Cultural anthropology • Food studies • Japanese studies • Craft, cuisine, place, branding, designhttps://bsky.app/profile/gdsm.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/gdsm.bsky.social/post/3mwueu4ssis2xThis made me smile. I happen to be wearing a different set of FamiMa socks at the moment too. https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260929/p2a/00m/0sp/022000c02 Oct 2026 02:58 +0000at://did:plc:vpcvawlylixlcuqy637chkkh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwueu4ssis2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/gdsm.bsky.social/post/3mrqwjiv7ys23Education about Asia does great work. The editor position comes with an annual stipend too. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jul 2026 02:57 +0000at://did:plc:vpcvawlylixlcuqy637chkkh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqwjiv7ys23https://bsky.app/profile/gdsm.bsky.social/post/3mlamqjl5w22wAarhus University gastronomy conference, Aarhus Denmark, 29 September to 1 October 2026. The deadline for proposals is 15 May so another week to go conferences.au.dk/gastro https://conferences.au.dk/gastro07 May 2026 06:49 +0000at://did:plc:vpcvawlylixlcuqy637chkkh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlamqjl5w22whttps://bsky.app/profile/gdsm.bsky.social/post/3mdlzdgaxk22u https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/dining/yewande-komolafe-losing-limbs-different-kind-of-cook.html?unlocked_article_code=1.IVA.x1Xy.yT3fmCusTahm&smid=nytcore-ios-share30 Jan 2026 00:12 +0000at://did:plc:vpcvawlylixlcuqy637chkkh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdlzdgaxk22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/gdsm.bsky.social/post/3mailcijiak2lMid-morning after rain. The smell of wood and fallen leaves. A crow and a pigeon silently make appeals for the breadcrumbs a woman scatters for the ducks and carp.21 Dec 2025 11:07 +0000at://did:plc:vpcvawlylixlcuqy637chkkh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mailcijiak2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/gdsm.bsky.social/post/3maacoq6r2c2eThe bus will return in 90 minutes. I have that much time to watch the sky’s colors intensify and darken, the stars appear, and the nearby lighthouse’s beam sweep through the dark landscape. I can hear insects and the waves on both sides.18 Dec 2025 04:11 +0000at://did:plc:vpcvawlylixlcuqy637chkkh/app.bsky.feed.post/3maacoq6r2c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/gdsm.bsky.social/post/3m6whdm4m3s2dAs much as people talk about native and foreign or imported and domestic, I love those Japanese sweets that totally draw on European culinary culture. Chocolate manju, milk manju, I appreciate you.01 Dec 2025 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:vpcvawlylixlcuqy637chkkh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6whdm4m3s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/gdsm.bsky.social/post/3m3e66vjglk2qFascinating stuff. https://www.popsci.com/environment/moths-stars-navigation/?utm_source=Robin_Sloan_sent_me17 Oct 2025 01:56 +0000at://did:plc:vpcvawlylixlcuqy637chkkh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3e66vjglk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/gdsm.bsky.social/post/3m264kgggxs2l https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-the-potato-got-its-start-nine-million-years-ago-thanks-to-a-tomato/01 Oct 2025 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:vpcvawlylixlcuqy637chkkh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m264kgggxs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/gdsm.bsky.social/post/3luadh64csk2nUnconscionable. I hope this gets remedied soon. Thankfully, there are NGOs doing admirable work to prevent human trafficking, rescue victims, and bring perpetrators to justice. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/27/trump-cuts-child-labor-human-trafficking-programs18 Jul 2025 11:23 +0000at://did:plc:vpcvawlylixlcuqy637chkkh/app.bsky.feed.post/3luadh64csk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/gdsm.bsky.social/post/3lto6gnmpqk26“We might also be heading toward something like Posting Zero, a point at which normal people—the unprofessionalized, uncommodified, unrefined masses—stop sharing things on social media as they tire of the noise, the friction, and the exposure.” Social media minus the social? https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/are-you-experiencing-posting-ennui11 Jul 2025 06:05 +0000at://did:plc:vpcvawlylixlcuqy637chkkh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lto6gnmpqk26https://bsky.app/profile/gdsm.bsky.social/post/3ltnso5ieq22c“A lot of my peers understand that nothing is guaranteed really, no matter what you study, so you should just study the thing that matters the most to you,” Balh said. “AI doesn't feel like a reason to stop making art. If anything, it’s a reason to keep making and insist on making art.” https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/nyc-art-schools-see-record-high-application-numbers-as-gen-zers-clamber-to-enroll?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email11 Jul 2025 02:35 +0000at://did:plc:vpcvawlylixlcuqy637chkkh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltnso5ieq22chttps://bsky.app/profile/gdsm.bsky.social/post/3ltc7ofxzsc2s https://archaeologymag.com/2025/06/dna-reveals-female-centered-society-in-catalhoyuk/06 Jul 2025 11:55 +0000at://did:plc:vpcvawlylixlcuqy637chkkh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltc7ofxzsc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/gdsm.bsky.social/post/3lsdmrrgft224Agricultural tariff schedule. There’s so much here. And yet, I’m left with so many questions. https://www.trade.gov/sites/default/files/2023-09/US%20Tariff%20Schedule%20%28Agricultural%20Goods%29.pdf?ref=scopeofwork.net24 Jun 2025 07:57 +0000at://did:plc:vpcvawlylixlcuqy637chkkh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsdmrrgft224https://bsky.app/profile/gdsm.bsky.social/post/3ls6ynvl6js24 https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/06/study-confirms-white-sands-footprints-are-23000-years-old/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email22 Jun 2025 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:vpcvawlylixlcuqy637chkkh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls6ynvl6js24https://bsky.app/profile/gdsm.bsky.social/post/3ls6ydwfpi22f https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/19/science/10500-year-woman-facial-reconstruction-intl-scli?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email22 Jun 2025 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:vpcvawlylixlcuqy637chkkh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls6ydwfpi22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/gdsm.bsky.social/post/3lri72wu6ws2uI saw this woman feeding stray dogs in Patan, Nepal. They knew who she was and all but one went over to her immediately. Seeing so many strays was sad, but they clearly weren’t afraid of people. I saw some in stores, hanging out. At night, some of them were sleeping in the middle of the street.13 Jun 2025 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:vpcvawlylixlcuqy637chkkh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lri72wu6ws2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/gdsm.bsky.social/post/3lrem3p2g3s2bW. David Marx compares AI generated art to polyester. From an aesthetic perspective, it’s already losing value just like the artificial fabric did. https://culture.ghost.io/genai-is-our-polyester/ https://culture.ghost.io/genai-is-our-polyester/?utm_source=Robin_Sloan_sent_me11 Jun 2025 23:53 +0000at://did:plc:vpcvawlylixlcuqy637chkkh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrem3p2g3s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/gdsm.bsky.social/post/3lr5lsunync2sNepal has been one discovery after another. This one is chhang: a fermented rice beverage low in alcohol. The taste varies from family to family. This one has a lactic acid flavor with vegetal and herbal notes.09 Jun 2025 04:59 +0000at://did:plc:vpcvawlylixlcuqy637chkkh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr5lsunync2shttps://bsky.app/profile/gdsm.bsky.social/post/3lq7wfszrds2n9 out of 10. Wasn’t confident about a few of them, though. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 May 2025 09:49 +0000at://did:plc:vpcvawlylixlcuqy637chkkh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq7wfszrds2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/gdsm.bsky.social/post/3lq4myioc2k24Me: Carpets are dust and stain magnets and unhygienic. Dislike! Also me: There’s such a thing as a Yeti rocking chair?!? Want!27 May 2025 02:22 +0000at://did:plc:vpcvawlylixlcuqy637chkkh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq4myioc2k24https://bsky.app/profile/gdsm.bsky.social/post/3lpxsrs55f22eAbsurdly proud of the first garlic bulb I’ve grown. It’s so small because I had to harvest it early after spotting the allium leaf miner infestation on my balcony.25 May 2025 04:22 +0000at://did:plc:vpcvawlylixlcuqy637chkkh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpxsrs55f22e