Brian Ruh
@brianruh.bsky.social
Independent scholar, PhD in communication and culture, occasional writer, always looking for a new project. I wrote a book on Mamoru Oshii’s films.
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‘It was utterly sacred’: Manchán Magan’s widow on his final days, death and legacy www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
‘It was utterly sacred’: Manchán Magan’s widow on his final days, death and legacy
It is almost two months since Aisling Rogerson’s husband, the beloved writer and broadcaster, died of cancer
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November 30, 2025 at 12:21 AM
‘It was utterly sacred’: Manchán Magan’s widow on his final days, death and legacy www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
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That someone else is Satoko Okudera, who did the screenplay for Kokuho, the record breaking Japanese movie that came out this year.
Long story short, Hosoda Mamoru needs to stop writing his own screenplays. Let someone who knows how to write a story do the work.
Long story short, Hosoda Mamoru needs to stop writing his own screenplays. Let someone who knows how to write a story do the work.
November 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
That someone else is Satoko Okudera, who did the screenplay for Kokuho, the record breaking Japanese movie that came out this year.
Long story short, Hosoda Mamoru needs to stop writing his own screenplays. Let someone who knows how to write a story do the work.
Long story short, Hosoda Mamoru needs to stop writing his own screenplays. Let someone who knows how to write a story do the work.
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Realised we hadn't heard anything about Hosoda's new film Scarlet and now I know why.
Turns out it's an utter nothing burger, even worse than Belle was. Also found out the screenplays for Hosoda's only good films (Summer Wars, Girl Who Leapt Through, and Wolf Children) were done by someone else.
Turns out it's an utter nothing burger, even worse than Belle was. Also found out the screenplays for Hosoda's only good films (Summer Wars, Girl Who Leapt Through, and Wolf Children) were done by someone else.
November 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Realised we hadn't heard anything about Hosoda's new film Scarlet and now I know why.
Turns out it's an utter nothing burger, even worse than Belle was. Also found out the screenplays for Hosoda's only good films (Summer Wars, Girl Who Leapt Through, and Wolf Children) were done by someone else.
Turns out it's an utter nothing burger, even worse than Belle was. Also found out the screenplays for Hosoda's only good films (Summer Wars, Girl Who Leapt Through, and Wolf Children) were done by someone else.
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Just like our ancestors made it 😊
Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog Pasta (1998-1999): Canned pasta in a tomato/cheese sauce from Franco-American, shaped like weapons, a castle, and a dragon from the short-lived Fox Kids action-fantasy series from Saban, which was set in ancient Ireland
November 28, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Just like our ancestors made it 😊
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We shed as we pick up, like travellers who must carry everything in their arms, and what we let fall will be picked up by those behind. The procession is very long and life is very short. We die on the march. But there is nothing outside the march so nothing can be lost to it.
November 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
We shed as we pick up, like travellers who must carry everything in their arms, and what we let fall will be picked up by those behind. The procession is very long and life is very short. We die on the march. But there is nothing outside the march so nothing can be lost to it.
One of my formative theater memories was going to see “On the Razzle” at the Indiana Repertory Theatre in the ‘90s.
November 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
One of my formative theater memories was going to see “On the Razzle” at the Indiana Repertory Theatre in the ‘90s.
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Taiwanese ambassador to Finland performs with his metal band at Taiwan-Finland cultural event! 🤘✊️
That's what I call great ambassador
That's what I call great ambassador
November 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Taiwanese ambassador to Finland performs with his metal band at Taiwan-Finland cultural event! 🤘✊️
That's what I call great ambassador
That's what I call great ambassador
Seems about right
November 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Seems about right
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I guess with "Scarlet" Mamori Hosoda wanted to make sure that nobody ever mentions him again when it comes to the "Who is the next Miyazaki?" discussion. And he absolutely succeeded.
November 29, 2025 at 6:04 AM
I guess with "Scarlet" Mamori Hosoda wanted to make sure that nobody ever mentions him again when it comes to the "Who is the next Miyazaki?" discussion. And he absolutely succeeded.
“Amid growing backlash in China over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks regarding a potential Taiwan contingency, Japan-related events in the country such as music performances have been canceled one after another, signaling a full-scale move to exclude Japanese cultural content.”
Anime event in Shanghai canceled after singer's show interrupted
Japan-related events in China have been canceled one after another amid growing backlash over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“Amid growing backlash in China over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks regarding a potential Taiwan contingency, Japan-related events in the country such as music performances have been canceled one after another, signaling a full-scale move to exclude Japanese cultural content.”
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Immaculate vibes, that Angel's Egg.
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'Angel's Egg' Still Embodies Anime's Wonderous Ability to Move Without Words
Mamoru Oshii’s cult classic original video anime, a haunting, wordless vision, returns to theaters in 4K for its 40th anniversary.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Immaculate vibes, that Angel's Egg.
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From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
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November 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
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teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
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Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it, and those who can remember the past are like, what the hell, man?
January 22, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it, and those who can remember the past are like, what the hell, man?
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Back briefly to show you this great mossy rock
November 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Back briefly to show you this great mossy rock
We needed a new lamp and it was just delivered today.
It has a remote (yay, another one). And the lamp had a “breastfeed” setting, but the icon on the remote is a bottle.
It has a remote (yay, another one). And the lamp had a “breastfeed” setting, but the icon on the remote is a bottle.
November 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
We needed a new lamp and it was just delivered today.
It has a remote (yay, another one). And the lamp had a “breastfeed” setting, but the icon on the remote is a bottle.
It has a remote (yay, another one). And the lamp had a “breastfeed” setting, but the icon on the remote is a bottle.
Edinburgh University Press sale - 50% off
I have a chapter on Ghost in the Shell in this edited collection.
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I have a chapter on Ghost in the Shell in this edited collection.
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The Franchise Era
The Franchise Era
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November 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Edinburgh University Press sale - 50% off
I have a chapter on Ghost in the Shell in this edited collection.
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-fra...
I have a chapter on Ghost in the Shell in this edited collection.
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-fra...
We did appreciate the appearance of a Hoosier pie in the most recent season of Stranger Things.
November 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
We did appreciate the appearance of a Hoosier pie in the most recent season of Stranger Things.
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The headline is descriptive, but would also work as an imperative. "Rebel, octogenarian Austrian nuns! Win reprieve!"
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Rebel octogenarian Austrian nuns win reprieve
Three rebel nuns in their 80s who made headlines after fleeing their care home to take back their Austrian convent are being allowed to stay in the nunnery "until further notice", church officials hav...
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November 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The headline is descriptive, but would also work as an imperative. "Rebel, octogenarian Austrian nuns! Win reprieve!"
www.rte.ie/news/newslen...
www.rte.ie/news/newslen...
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Here’s another @startrek #fanart for y’all. This is probably the fifth or sixth time I’ve drawn #leonardnimoy as the legendary #vulcan #spock 😁
November 27, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Here’s another @startrek #fanart for y’all. This is probably the fifth or sixth time I’ve drawn #leonardnimoy as the legendary #vulcan #spock 😁
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Walking through Stansted with a few kilos of Rooney in a suitcase which I drop in front of Greggs while my contact drops an identical suitcase full of banknotes. We do the switch without making eye contact.
The lengths the British government will go to please the Israeli government.
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Sally Rooney books may be pulled from UK, court told
Normal People author Sally Rooney's books may have to be withdrawn from sale and none of her new works published in the UK due to "uncertainty" caused by the ban on Palestine Action, the British High ...
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November 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Walking through Stansted with a few kilos of Rooney in a suitcase which I drop in front of Greggs while my contact drops an identical suitcase full of banknotes. We do the switch without making eye contact.
This afternoon I saw a sign on a pole that said “Caution Do Not Hit Pole”.
Simple and straightforward.
Simple and straightforward.
November 28, 2025 at 12:05 AM
This afternoon I saw a sign on a pole that said “Caution Do Not Hit Pole”.
Simple and straightforward.
Simple and straightforward.
We just got some nearly 100 year old asbestos from my parents.
November 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
We just got some nearly 100 year old asbestos from my parents.
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Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you saved some room, cuz @brianruh.bsky.social & I brought over 2 hours of Angel's Egg flavored podcast for you all. Enjoy!! animenostalgia.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
November 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you saved some room, cuz @brianruh.bsky.social & I brought over 2 hours of Angel's Egg flavored podcast for you all. Enjoy!! animenostalgia.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
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Odd. My cranberry sauce didn’t gel as much as it usually does. It has the right flavor though, so I’m not sure what happened.
November 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Odd. My cranberry sauce didn’t gel as much as it usually does. It has the right flavor though, so I’m not sure what happened.