Aug 07, 2026 from The New Leaf Journal Free “Just Heavy :)” Air Conditioner in Brooklyn Reporting on a free air conditioner with note seen in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.
Aug 07, 2026 from Noahie's Blog Collapse Man, taking that kpin yesterday really helped. Although last night, I made the mistake of drinking too much caffeine in the evening. It's a common mistake for me, especially when I am feeling waves...
Aug 06, 2026 from The Emu Café Social PSA: Shueisha Makes Approximately 400 Manga Series Free For Limited Time I learned today that manga publisher Shueisha is making apppproximately 400 manga series free in 100 languages for a limited time beginning August 6, 2026 (“limited time” not defined). They are ava...
Aug 06, 2026 from The Emu Café Social Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 08-06-26 Is it safe to say the daily Pook-Emu Bee links are “daily” again with three posts in a row? 1 – Video Game Accounts Can Be Inherited, Chinese Court Rules (Li Xin for Sixth Tone. August 6, 2026.) Th...
Aug 06, 2026 from The Emu Café Social Learning About Zantigo I do not recall having heard of Zantigo before reading an August 5, 2026 piece in Atlas Obscura about its small revival. According to the article, Zantigo filled the same niche as Taco Bell but wen...
Aug 06, 2026 from Noahie's Blog Small Cross Hey, remember that one time you destroyed and betrayed yourself for nothing? Yeah, me neither. I needed a short break from writing since being Professionally Disabled is such busy work, you know. I...
Aug 05, 2026 from The Emu Café Social Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 08-05-26 Two Pook-Emu Bee daily links in a row? What in the world is going on here? 1. Mega Drive, Saturn And Dreamcast Watches Are Coming To Japan (Damien McFerran for Time Extension. July 5, 2026.) The Dr...
Aug 05, 2026 from The Emu Café Social Visual Novel Definition From Academic Paper I collected academic papers about visual novels for at least one ongoing NLJ article project. I figured that the best place to start my reading was “What is a Visual Novel?” This paper, authored by...
Aug 04, 2026 from The Emu Café Social Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 08-04-26 My “daily” Pook-Emu Bee links have been far from “daily” of late. As a result, my link backlog has grown to an ominous size. But today we get back on track. Tomorrow? That is always TBD, but baby s...
Aug 04, 2026 from The New Leaf Journal Calvin Coolidge’s Homestead Oath of Office Studying and comparing four eyewitness accounts of the night Calvin Coolidge became president and had his father administer the oath of office in his childhood home.
Aug 03, 2026 from The Emu Café Social 2026 Nagoya Basho Unfortunate For Yokozuna I learned from a Sumo Stats post that the 2026 Nagoya Basho marked the first grand sumo tournament since the July 1991 Nagoya Basho that multiple Yokozuna failed to reach 10 wins. Yokozuna Onosato ...
Aug 03, 2026 from Ploum.net Un manifeste Offpunk Un manifeste Offpunk Ce texte est une traduction en français du Offpunk Manifesto rédigé par Arlon de Serra Grande et que j’ai co-signé An Offpunk Manifesto (English version) Versão em português La...
Aug 03, 2026 from Noahie's Blog Impetuous God does not want your zeal. Well, at least He doesn't want mine, anyway. No, a broken spirit and a contrite heart are just about enough, I suppose. This last weekend was nice, and I finally actual...
Aug 02, 2026 from Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy Doctor Who: Speak Up, Chesterfield! – The First Doctor Audios, Part 2 Time once again to check in on Big Finish’s First Doctor-themed output. The last time we took a look at this, we enjoyed a set of four Companion Chronicles split evenly between those featuring the ...
Aug 02, 2026 from The Emu Café Social Fixing Failed KOReader OTA Update on PocketBook I have a PocketBook InkPad Color and PocketBook Color (both first generation). I run KOReader on both. I tried to do an OTA update of KOReader, but it failed in both cases (locked up after hitting ...
Aug 01, 2026 from The Newsletter Leaf Journal August Novel 〜 Newsletter Leaf Journal CCXCI Leafintro Welcome to the 291st edition of The Newsletter Leaf Journal, the official newsletter of the perennially virid online writing magazine, The New Leaf Journal (“NLJ”) and its short-form writ...
Aug 01, 2026 from Noahie's Blog Insentient Dust Man, I'm exhausted. Last night, I spent a fair portion of the evening alone in my car in this parking lot I frequent. The spot I go to is nestled in a small corner of the strip mall. I like it beca...
Jul 31, 2026 from The Emu Café Social Letter to the Editor Backlink in Chicago Sun Times I was checking my backlinks on Ahrefs when I saw one from the Chicago Sun Times. I do not recall having had a Chicago Sun Times backlink, so I checked to see what it was about. On July 1, 2026, the...
