Fanart Friday, Too: Florence Nightingale and International Nurses Day

Coinciding with Florence Nightingale’s birthday, May 12th is International Nurses Day. Thank you, all you nurses out there, for doing the hard work of helping us mend and keeping us well! Our own Tumblr admin, Michelle, is a nurse, so consider thanking her and any nurses in your life. And to celebrate, today’s Fanart Friday… Read More Fanart Friday, Too: Florence Nightingale and International Nurses Day

Reader’s Corner: The Reincarnated Villainess Won’t Seek Revenge, My Special One, and I Saw It: The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

Why anime and manga? This week’s reviews give a glimpse into one of the aspects of manga and related media that we fans adore: the creativity of the art form. From fun shonen offerings (Welcome to Demon School!) to mystical romance (Fly Me to the Moon) and autobiographical accounts (I Saw It) to weird slice… Read More Reader’s Corner: The Reincarnated Villainess Won’t Seek Revenge, My Special One, and I Saw It: The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

The Gospel as the Great Passage, I: On Talking Books

My great-grandfather was born to a peasant family in Spain. At a young age, he spent some time training to become a priest, and although he ultimately chose another path, he nevertheless retained a great love for language: Latin, Greek, and Spanish, then Sanskrit, Quechua, Turkish, Indostani. After long years of military service, research, and… Read More The Gospel as the Great Passage, I: On Talking Books