Priyanka

[Priyanka @peeyuka]

#inktober2020 is over. A month of playing around with different mediums and working on a routine of drawing before sleeping. Day 16 onwards in the video below. So many learnings in the last month following the prompts and drawing. Looking for many more #inktober #

[#AusOpen @AustralianOpen]

Let the rhythm take you, @Gael_Monfils.

#AO2025

[Priyanka @peeyuka]

Spent a large part of the past year backpacking around India & other parts of Asia. My trusted companion through it all was my travel sketchbook . I've made a limited edition calendar of my fav portraits in the book. Please DM me if you are interested in buying one.

[Abbas Momin @AbbasMomin]

Hello, I am looking for freelance writing work. I write about film and pop culture. I've previously written for The Indian Express, Mid-day, Splainer, GQ, and have hosted 103 episodes of a film podcast. My DM's are open

email: [email protected].

RT for better reach? Thx.

[Priyanka @peeyuka]

@AbbasMomin You can do it !!! 💪🏾

[José Morgado @josemorgado]

Andy Murray.

Thank you for everything.

What a legend.

[Karthik 🇮🇳 @beastoftraal]

Exhilarating, goosebumps-inducing new ad by the Swedish feminine hygiene products brand (the brand is called Bodyform in the UK, while it is called Libresse in Sweden, South Africa and Russia), made by the agency AMV BBDO. The crux is to highlight the monumental gap between what we (women/society) are told about menstruation/periods vs. how much more complex the entire topic is (not to mention that it is also shrouded in taboo in many countries, making it far more difficult to discuss or debate openly).

From the fears around first periods, to period pains, to menopause and perimenopause, to discharge smells, to dismissing it as 'It's just a period', the narrative covers a wide spectrum, set to pulsating orchestral music. The ad is two-and-a-half minutes long and even has a quasi-break at the middle point when the musical score literally stops and the players in the orchestra stop playing. But why do they stop? It's a brilliant creative device to highlight a particular aspect of the core communication!

The ad is very similar to Bodyform/Libresse's 2020 ad (again, by AMV BBDO) called 'Womb Stories' which too uses a mixed-media storytelling format and had a quasi-break in between the 3+ minute runtime. (See: https://t.co/CufRsEfxUA).

On that note, I have the perfect book recommendation on a related topic - in the next tweet 👇

[Karthik 🇮🇳 @beastoftraal]

Stupendously interesting and mighty provocative new ad film by Nike, for Olympics, made by the agency, Wieden+Kennedy Portland.

Why is it stupendously interesting? Because the script cleverly lists all the quintessential qualities of a 'bad person' and places it in the context of sports, where all those vices are approved and legitimized by our society, within the realm of winning in sports! See those words outside of the sports context, they would all be unquestionably 'bad'. But because they have been framed—words spoken (by actor Willem Dafoe) vs. visuals shown—in the backdrop of sports, they make us think differently!

Why is it mighty provocative? Because some of the 'bad' listed in the video could be argued and debated adequately. For instance, if as a sportsperson, I have empathy towards my opponent, would it not allow me to win? Can I respect my opponent and yet win? (My answer to that is an emphatic yes). Can I be irrational in a team sport, much to the surprise and annoyance of my teammates? And so on!

But the larger point is that sports is the text-book illustration of a 'zero-sum game', meaning, for someone to win, someone else has to lose. Sports legitimizes 'zero-sum game'. And the ad's narrative brilliantly utilizes this legitimacy to make an impactful point.

Take a bow, Nike and Wieden+Kennedy - this is incredibly well-played!

#advertising #marketing #creative #creativity

[Tracy Chou 🌻 @triketora]

i think we should stop giving our ai bots female names (alexa, siri) and give them names from the old white boys club (john, james, chad) in honor of how overconfident and annoying they are even when they’re completely wrong or making stuff up

[Bastien Fachan @BastienFachan]

The official trailer for 'Federer: Twelve Final Days' has dropped

Out June 20 on Prime Video

[Roland-Garros @rolandgarros]

Swiatek won this match.

#RolandGarros

[Jenny Kleeman @jennykleeman]

I have never an a reporting experience quite as unsettling as my day with the Collins family in Pennsylvania https://t.co/1nTjspEQIk

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

Ben Shelton had kind words for Tiafoe in Houston

"You've been such an inspiration to kids, people of color in our sport.. Thanks for all you do for our sport & people who look like you and me."

1st African American men’s final in Open Era

Love this 🥹

[Priyanka @peeyuka]

@AbbasMomin Get well soon!

[Priyanka @peeyuka]

@Sporty_Baba Matunga

[Priyanka @peeyuka]

@sahilk 🤗🤗

[Taiwan Trails and Tales @Taiwan_trails]

Yesterday’s attempt to collect every single Taipei MRT station stamp in one day was a success! Here are all 122 stamps in the order I collected them condensed into 32 seconds.

#Taiwan #Taipei #PublicTransport

[Krishnendu Ray @Raykris1]

Excellent example of how fads spread — Champaran Meat. Invention of a tradition https://t.co/jEHEUQJ5do

[Eshan Sharma @iameshansharma_]

So, I am leading an experimental heritage walk in Mumbai on 26th August 2023 at 8 AM IST. Mixing History, Architecture, Films and Music in one. If you are interested in joining me for this walk, please mention in the replies of this tweet. RT for visibility.

[Supriya Unni @SupriyaUnniNair]

Malleshwaram Hogona (“Let’s go to Malleshwaram”), is a street art project In Bengaluru promoting sustainable mobility there.
This stunning portrait of Narayanamma, a waste-separator is by artist Parameshwar Waran is an ode to her and many others like her who work in the area.