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The writer and tech journalist Vauhini Vara discusses the limits of machine communication in an age shaped by Big Tech power, and the possibility of imagining different digital futures in a conversation for the Southasia Review of Books podcast, recorded in June 2025: https://ow.ly/vw9Q50Z5ttz
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The historian Irfan Habib talks to Harsh Mander about how the Hindu right is manufacturing the subcontinent’s history, with the support of the BJP leadership. This interview is part of Himal's podcast series titled Partitions of the Heart. Read here : https://ow.ly/tJXn50Yhvug
A conversation from April 2025 with the award-winning writer and journalist Rahul Bhatia on the surprising origins of Aadhaar, the afterlives of the 2020 Delhi violence, and the people still resisting India’s majoritarian turn : https://ow.ly/Aaci50YYyYW
Read Arshia Sattar's review of Audrey Truschke’s ‘India: 5,000 Years of History in the Subcontinent’: https://www.himalmag.com/politics/audrey-truschke-india-southasia-history
In his latest piece for Himal, writer and scholar Raza Rumi traces how recent Bollywood has drifted systematically toward Hindutva politics. In this video, he talks about why this conversation matters far beyond India's borders. You can read the full piece here : https://ow.ly/1z5k50Yxujr
In Kashmir, the protests over Iran and Palestine are indirect expressions of local politics because every direct avenue for its expression has been almost completely sealed off, Anuradha Bhasin writes : https://ow.ly/QH2050YEAOH
Coming soon to Screen Southasia, the story of a young boy who ferries sacks of rice across the Ganga River while his home is transformed by erosion. Watch Sourav Sarangi’s ‘Char… No-Man’s Island’ (2012) from 1-8 March with our free documentary streaming program. Sign up : https://ow.ly/MTH350YmfUT
Writing for Himal Southasian, Muskan Tibrewala and Ankush Pal examine the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill's legal provisions and its broader implications, drawing on the history of the colonial Criminal Tribes Act of 1871. Read the full piece - https://ow.ly/7OSE50YCeCg
The defeat of three bills hastily introduced in parliament on delimitation, women's reservation and increasing the size of the Lok Sabha seems to be only a temporary setback to the BJP’s unchecked ambitions. Shweta Desai writes: https://ow.ly/1O0m50Z0b02
"This most recent war in Palestine has totally exposed the double standards of the West." We’re revisiting our 2024 Southasia Review of Books podcast conversation with the writer and activist Tariq Ali. Read the full interview on our website : https://ow.ly/ShUc50YsiJO
Nepal goes to the polls next week. But what do the elections actually mean for the country's fractured political landscape? Nayantara Narayanan, Associate Editor of Himal Southasian, and Roman Gautam, Editor of Himal Southasian, sit down with law student Anjali Sah and journalist Pranaya Rana.
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During a time when experts are maligned and the truth is ignored, it’s more important than ever that we listen to what experts are telling us.
"It’s okay to ask for help. It’s okay to talk about it. It’s okay to not be okay." – Unknown
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finished this one off today with an inscription from "light years ahead of our time" by kula shaker, check it out of ya like some groovey tunes. havnt done one quite like this before, but always good to follow an idea and see where it goes #facejug #folkart #wildclay #catawbavalley #pottery
Lindsey Graham is the personification of the GOP’s descent into amoral sycophancy In 2016, he said if the GOP nominated Trump, it would destroy them. Now, he says Trump is the GOP. He was right. Graham, like other Trump loyalists, didn't betray their principles. They never had any to begin with.
📌 Ολοκληρώθηκε η αναγόρευση του Ευάγγελου Βενιζέλου σε επίτιμο διδάσκαλο, στην αίθουσα τελετών του ΕΚΠΑ. 🎥 Δημήτρης Κουνιάς #iefimerida #ευάγγελοςβενιζέλος #ΕΚΠΑ #αναγόρευση
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4 clips, in chronological order. 2 before the election and 2 after. Kids that age do not have filters and repeat what they see and hear. You can bet Elmo is at it again.
In frontline regions, people often have no time to reach shelters. Missiles and drones strike within seconds, forcing civilians to seek any available cover.
Real freedom is being able to live in a city you can afford. It’s access to opportunities that uplift communities. And it’s holding those in power accountable. As we celebrate Emancipation Day, let’s keep fighting for freedom in all eight wards. Join our fight: kenyanmcduffie.com
Avondje democratie ondermijnen in combinatie met opruien van Wilders “Dit land is van jullie. Niet van D66 niet van asielzoekers, niet van de asielindustrie, niet van de Haagse elite, niet van de burgemeester van Den Bosch. Deze stad is van jullie en van niemand anders.”
This anime battling game lets you shout spells like "Testicular Torsion" and "Emotional Damage"! In Super Shout Showdown, you'll fight others online by shouting or typing spells out. Discover over 25 unique spells, launch energy blasts, teleport around, wield the elements~
This Day in Buster… May 6, 1919 Buster has returned to Los Angeles after completing his World War I tour of duty in France. He goes back to work for Roscoe Arbuckle at Comique Studio, where they begin “Back Stage,” which Keaton co-wrote, relying on his vaudeville memories.
"In Starmer's view, unless a coup is filled out in triplicate, it didn’t happen!" Is Starmer's refusal to step down as PM 'admirable' or 'arrogant'? @maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com
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The childcare system is broken. Properly funded childcare should not be a luxury! The @scottishgreens.org want to see money kept in the pockets of parents across Scotland. That is why we are pledging to make childcare more accessible and affordable sooner for families.
When young people can't find places to live that are secure and affordable, it stops them from moving on with their lives. We need more cost rental housing, and more action on a housing market that is out of control.
Sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands to prove the tech is legit. 💦 The Thermal Imaging Camera doesn't lie, even if HR wishes it did. #Restorerz #ThermalCamera #POV #WorkLife #WorkHumor #WaterDamage
@jamestalarico.bsky.social: “Our campaign basically runs on BBQ these days. And if all they have is lying about me being a vegan, I feel pretty good about our chances in November... I mean, with the way the price of beef is going up, we all may be forced to be vegans at some point.”
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Trump really expected Iran to roll over and offer minimal resistance, he thought he could just threaten them and they would back down. He expected to just walk all over Iran like he did Venezuela. That's how stupid he is. And it's making him BIg Mad that it didn't happen.
C’est une première dans l’histoire des COP : avant-hier, pendant l’inauguration de la COP30, le président brésilien a affirmé l’importance de combattre la désinformation climatique - « La COP30 sera la COP de la vérité ».
For decades, Cubans had the most favorable treatment under US immigration law. With that preferential treatment almost entirely dismantled, where are Cuban migrants heading now, with their country in deep economic crisis? Our World of Migration podcast discusses: 🎧 https://bit.ly/4nC6hRN
Verhoeven 🤝 Verstappen Ahead of his fight with Oleksandr Usyk, champion kickboxer Rico Verhoeven explains his friendship with Max Verstappen 🟠
La primera vez que me salieron estos monotes si me espante... ya luego hasta divertido resulta enfrentarlos.... #Videojuegos #Pragmata #Switch2 #Capcom
Sometimes I also make music inspired by video games I play! Actually, that's most of the time 😅 Three guesses which game this piece was inspired by~ 👀 (no peeking at the tags!!) [ #zebbeats | #music | #legendofzelda | #zelda | #totk ] ⬇️ full video on Youtube ⬇️
"★★★★ It is wonderfully acted with unaffected naturalism by its cast of professionals and newcomers and plays an extravagant, almost shameless pizzicato on the audience’s heartstrings.." Peter Bradshaw @theguardian.com Vermiglio (PG) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tues, Sept 23rd at 7.30pm.
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Rachel Maddow: "Can the State of New Jersey do anything to get Delaney Hall shut down?" Andy Kim: "We're looking to take legal action against ICE and GEO Group."
Israel takes Beaufort castle, deepens Lebanon push Headlines we drew from: Israel seizes Crusader-era Beaufort castle as Netanyahu orders forces deeper into Lebanon, the largest advance in years (CNN, BBC) Netanyahu describes the fortress capture as a "decisive shift" against Hezbollah; European…