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Travel writing about places near and far, mixing on-site photography with scholarly reflection
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View fullsize The grave marker of Adele Brise in Champion near Door County.. composed in Walloon, related to French and still spoken in southern Belgium

What I’m reading,
Winter 2026:

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Two Kawaii Businesses

October 01, 2023
Tags: tokyo, Japan, business, animals, selfie, photography

Eating the Cute

October 01, 2023
Tags: tokyo, food, Japan, instagram, aesthetic

Kawaii and Cool

September 30, 2023
Tags: Japan, tokyo, american culture, aesthetic, business

Where Hello Kitty Is at Home

September 30, 2023
Tags: tokyo, toys, Japan, business

All Seeing the Same Things

September 30, 2023
Tags: tokyo, TikTok, street scene, travel, tourism

And Harajuku Too

September 28, 2023
Tags: tokyo, Japan, clothing, street scene, youth, city

Paying to Hang Out

September 28, 2023
Tags: tokyo, people, street scene, friendship, costume, clothing

Candy Nostalgia

September 27, 2023
Tags: tokyo, food, memory, business

Finding City Guides

September 27, 2023
Tags: tokyo, city, guide, street scene, translation, Internet, travel

The Maxed-out Aesthetic

September 26, 2023
Tags: tokyo, Japan, aesthetic, design, signs, street scene, people

Triumph of Godzilla

September 26, 2023
Tags: tokyo, statue, photography, city, people, monster

Subway on TikTok

September 26, 2023
Tags: tokyo, TikTok, Internet, memes, map, design

Tokyo Subway

September 25, 2023
Tags: tokyo, public transportation, people, city, Japan, screens

Collecting Capsule Toys

September 21, 2023
Tags: tokyo, Japan, toys, collection, business, vending machine

Reading the Corporate Context

September 21, 2023
Tags: Japan, tokyo, corporations, people, globalization
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