inter-Korean relations in the post Cold War era, and the advent of a network society.”

Once again, we’re reminded of BTS’ impact to South Korea and their culture.

X user ApolBangpo7 shared this pamphlet from the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History.

Washington POst crossword puzzle from Dec. with highlighted clue: answer BTS!

Note: THE ONLY ANSWER I WAS CERTAIN OF!!
Asked for two words, completed from there!
#BTS_PavedtheWay #BTS_SaveMe #ThinkingOfYou

American edition of INDETERMINATE INFLORESCENCE, matte teal cover with lemon letters

178. Write in one sprint. Once thinking begins to intervene, time and place scatter, and the flow of action is interrupted. Think when you're not writing, don't think at all when you're writing. But we always end up doing the opposite. 179• Start nonchalantly, and end the same way, as if nothing just happened. When stories become complex, its many parts start to collide against each other. Simplicity means not making a huge fuss. A wit drunk on their talent can fall over their own words but still be unaware they have fallen. 180. Above all, tune into the right frequency. The static will naturally melt away.

My translation of INDETERMINATE INFLORESCENCE by Lee Seong-bok is one of Asterism's top 10 bestselling titles of 2024. @asterismbooks.bsky.social distributes for more than 160 publishers!

Thank you for loving our tiny little Korean book on how to write poetry 💙 mailchi.mp/asterismbook...

greyish-white sand

sand on calm beach with big blue sky, sun and stratus clouds

feet in sand with calm blue green water and light, clouded sky

#WhiteChristmas a la Floride while contemplating #Dream
youtu.be/zCNqdvR9e_w?si=owVrPU37JkSGzilZ

"Processing all that is lost in translation creates songs that are decidedly not American pop, existing in awe of and in opposition to it all at once. Stripping the music of those conditions can leave it sterile and boring, even when "better"

"I'd argue that the sound's inherent kitsch owes to its need to negotiate so many layers of context[...]. At its best and most charming, K-pop music is about liminal space — the journey between cultural poles, favoring neither the origin nor the destination but the tension of landing in the middle.

K-pop's uncertain English-language future Cultural differences are a key charm of Korea's exploding pop market. When its stars start directly courting American listeners, is it even K-pop anymore?

I'm offended by this article by NPR. Not sure if it is realities I don't like or biases and gross generalizations. Maybe the gloss over #BTS in favor of last gen and girl groups au current? Maybe the ubiquitous BUSINESS model ?
www.npr.org/2024/12/23/g-s1-37886/k-pop-english-language-rose-twice

Original cover and album of Bing's "Merry Christmas" album.

Cleaning at my dad's today: pulled this out and shared #V's new collab w/him. youtu.be/r3QP1SxW1_I?si=_TNQrmwArW9Y8bOM