I sometimes wonder if the publishing industry has chosen to go the route of retail thewalrus.ca/the-publishi...

Somewhere Tarla Dalal gently stirs a Kadai

Fhis video is fake because there is no painted tunnel on a cliff

Totally approve of NYC being overrun by babies

No phuchka shop/stall here is just such a lost opportunity #PPBallCo

My 6yo: I WROTE MY FIRST BOOK Me: Oh wonderful! Would you like to read it to me? 6yo: CHAPTER ONE - MY FAMILY IS WEIRD

Amazon have removed the guns from their Bond posters, giving the tantalising impression that Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan think you’re a wanker.

The concert hall in Amsterdam has an open day today and i see more Asians participating than white folks.

There are days when i am frustrated with my job and then i think of doctors in the CDC or lawyers in the ICC and think i have nothing to complain

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TIL there were two.battles of Dunkirk - one in 1639 between the Dutch and the Spaniards and the second being the more recent one.

Museums in Europe now offer this portable chair which you can plonk wherever you want and sit on to grab a few winks or just appreciate a painting

The Louvre has an exhibition where they show creations of world famous designers (Dior, Givenchy) and the items of art in the Louvre which inspired these creations. Definitely worth a visit, also to see Napoleon's fancy throne

Only thing missing is Space invaders

Whats needed is a tune from. The Von Trapp family

That's also why there arw few retired librarians

Driving to and from office was a space where i neither had to think about work or home. Why the eff would i want Microsoft team meetings while driving or email summaries

TiL there is something called Sparkling tea

@bethlovesbollywood.bsky.social merry day

I wish India had the right to repair encodified before tech firms destroy that fabulous ecosystem

TIL Iron Maiden tried to monetize through jigsaw puzzles

One of the delights of the last few years has been Prem Panicker's transformation from cricket writer to going deep into Indian politics. If you haven't subscribed to his Substack, get in. It's really worth your time. prempanicker.substack.com/p/tharoor-an...

On a day when Safari Shetty puts foot in mouth, interesting that i found a new SODA shirt

Unfortunately we've had a last-minute loss from the Routledge Companion to Video Games and History, and so if there is anyone who'd be interested in contributing a chapter on the history of India in video games (from any perspective, range of case studies welcome) please get in touch asap with me!

I don't know what is funnier that the second bunny desperately wants to read the book but cant or that its a touch and feel book which needs them to use their paws

I have become like those firangs who see the sun and start pushing folks to step outside.

Actually they just took anyone saying Ciao on a interview or phone call as representation of this fact

The "mean" in "Greenwich Mean Time" actually means "mean" (like, average). I did not know this! To calculate GMT they took the position of the sun throughout the year and averaged it out to find the average solar noon in Greenwich and based the time on that!

Discovered a new cocktail bar for @Bashabazouks

Flying tiger copenhagen is the kind of shop i dreamt of as a kid. It requires fabulous willpower to not buy the whole shop

Sometimes the night sky is magical

There is a part of me which is super pleased when my daughter scolds me for trying to take advantage of a loophole. Another party which wonders how she would survive in India

TIL there are handheld hobby sewing machines like this

One can see the impact of the tariffs in terms of fewer American tourists so far. Wont say that is a bad thing

Announcement of my boarding zone at airport is like Avengers Assemble moment

Meanwhile, in Seattle:

For @silverlightgal.bsky.social

Today i learnt of pianos that could use a punching card mechanism for playing a musical score so no human fingers were needed

True key to coding success

Has anyone flown from Mumbai to US on Egyptair through Cairo? Seeing a good deal on the flight but not sure about the 24 hour layover in cairo

Reading this about K@$ P@¦€l is quite disconcerting archive.ph/2025.01.30-1...

Leopard eating face party supporter sad that leopard ate his face

Lego Amsterdam is filled with couples today because of their VDay activity. Kinda hilarious that i am the only person in libe with a child while everyone else is a couple

Looks like cats are back on the warpath to become the true rules of the world

I have never really understood children's clothing size charts. Hema believes this can fit a 1 year old. I know some indian grandmothers who can fit snugly in this

Reminder that International Lego day is today and you can play with Lego till the age of 99 (after that no lego one cant step on them anymore)

Saw a gorgeous spider web this morning

5 books I would recommend from my reading of 2024: 5/ The Kamogawa Food Detectives : Meals help freeze memories and moments. They also act as a bridge across generations and cultures. In this book, a father-daughter detective pair help people recover memories through recipes

An incredibly well-researched piece on the horrors of Neil Gaiman. It is extremely upsetting and explicit. Please be careful reading it. www.vulture.com/article/neil...

Wow cc @iprash.bsky.social