Mario Rustan
@mariorustan.bsky.social
Patron saint of chaos. Reviewing books on Asia. Responsible for the growing global awareness of Indonesia. Probably the only heterodox in Asia.
Interestingly the vending machine is an older tech and arrived in Japan 1-2 decades before the 3.5 floppy disk.
Also, I've bought snacks from vending machines in Indonesia with my phone, and I wonder if it's the case as well in Japan or if coins are still commonly used there.
Also, I've bought snacks from vending machines in Indonesia with my phone, and I wonder if it's the case as well in Japan or if coins are still commonly used there.
November 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Interestingly the vending machine is an older tech and arrived in Japan 1-2 decades before the 3.5 floppy disk.
Also, I've bought snacks from vending machines in Indonesia with my phone, and I wonder if it's the case as well in Japan or if coins are still commonly used there.
Also, I've bought snacks from vending machines in Indonesia with my phone, and I wonder if it's the case as well in Japan or if coins are still commonly used there.
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The book, the backstory, a chronology: phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com/p/straight-w...
November 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The book, the backstory, a chronology: phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com/p/straight-w...
So clearsky limits open access to Blocking and you need to login to Bsky for the rest. I have and have authorized the linking, and yet not logged on.
Out of the "who hates who" and "which burn books" gossips for a while.
Out of the "who hates who" and "which burn books" gossips for a while.
November 16, 2025 at 3:21 AM
So clearsky limits open access to Blocking and you need to login to Bsky for the rest. I have and have authorized the linking, and yet not logged on.
Out of the "who hates who" and "which burn books" gossips for a while.
Out of the "who hates who" and "which burn books" gossips for a while.
On Halloween a female Indo YTer put up a picture of a Japanese murdered girl as a decoration. After she poorly apologized, some Japanese grumbled about barbaric Indonesians & Indonesians replied about WW2 war crimes.
Now Japanese X are uploading videos of rude Chinese tourists, the classic spat.
Now Japanese X are uploading videos of rude Chinese tourists, the classic spat.
November 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
On Halloween a female Indo YTer put up a picture of a Japanese murdered girl as a decoration. After she poorly apologized, some Japanese grumbled about barbaric Indonesians & Indonesians replied about WW2 war crimes.
Now Japanese X are uploading videos of rude Chinese tourists, the classic spat.
Now Japanese X are uploading videos of rude Chinese tourists, the classic spat.
What is your favourite song about the rain?
In the late 1990s I pondered if it was London, Ontario or London, UK. Might be UK (Nova is Bermudan).
youtu.be/VO-KM25tEDA?...
In the late 1990s I pondered if it was London, Ontario or London, UK. Might be UK (Nova is Bermudan).
youtu.be/VO-KM25tEDA?...
November 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
What is your favourite song about the rain?
In the late 1990s I pondered if it was London, Ontario or London, UK. Might be UK (Nova is Bermudan).
youtu.be/VO-KM25tEDA?...
In the late 1990s I pondered if it was London, Ontario or London, UK. Might be UK (Nova is Bermudan).
youtu.be/VO-KM25tEDA?...
Very interestingly, the title refers to this Billy Ocean's single that was released on 15 November 1985
youtu.be/-n3sUWR4FV4?...
youtu.be/-n3sUWR4FV4?...
November 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Very interestingly, the title refers to this Billy Ocean's single that was released on 15 November 1985
youtu.be/-n3sUWR4FV4?...
youtu.be/-n3sUWR4FV4?...
Just checked Jak Int Lit Fest. 1 year after boycott and 'zionist' hunt, this year fest goes smooth. Red theme overall (with gov sponsorship, but not inc Frankfurt Book Fair it seems), also featuring a certain Mr. Lowenstein of Australia.
Illuminating article by the tireless @nicolelampert.bsky.social. Brings to mind my interview with Letty Cottin Pogrebin: the ugly hostility she & other Jewish feminists faced at the Year of the Woman UN conference when they passed the resolution that Zionism = racism.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Antisemitism Sends People Mad
And how I saw this all play out at a conference for feminists
substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Just checked Jak Int Lit Fest. 1 year after boycott and 'zionist' hunt, this year fest goes smooth. Red theme overall (with gov sponsorship, but not inc Frankfurt Book Fair it seems), also featuring a certain Mr. Lowenstein of Australia.
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I’m a writer not a publicist so expect periodic similarly inelegant reminders that my book is coming out in May.
November 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I’m a writer not a publicist so expect periodic similarly inelegant reminders that my book is coming out in May.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is on Substack
substack.com/@julialouisd...
substack.com/@julialouisd...
Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Substack
substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is on Substack
substack.com/@julialouisd...
substack.com/@julialouisd...
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𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖—@mariorustan.bsky.social on Martin Albers's 𝐵𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛, 𝐹𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒, 𝑊𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝐺𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑃𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒’𝑠 𝑅𝑒𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝑜𝑓 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑎: "... examines how the three leading states of Europe approached the People’s Republic of China in the Cold War ..."
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/14/m...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/14/m...
November 14, 2025 at 9:07 AM
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖—@mariorustan.bsky.social on Martin Albers's 𝐵𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛, 𝐹𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒, 𝑊𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝐺𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑃𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒’𝑠 𝑅𝑒𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝑜𝑓 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑎: "... examines how the three leading states of Europe approached the People’s Republic of China in the Cold War ..."
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/14/m...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/14/m...
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Why the message of the Epstein story is not that MeToo just needed to MeToo even harder. phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com/p/male-patte...
Need to write something about this, it’s sort of driving me nuts
November 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Why the message of the Epstein story is not that MeToo just needed to MeToo even harder. phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com/p/male-patte...
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Gift link! www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/be7c741...
November 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Gift link! www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/be7c741...
Brain freeze is when your left wing artsy mutual posts next to your right wing artsy mutual and you were confused for a moment what's with the sliding windows.
November 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Brain freeze is when your left wing artsy mutual posts next to your right wing artsy mutual and you were confused for a moment what's with the sliding windows.
This was the first Lush single I knew, and the britpop music and video (the heteropessimistic lyrics might be a part of it) broke the band. Years later I was aware of their shoegazing and in retrospect, shoegazing was bad for my health.
youtu.be/RndzuSESF8Y?...
youtu.be/RndzuSESF8Y?...
Lush - Single Girl
YouTube video by 4AD
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November 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This was the first Lush single I knew, and the britpop music and video (the heteropessimistic lyrics might be a part of it) broke the band. Years later I was aware of their shoegazing and in retrospect, shoegazing was bad for my health.
youtu.be/RndzuSESF8Y?...
youtu.be/RndzuSESF8Y?...
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Incredibly embarrassed to say you could bid on a zoom call with me for the very worthy cause, Homes for Our Troops. I beg you, please do not let me die at $20! www.ebay.com/itm/28692204...
½ Hour Zoom Call with Taffy Brodesser-Akner | eBay
She lives in New York City. The experience includes a 30-minute Zoom call on a mutually agreeable date. No age restrictions. Duration: 30 minutes.
www.ebay.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Incredibly embarrassed to say you could bid on a zoom call with me for the very worthy cause, Homes for Our Troops. I beg you, please do not let me die at $20! www.ebay.com/itm/28692204...
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Thank you to @phoebebovy.bsky.social for having me back on CJN’s The Jewish Angle to talk antisemitism and the American political right
thecjn.ca/opinion/how-...
thecjn.ca/opinion/how-...
How Israel caused a 'civil war' within right-wing politics
Emily Tamkin opines on Tucker Carlson interviewing Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes.
thecjn.ca
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Thank you to @phoebebovy.bsky.social for having me back on CJN’s The Jewish Angle to talk antisemitism and the American political right
thecjn.ca/opinion/how-...
thecjn.ca/opinion/how-...
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Today, I wrote about the villain at the intersection of Karen, wine mom, millennial liberal white woman, and cat lady: the reviled HR lady. www.cartoonshateher.com/p/hr-is-the-...
November 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Today, I wrote about the villain at the intersection of Karen, wine mom, millennial liberal white woman, and cat lady: the reviled HR lady. www.cartoonshateher.com/p/hr-is-the-...
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My nephew’s baseball team name is very triggering.
November 13, 2025 at 5:21 AM
My nephew’s baseball team name is very triggering.
'Detaching from USA' is a nice answer. I still call it jealous of Australia.
More seriously, Ottawa is hoping for more TV revenue, tourists from Europe, grants and sponsorships, and yea, trade deals. The article states that EV is unpopular in Canada, unlike Oz.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
More seriously, Ottawa is hoping for more TV revenue, tourists from Europe, grants and sponsorships, and yea, trade deals. The article states that EV is unpopular in Canada, unlike Oz.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Canada pushes to join Eurovision: ‘This is about protecting our identity’
Country explores taking part in the glitzy song contest as it distances from the US and seeks to deepen ties with Europe
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:44 AM
'Detaching from USA' is a nice answer. I still call it jealous of Australia.
More seriously, Ottawa is hoping for more TV revenue, tourists from Europe, grants and sponsorships, and yea, trade deals. The article states that EV is unpopular in Canada, unlike Oz.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
More seriously, Ottawa is hoping for more TV revenue, tourists from Europe, grants and sponsorships, and yea, trade deals. The article states that EV is unpopular in Canada, unlike Oz.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Living in Indonesia
November 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Living in Indonesia
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Read re read and re read again
November 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Read re read and re read again
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It just seems like... there are big issues for Jewish literature at the moment, for Jewish authors whatever their politics or if indeed they have any to speak of. Which is maybe why I'm so frustrated by a Big Article promising to speak to that and then not.
November 12, 2025 at 2:50 AM
It just seems like... there are big issues for Jewish literature at the moment, for Jewish authors whatever their politics or if indeed they have any to speak of. Which is maybe why I'm so frustrated by a Big Article promising to speak to that and then not.
TIL that nasi goreng is now a pub favourite in Australia and it's because Aussies (and other tourists) order it with a beer in Bali.
November 12, 2025 at 2:39 AM
TIL that nasi goreng is now a pub favourite in Australia and it's because Aussies (and other tourists) order it with a beer in Bali.
Reminiscing 11 Nov 2001, when I really loved being in Australia.
youtu.be/sTepofqS7L8?...
youtu.be/sTepofqS7L8?...
Madison Avenue - Reminiscing
YouTube video by Jazzy Ta
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November 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Reminiscing 11 Nov 2001, when I really loved being in Australia.
youtu.be/sTepofqS7L8?...
youtu.be/sTepofqS7L8?...