A couple of symbols I made in 2012. What do you think?

A dangerous trend gripping America. (My 182nd science column for Hindustan Times)

Delighted that marking celebrations and commemorations by gifting a contribution to CRY is now so much easier.

You don’t have to understand the lyrics to get this (I don't); you just need to know about a certain ‘masterstroke’ perpetrated on the people of India around this time of the year in 2016.

The definitive takedown of “Sapiens” one of the shittiest books of the century: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

A few years ago, after reading about a festival in Kandivali that had branded itself Candy Valley, a few of us made up a whole series of pseudo-posh names for localities in the MMR. The only one I can remember is Vashington, Does #BomSky wanna play?

Bought this from a pavement bookseller today. Cover price ₹250, but I got it for ₹150, with the assurance of ₹100 back if I return it.

St Thomas’s Cathedral for Christmas service. First time in an Anglican church — the denomination I was christened in — for 40-something years. Also the first time in that many years that I stepped into any church for something other than a wedding, christening or funeral, or as a traveller.

Rafeef Ziadah is a Palestinian performance poet and activist.

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Jesus was a nepo baby.

Share one sentence* from a book you read this year (any genre) that has made so strong an impression that you can quote it without having to check back in the book. If you like, tell us why. (Don’t forget to name the book and writer.) *Could be two sentences. Or three. Or a phrase or a new word.

Happy solstice!

Bombay, hope you all will come out for this! There are something like 150 seats and we want to fill them all up :-)

Likely the saddest story you’ll read today: What will it take to shatter the political indifference that is at the root of this decades long apathy toward tribal communities in Melghat?

"The hacker, who asked for anonymity because he feared retaliation from the company, said he reported the vulnerability to Doublespeed on Oct 31. At the time of writing, the hacker said he still has access to the company’s backend, including the phone farm itself."

Remnants of faith. #VashiWalkabout

Mangrove roots. #VashiWalkabout

I found myself intrigued by this establishment’s name. #VashiWalkabout

All the way down.

Learned today that “Galápagos” comes from a Spanish word for tortoise, meaning that “Galápagos Tortoise” is, in fact, a tortology

A non monetary ask from Gaza- Reem is working on becoming an journalist and needs some views/ likes on her interview for a class (it’s a really poignant interview of a man with children with disabilities) www.instagram.com/reel/DSKto6a...

Happy 100th birthday to one of my greatest inspirations - Dick Van Dyke! The world has been a happier place for all the joy you’ve brought to it!

I'm looking for the next writer from Gaza to tell their story, to be published on Feijoa Dispatch and Fightback. We pay NZ$250 (about US$145) and the article can also promote your GoFundMe/Chuffed My DM's are open so please get in touch

Alongside the word of the year we should have “the word that has lost the most of its meaning this year”. I nominate “ceasefire”.

The mountain comes to Mohammad, but meanwhile Modi erases mountains. The BJP govt got the Indian Supreme Court to say any part of the Aravali range only counts if it's taller than 100 metres. Can't illegally mine a hill if it isn't called a hill! thewire.in/environment/...

Happy birthday, @blaftrakesh.bsky.social!

This Sunday, we are hosting an open house, reflecting on the year gone by. Read more here: thegoaproject.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/e...

Mountains host most of the world’s species of amphibians, birds & mammals. Plants, animals, insects, microbes & their environment... Biodiversity is vital to global food production & essential for human well-being. #MountainsMatter

Portrait.

Africa has a wealth of indigenous chicken diversity, but it's under threat from corporate takeover. Gates Foundation and others are replacing local breeds with “more productive” hybrids, owned by 3 companies in the US and Europe. Time to fight back! grain.org/e/7317 @timschwab.bsky.social

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As we approach the end of 2025, perhaps you could share your favourite poems about endings (and new beginnings)?

#TIL There is a George Bush Center for Intelligence (home to the CIA). And now I understand the contemporary USA better.

WTAF: "You must thoroughly explore their employment histories to ensure no participation in such activities," the cable said.

it's going to bring back physical cookbooks is what it's going to do 🤞https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-25/ai-slop-recipes-are-taking-over-the-internet-and-thanksgiving-dinner

The people working on this project seem extremely cool. Sifiso Mzobe, the isiZulu translator, writes great crime fiction. Zukiswa Wanner, the Shona translator, was on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla and spent time in Israeli custody -- super brave! Support support support

Our 26th meet is in a Vashi park on 13th December, at 4:00 p.m. To get the map location, calendar invitation, and suggested theme, please write to us at poetry.in.parks.nm @ gmail dot com

This reminds me of Cardinal John Henry Newman's book Definition of a Gentleman. I often cite Newman's book because it's so instructive. The term gentleman is so overwrought and frequently abused, but to the degree it means anything at all, I think Newman captures it here:

All I remember is I badly wanted one.

Paper calendars? Their days are numbered.

We need to be able to see that the line "accommodations have gone too far" is an expression of the ableist notion that disabled students do not belong in higher ed. Its fundamentally an anxiety about the fact that disabled students get an "advantage" over abled students.

It tried to kill me but I have finished the book. Second pass pages read through, final copy and line edits done. Please read my book. I worked very hard on it. 😭 (Also read Legendborn, as you can see from the background, I’m a fan) www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...

🧵 How welcoming is _your_ workplace to persons with disabilities?

From a friend in Colombo. www.instagram.com/p/DRo0Obwlp_7/

Hive mind, I am contemplating looking up this reference. Is that advisable?

This feels… weird. I am accustomed to being the interviewer, not the interviewed. But here we are. Old pal Menka Shivdasani will be steering this chat about poetry, community, the commons, reclaiming public spaces, and much else. Come, if Sanpada is accessible for you. Please share with friends.

Black Friday sale. Everything 20% off in my shop, including my new Serigraph of Itka the Bundist breaking windows www.mollycrabapple.com/shop/p/itkat...

I have written a story for #FlashFictionFriday that will go live in another 4 hours on @patreon.com You can join as a free-tier member and get it in your inbox. www.patreon.com/c/lucidillus... Here's an artwork I made for it.

I am grateful for the farm workers who brought their bounty to my table even as their families have been ruthlessly targeted. I am grateful for the civil rights activists who fought for the rights my children enjoy. And I am angry about all the rest.