Vanessa Viegas

[Hindustan Times @htTweets]

#HTWknd | Enjoying @Netflix_Sandman? @vaguevanes uncovers what the latest science has to say about why we dream, what links dreams bear to waking life, and which animals likely dream too

https://t.co/w1Zy9SY0i7

[Hindustan Times @htTweets]

#HTWknd | Mumbai’s Laxmi Jadhav went from running a food stall, selling bhurji and misal-pav, to becoming the first woman @myBESTBus driver. It’s taken effort, discipline, and numerous twists of fate, she tells @vaguevanes

https://t.co/X4I4vR1cpc

[Hindustan Times @htTweets]

#HTWknd | Feeling the heat? So are the animals. @vaguevanes looks at how species are adapting to temperature changes in dramatic ways - longer beaks, wider toepads, shorter lifespans, new postures. But will it work? #WorldEnvironmentDay2022

https://t.co/STjBkFYzq0

[Hindustan Times @htTweets]

#HTWknd | There’s a plan for a museum of tiny exhibits on the moon. New shows are being held in storage depots and at Everest Base Camp. @vaguevanes looks at how #art is breaking free, as it seeks to compete with online worlds, virtual worlds and Netflix

https://t.co/AbsXjCjNe8

[Vanessa Viegas @vaguevanes]

@sanjaygul So glad you liked reading it. Here's a link to the piece https://t.co/Z5W9TIdcoz

[Vanessa Viegas @vaguevanes]

The pleasure is all mine! @fishtiaq

[Farah Ishtiaq 🐦(^o^) @fishtiaq]

Big shout-out to women ecologists-very honoured to share this space, inspiration and extraordinary stories. thanks @vaguevanes for writing this. @StorkSister #GhazalaShahabuddin #ParveenShaikh @tesstwit @girlgonebirdzz

[Hindustan Times @htTweets]

#HTWknd | India’s women ecologists are righting more than one kind of imbalance. Meet seven women working to better our world. See how they’re decoding bird diseases, protecting skimmer nests, preserving the ecology of the dancing frog. Via @VagueVanes

https://t.co/zVC1zYCgfD

[Storyteller Bookstore @StorytellerKol]

Nu Misra, author of "The Crip Gang" and founder of #RevivalDisabilityMagazine has been featured in today's papers. Thank you for your coverage @vaguevanes!
Copies of #TheBigMistake Anthology are available at @StorytellerKol round the clock - https://t.co/lHMN5v7XTq

[Rachel Lopez @GreaterBombay]

Come see how new archaeological finds are giving us new perspectives on the spread of Buddhism.
https://t.co/il9FfoXUBS
2pm today
@BhimKaCaravan

[Hindustan Times @htTweets]

#HTWknd | History on the rocks: Ancient geological marvels in and around some of India’s biggest cities hold clues to Earth’s dramatic past. Travel back in time, as far as 4.2 billion years, through caves, rocks, stalagmites. Via @storeysofbombay

https://t.co/DCY1W08A6x

[Hindustan Times @htTweets]

#HTWknd What if a brand advertised products to you while you slept? Targeted Dream Incubation is already here, and scientists are worried about how it might be used. @VagueVanes reports.

https://t.co/LMfV68L7gY

[Hindustan Times @htTweets]

#HTWknd | An Axel, a Flop, a Biles. Sporting immortality goes beyond medals. See how some athletes have pushed their bodies and techniques to new heights, lending their names to signature moves.

(by @VagueVanes)

https://t.co/yKUgkpthVS

[Vanessa Viegas @vaguevanes]

@aish_k007 I second this. Consider this comment as my contribution to the tradition. 😬

[Zara Murao @zee_talk]

#HTWknd | Our new series, #MyChildsLostYear. In this instalment, school shoes, never used, and a mother who dreams of saying: Alysha, why is your uniform so dirty today?

(by @vaguevanes)

https://t.co/YrmvwKaoo2

[Hindustan Times @htTweets]

#HTWknd | Meet the Indians offering art in exchange for aid to #Covid19 charities. Donors can opt for a digital portrait, a free beat, even the chance to name a character in a book.

(by @vaguevanes)

https://t.co/xMX09YcKOe

[Hindustan Times @htTweets]

#HTWknd | Eat grasshoppers to ease a stammer, get stung by a bee to relieve rheumatic pain. What?

@UCLA's Archive of Healing is a compilation of folk remedies. Some are strange, others surprising - and some we're still using today

(@vaguevanes writes)

https://t.co/GfrU1xLYuB

[Vanessa Viegas @vaguevanes]

@sanjaygul Thanks @sanjaygul
Here's more on the study published on the UC Berkeley website.
"Where do our minds wander? Brain waves can point the way | Berkeley News" https://t.co/LCWi9os1gF

[Hindustan Times @htTweets]

#HTWknd | Behind the scenes at the #IndianDerby.

Take a look at the superstitions, heartbreaks, strange traditions, and how the horses get their names.

(by @vaguevanes)

https://t.co/cpaZoW3aYk

[Hindustan Times @htTweets]

#HTWknd | Shantaram author Gregory David Roberts is singing a new tune. He has a music album out called Love & Faith.

Watch him talk about the themes, the music and who's doing the singing

(@vaguevanes writes)

https://t.co/6tHo9NYCfh

[Hindustan Times @htTweets]

#HTWknd | Meet the Rasquinhas, the Mangaluru family that creates statues for churches across India. What's changing, what stays the same and what do most churches want most often? Find out

(story by @vaguevanes) #Christmas

https://t.co/AeAVNb2OUV