Sociologist and author of 'Manga in America: Transnational Book Publishing and the Domestication of Japanese Comics' (Bloomsbury). PhD, Cambridge.
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This book review written by John A. Lent (formerly of Temple University), world-renowned comics scholar, was among the most glowing 'Manga in America' ever received.
A mockingbird has been practicing frantically right outside my window for weeks now, every day, ALL day. While I admire his commitment to his musical craft--and it's been interesting hearing the mimicry improve day to day--sometimes I also wish I had a shotgun.
Actually, The Cheesecake Factory is an excellent place to take non-Americans interested in experiencing some authentically all-American culture! nytimes.com/2026/10/28/dinin…
Why do I feel so personally ashamed whenever I learn about UK universities treating their students badly?
Suffering does not confer automatic virtue and/or moral superiority. Anyone who's personally spent a lot of time hurting should know this.
"LARPer" as poser? Okay, but while we're at it, let's talk about the utter normalization of the English-to-Japanese-to-English loanword "cosplay."
There are, like, fifty manga exhibitions in my storage. Sucks that I don't have the funding/gallery space...
Aaaand I'm in the red. F***! Thanks ever so much, Donny, for finding yet another way to worsen my finances.
I wish I were better at intuiting cat communication. I grew up with "Dog-speak," but "Cat"? I need the internet to translate.
Routledge's reissue edition of 'Global Manga' features a cover image with Japan removed. Evidently? On some editions but not others? I've never actually seen one in real life, though. Does anyone own a copy with a cover like the image on the right? Inquiring minds want to know!
New edition! Looks like Barnes & Noble thinks they can get it. barnesandnoble.com/w/culture…
Watching nature from my window. Literally. Such a privilege to see a Carolina mantis. Look at her! A miniature monster--simply glorious.
From someone who 1) understands the argument 'Manga in America' is making and 2) is in a personal/professional position to judge both its value and accuracy.
I am both honored and humbled by her regard.
The @nybooks translation of Max Weber's "Politics as a Vocation" is fantastically plainspoken. Wish it had been around when I was teaching undergraduate classical theory.
So many of my fears as a woman needing medical care in this op-ed. And worse, the truths: Wailing "I'm sorry!" while in unexpected, intolerable pain during a procedure. Symptoms of a life-threatening complication dismissed as nothing... nytimes.com/2026/08/22/opini…
