Happy Halloween! 🎃
Many in the west celebrate Halloween by displaying carved pumpkins outside their homes (like in this picture).
But today I’ll share with you an interesting story about a ‘pumpkin’ kept outside a house in Pune, with no relation to Halloween!
Thread! 🧵 (1/15)
My essay on the accelerated dismantling of my childhood and coming to terms with it in a pandemic year.
"...humans who were designated by birth to look after me had slowly begun to die out, and now the soundtrack of my growing up years, was no more."
https://t.co/iWd5faNmA3
Rading @anubhutikrishna's piece on dalmoth and craving for bread+butter, dalmoth and tomato ketchup sandwich.
@GoyaJournal
The Colourful History of Dalmoth, UP’s Favourite Snack — GOYA https://t.co/4NPwbPi526
Wahid Biryani has been feeding over 1,500 migrants every day for the past ten days. The platter includes Navratan biryani, to veg kebabs, bun makkhan, biscuits, sharbat, and milk.
Lovely story by @AlizaNoor1501
https://t.co/wKYfgkXcgi
“If a company is using the same metrics before and after its so-called transformation effort, it really hasn’t transformed in a material way.” - Dual Transformation
Extraordinary clip from 20 years ago. David Bowie sharing what he feels about what the internet is going to turn into. And he’s not wrong.
Paxman: it’s just a tool tho isn’t it?
Bowie: No it’s not.
Here is the wayback link thanks to @GeePawHill!! Will keep working on it being reinstated or finding another home!! Thanks so much to everyone tweeting their support (including @RonJeffries 😱❤️!)
@BDUTT The last time I tweeted my admiration for "This Unquiet Land" I was honored with a barrage of love bites from the troll army. I wonder what will happen now when I quote Kipling and say " If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, you will be a man my son :). Stay strong!