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“All my friends are getting married. Meanwhile, I can’t stop buying dumb stuff online.”

Monday evening done right. ☕️

Cannot take my eyes off Deepika in Love Aaj Kal (2009)

It’s been 25 years since the gut wrenching Hey Ram 💌

Word of the day, for the umpteenth time, is ‘apricate’, the sister of ‘apricity’. It means to bask in the warmth of the sun, especially on a chilly day.

If most people are indifferent and self-centered, and the world is getting worse, what’s the point of even trying to make a positive moral impact? I have been thinking about this question and I have things to say in this critical moment— open.substack.com/pub/gyandemi...

For me, the most incredible artefacts from the ancient world are the letters people wrote on clay tablets and sent to one another over thousands of years in Mesopotamia, going back to more than 5,000 years ago. They contain recognisable humanity, warmth and humour. Here's a thread of my favourites.

Just so that any numbers don't leak out.

The Mumbai police have launched a probe into the incident where an unidentified person, posing as a buyer, stole 84 kg of Amul cheese worth around Rs 43,000 from a wholesale dealer. #cheese #news 🧀 #cheesecrime #mumbai #india

Bluesky fam, you won’t believe what happened in the other social town square app today.

Fox Bleeps Out Entire Kendrick Lamar Performance

My views on the disastrous budget cuts to medical research funding in the U.S. open.substack.com/pub/gyandemi...

The word 'symposium' comes from a Greek term for a drinking party, should you be looking for a truthful excuse to knock off early.

Now listening to the Weeknd’s latest album. It’s a big one comprising of 22 tracks. Sweet.

Have been using Bose QC Ultra headphones for listening to music so far. Now using them while streaming a show on TV. The audio quality is top notch. Dialogues are crisp while background music is crystal clear. These can easily become my daily headphones.

This morning’s sunshine has reminded me of the word ‘philocaly’: a love of beauty, even in the smallest things.

Word of the day is one I may have mentioned (frequently): a ‘snaccident’ is the inadvertent eating of an entire packet of biscuits.

A study has recommended that kick-off times at the 2026 men’s World Cup should be scheduled outside of afternoon hours to protect players and supporters from “potentially dangerous levels of heat.” More: http://dlvr.it/THg0zJ

Totally normal stuff here

Doom scrolling is great right now because The Doom is always fresh. It used to be The Doom would get stale after a day or 2 but now the horrors are unending 😊

Weekends are for adventures! 🗺️🧭 #CalvinandHobbes

A lot more people need to start loudly pointing out that algorithmic media platforms are fundamentally hostile to the truth

Deewar turns 50 “One might expect that Deewar has consequently aged, but it is inescapably clear that neither changing cultural and cinematic fashions nor the substantially altered political landscape have reduced its appeal an iota,” Vinay Lal wrote. Read more: scroll.in/reel/1034717/