Michael Chesnut
@michaelchesnut.bsky.social
Interested in Linguistic Landscape, Ethnography, Foriegn Language Teacher Identity, Academic Publishing, Walking as a Methodology, and lots more!
Interesting to see a retrospective on one area of Twitter I followed loosely, and think about what this means for current Twitter, Bluesky, and others.
Also, neat interview in here with a certain guy you might have met in your MFA . . . .
Also, neat interview in here with a certain guy you might have met in your MFA . . . .
Only two match-ups remain before we move on to the final round! Vote in our What Was Literary Twitter? bracket to determine the greatest moment of the literary internet.
What Was Literary Twitter? The Bracket *Day 5*
Day five and only four remain! Pour out a cold plum for yesterday’s runner-ups, including “This Is Just To Say,” bad art friend, and the transparency and advocacy campaign #PublishingPaidMe The fou…
buff.ly
November 23, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Interesting to see a retrospective on one area of Twitter I followed loosely, and think about what this means for current Twitter, Bluesky, and others.
Also, neat interview in here with a certain guy you might have met in your MFA . . . .
Also, neat interview in here with a certain guy you might have met in your MFA . . . .
Always good when people post images of the airport #LinguisticLandscape!
Huh, wonder what has inspired such examination of signage,
oh,
ohhhhh,
oh well . . .
Huh, wonder what has inspired such examination of signage,
oh,
ohhhhh,
oh well . . .
November 23, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Always good when people post images of the airport #LinguisticLandscape!
Huh, wonder what has inspired such examination of signage,
oh,
ohhhhh,
oh well . . .
Huh, wonder what has inspired such examination of signage,
oh,
ohhhhh,
oh well . . .
Seoul looking quite lovely this morning, with some wonderful older brick buildings on the left there
November 23, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Seoul looking quite lovely this morning, with some wonderful older brick buildings on the left there
Reposted by Michael Chesnut
I saw a lot of people send the original article my way, which i did not share because it seemed like obvious bullshit. Now that has been shown to be true. I know people are worried about AI stuff, but try to be a bit more careful about what's real and what's not.
If you have been sharing that Malwarebytes article on the Gmail thing, you should note the giant correction up top.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
November 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I saw a lot of people send the original article my way, which i did not share because it seemed like obvious bullshit. Now that has been shown to be true. I know people are worried about AI stuff, but try to be a bit more careful about what's real and what's not.
The #LinguisticLandscape informs in many ways
Two perfectly normal ads in the perfectly normal city of San Francisco.
November 23, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The #LinguisticLandscape informs in many ways
"The policy aims to help boost foreign investors’ access to Korea’s capital markets, mitigating the so-called "Korea discount," under which Korean firms are typically valued below their international peers."
www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/poli...
www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/poli...
Plan to widen English disclosures sparks concerns over companies' translation burdens - The Korea Times
The government's plan to expand English-language disclosures is expected to increase companies' responsibility for providing translations, despite...
www.koreatimes.co.kr
November 22, 2025 at 8:14 AM
"The policy aims to help boost foreign investors’ access to Korea’s capital markets, mitigating the so-called "Korea discount," under which Korean firms are typically valued below their international peers."
www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/poli...
www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/poli...
Reposted by Michael Chesnut
😃 Thrilled by this positive review of my book: doi.org/10.1080/0143... "the book effectively bridges theoretical insights and empirical research by demonstrating nuanced approaches to analysing signs" by Mu Yuxuan
#linguisticlandscape #sociolinguistics #chinese #diaspora
#linguisticlandscape #sociolinguistics #chinese #diaspora
Power, affect, and identity in the linguistic landscape: Chinese communities in Australia and beyond
Published in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development (Ahead of Print, 2025)
doi.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:14 AM
😃 Thrilled by this positive review of my book: doi.org/10.1080/0143... "the book effectively bridges theoretical insights and empirical research by demonstrating nuanced approaches to analysing signs" by Mu Yuxuan
#linguisticlandscape #sociolinguistics #chinese #diaspora
#linguisticlandscape #sociolinguistics #chinese #diaspora
Interesting anti-drug message here warning about the use of ADHD medication to aid studying, a part of the bus and health #LinguisticLandscape that shows some of the concerns and worries circulating in Korea these days . . . .
November 22, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Interesting anti-drug message here warning about the use of ADHD medication to aid studying, a part of the bus and health #LinguisticLandscape that shows some of the concerns and worries circulating in Korea these days . . . .
Reposted by Michael Chesnut
Another commission of Philly's Gritty, in the snow, Frank Miller style. Sorta.
Gritty City
Sin Gritty
That Orange Bastard.
Your call.
Gritty City
Sin Gritty
That Orange Bastard.
Your call.
November 21, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Another commission of Philly's Gritty, in the snow, Frank Miller style. Sorta.
Gritty City
Sin Gritty
That Orange Bastard.
Your call.
Gritty City
Sin Gritty
That Orange Bastard.
Your call.
This is an interesting story. Found one article discussing it posted below. Wonder a bit about how stories like these are being reported, discussed, and brought into the larger AI discourses circulating in the public these days.
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
November 21, 2025 at 11:50 PM
This is an interesting story. Found one article discussing it posted below. Wonder a bit about how stories like these are being reported, discussed, and brought into the larger AI discourses circulating in the public these days.
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
"Elon Musk is a dangerous and evil man and he has stated, time and time again, that he wants to use Twitter to make the far-right win across the world. There are thousands of interesting, clever, otherwise reasonable people who know this and who still refuse to leave his platform."
Good article.
Good article.
this week's newsletter is titled "aren't you tired of feeling insane all the time?" and I think it speaks for itself
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
"Elon Musk is a dangerous and evil man and he has stated, time and time again, that he wants to use Twitter to make the far-right win across the world. There are thousands of interesting, clever, otherwise reasonable people who know this and who still refuse to leave his platform."
Good article.
Good article.
"Inside, the place buzzed like an international airport terminal. I heard Korean, French, Spanish and English across the tables. Despite the linguistic maze, the service never missed a beat."
Nice review of a famous Seoul cafe!
www.stripes.com/living/pacif...
Nice review of a famous Seoul cafe!
www.stripes.com/living/pacif...
Peel back the international layers at Cafe Onion in Seoul
Cafe Onion in Seoul, South Korea, has casual, thoughtful service and delicious, authentic pastries.
www.stripes.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
"Inside, the place buzzed like an international airport terminal. I heard Korean, French, Spanish and English across the tables. Despite the linguistic maze, the service never missed a beat."
Nice review of a famous Seoul cafe!
www.stripes.com/living/pacif...
Nice review of a famous Seoul cafe!
www.stripes.com/living/pacif...
Something new in the apartment discourse in Korea, and some mentions of interesting apartment names as well.
www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/s...
www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/s...
Why elite Seoul apartment complexes are launching their own matchmaking clubs - The Korea Times
Matchmaking services named after ultra-luxury apartment complexes in southern Seoul are emerging, reflecting a growing trend in which a person’s ad...
www.koreatimes.co.kr
November 20, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Something new in the apartment discourse in Korea, and some mentions of interesting apartment names as well.
www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/s...
www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/s...
Reposted by Michael Chesnut
A quiet martini in the Fort Garry bar/restaurant as two busy, enjoyable days with U of Manitoba’s Faculty of Arts come to an end.
My thanks to Dean Marx, to David, Erin, and Amber, and to Heather for walking me over to Fine Arts to see the painting of my mom’s we donated, and the room we endowed.
My thanks to Dean Marx, to David, Erin, and Amber, and to Heather for walking me over to Fine Arts to see the painting of my mom’s we donated, and the room we endowed.
November 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
A quiet martini in the Fort Garry bar/restaurant as two busy, enjoyable days with U of Manitoba’s Faculty of Arts come to an end.
My thanks to Dean Marx, to David, Erin, and Amber, and to Heather for walking me over to Fine Arts to see the painting of my mom’s we donated, and the room we endowed.
My thanks to Dean Marx, to David, Erin, and Amber, and to Heather for walking me over to Fine Arts to see the painting of my mom’s we donated, and the room we endowed.
Flirting with discourse here, but rereading this article for a class and, wow oh wow, is this a good read, and still contemporary despite being ten years old.
If I remember right it was the next one which really got attention.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
If I remember right it was the next one which really got attention.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Video Games Are Better Without Characters
The real legacy of SimCity is its attempt—and failure—to make complex systems the protagonists instead of people.
www.theatlantic.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Flirting with discourse here, but rereading this article for a class and, wow oh wow, is this a good read, and still contemporary despite being ten years old.
If I remember right it was the next one which really got attention.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
If I remember right it was the next one which really got attention.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Article in Korean on Tim Hortons Korea's City Marketing Campaign, with drinks representing different Canadian cities, and how these beverages are now being offered in other Tim Hortons cafes in Asia.
Neat stuff! I have yet to try Toronto's drink! Soon!
m.news.nate.com/view/2025111...
Neat stuff! I have yet to try Toronto's drink! Soon!
m.news.nate.com/view/2025111...
한국 팀홀튼 '시티 캠페인'에 글로벌 호응…아시아 주요 시장 역수출 : 네이트 뉴스
한눈에 보는 오늘 : 경제 - 뉴스 : 캐나디안 커피 하우스 팀홀튼(Tim Hortons)이 한국에서 자체 개발한 메뉴가 해외 시장에서도 호응을 얻고 있다.이번에 싱가포르와 말레이시아 등 주요 아시아 시장에 수출된 메뉴는 한국 팀홀튼에서 로컬 캠페인으로 기획한 \‘시티 캠페인\’을 통해 선
m.news.nate.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Article in Korean on Tim Hortons Korea's City Marketing Campaign, with drinks representing different Canadian cities, and how these beverages are now being offered in other Tim Hortons cafes in Asia.
Neat stuff! I have yet to try Toronto's drink! Soon!
m.news.nate.com/view/2025111...
Neat stuff! I have yet to try Toronto's drink! Soon!
m.news.nate.com/view/2025111...
And now some English language coverage of our mysterious cafe-going parrot!
www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/e...
www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/e...
Parrot ruffles feathers by showing up uninvited at Seoul cafe - The Korea Times
Seoul Yeongdeungpo Police Station received an unusual report on Sunday of a parrot allegedly taking a sip from a customer's cup of coffee. When off...
www.koreatimes.co.kr
November 19, 2025 at 6:11 AM
And now some English language coverage of our mysterious cafe-going parrot!
www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/e...
www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/e...
"Over the past few years, the area around Bucheon Station has become a hot spot for clickbait content creators, including YouTubers and internet 'broadcast jockeys,' or BJs as they are locally known, across various platforms."
m.koreaherald.com/article/1061...
m.koreaherald.com/article/1061...
Bucheon’s battle with clickbait: Can city tame livestream chaos?
BUCHEON, Gyeonggi Province -- Lee, a 38-year-old YouTuber living in Daejeon, headed to Bucheon Station in Gyeonggi Province early one Friday morning to see how
m.koreaherald.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"Over the past few years, the area around Bucheon Station has become a hot spot for clickbait content creators, including YouTubers and internet 'broadcast jockeys,' or BJs as they are locally known, across various platforms."
m.koreaherald.com/article/1061...
m.koreaherald.com/article/1061...
This is quite lovely
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My kids start sentences in one language and end in another. I hope school doesn’t shrink their joyous, noisy worlds | Shadi Khan Saif
Maybe there’s room for something gentler: letting children know they don’t need to change any part of themselves to belong
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:39 AM
This is quite lovely
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A screenshot from Hanwha Ocean's Instagram account, which I think was shared elsewhere too, showing some marketing efforts by Hanwha in the race to sell Canada 12 new submarines. Something quite interesting happening here with all this public marketing.
Hope more journalists discuss this.
Hope more journalists discuss this.
November 18, 2025 at 6:46 AM
A screenshot from Hanwha Ocean's Instagram account, which I think was shared elsewhere too, showing some marketing efforts by Hanwha in the race to sell Canada 12 new submarines. Something quite interesting happening here with all this public marketing.
Hope more journalists discuss this.
Hope more journalists discuss this.
LOB LOB LOB
It seems the Christmas Lobster is making its way to Subway Korea this winter and adding a LOB or three to the sandwich #LinguisticLandscape!
It seems the Christmas Lobster is making its way to Subway Korea this winter and adding a LOB or three to the sandwich #LinguisticLandscape!
November 18, 2025 at 2:38 AM
LOB LOB LOB
It seems the Christmas Lobster is making its way to Subway Korea this winter and adding a LOB or three to the sandwich #LinguisticLandscape!
It seems the Christmas Lobster is making its way to Subway Korea this winter and adding a LOB or three to the sandwich #LinguisticLandscape!
Interesting article about an endangered parrot showing up at a cafe in Seoul, drinking customers' beverages, and the police being called to deal with it. Authorities then took the healthy bird away and will care for it. Interesting cafe story, anyway . . .
www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR2025...
www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR2025...
카페서 '홀짝홀짝' 손님 커피 마시다 걸린 앵무새 | 연합뉴스
(서울=연합뉴스) 홍준석 조현영 기자 = "앵무새가 제 커피를 훔쳐 마시고 있어요."
www.yna.co.kr
November 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Interesting article about an endangered parrot showing up at a cafe in Seoul, drinking customers' beverages, and the police being called to deal with it. Authorities then took the healthy bird away and will care for it. Interesting cafe story, anyway . . .
www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR2025...
www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR2025...
Honey Sweet Omelette
꿀 고물렛
Some serious creativity in the culinary and #LinguisticLandscape here with some wordplay in Korean with 'sweet potato' seen in the above image and some fun with omelet as well, I think. Didn't try it but maybe in the future!
꿀 고물렛
Some serious creativity in the culinary and #LinguisticLandscape here with some wordplay in Korean with 'sweet potato' seen in the above image and some fun with omelet as well, I think. Didn't try it but maybe in the future!
November 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Honey Sweet Omelette
꿀 고물렛
Some serious creativity in the culinary and #LinguisticLandscape here with some wordplay in Korean with 'sweet potato' seen in the above image and some fun with omelet as well, I think. Didn't try it but maybe in the future!
꿀 고물렛
Some serious creativity in the culinary and #LinguisticLandscape here with some wordplay in Korean with 'sweet potato' seen in the above image and some fun with omelet as well, I think. Didn't try it but maybe in the future!
"For competitive majors, these essay exams can make or break a student’s chances, meaning many students try to sit for as many schools as possible."
More post-suneung reporting here, with a more serious look at the issues with this delivery-ride practice.
m.koreaherald.com/article/1061...
More post-suneung reporting here, with a more serious look at the issues with this delivery-ride practice.
m.koreaherald.com/article/1061...
Special delivery: Couriers rush Suneung takers to yet more tests
Suneung, South Korea's national college entrance exam that many believe defines their life, is over. But for many Korean students, the next step is not rel
m.koreaherald.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM
"For competitive majors, these essay exams can make or break a student’s chances, meaning many students try to sit for as many schools as possible."
More post-suneung reporting here, with a more serious look at the issues with this delivery-ride practice.
m.koreaherald.com/article/1061...
More post-suneung reporting here, with a more serious look at the issues with this delivery-ride practice.
m.koreaherald.com/article/1061...
Reposted by Michael Chesnut
When you see interesting rubbish discourses everywhere after visiting the crisis of waste research team...
November 17, 2025 at 9:37 AM
When you see interesting rubbish discourses everywhere after visiting the crisis of waste research team...