Amrita Khalid 🎧
@askhalid.bsky.social
Tech and business journalist. Bylines at The Verge, Engadget, Quartz, and more.
Just a bunch of Bengali Muslim girls in 1995. (I’m the girl in the big white Quincenera dress.)
Ramadan Mubarak!
Ramadan Mubarak!
March 14, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Just a bunch of Bengali Muslim girls in 1995. (I’m the girl in the big white Quincenera dress.)
Ramadan Mubarak!
Ramadan Mubarak!
And it looks like the DOJ’s antitrust case against Live Nation is still on…https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-13/live-nation-loses-bid-to-toss-doj-antitrust-case
March 14, 2025 at 12:26 AM
And it looks like the DOJ’s antitrust case against Live Nation is still on…https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-13/live-nation-loses-bid-to-toss-doj-antitrust-case
Bawling at the end of Anora was not prepared for this.
March 8, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Bawling at the end of Anora was not prepared for this.
I would like to read a 10,000 word essay on the fashion of this year’s Oscars and what it reveals about the state of the country.
March 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I would like to read a 10,000 word essay on the fashion of this year’s Oscars and what it reveals about the state of the country.
For companies who used AI to screen job candidates and eventually decided to SWITCH back to screening manually: what happened?
February 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
For companies who used AI to screen job candidates and eventually decided to SWITCH back to screening manually: what happened?
My mother who is a VA doc got this e-mail. Not sure people realize how many federal government employees perform critical services. www.npr.org/2025/02/23/n...
'What did you do last week?' email stokes confusion and anger among federal workers
Elon Musk's claim that federal workers who ignore a mass email will lose their job isn't supported by the email's request — or OPM guidance that says responses to its mass emails are "voluntary."
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February 24, 2025 at 1:17 AM
My mother who is a VA doc got this e-mail. Not sure people realize how many federal government employees perform critical services. www.npr.org/2025/02/23/n...
I am a lot more high-strung/stressed/prepared for natural or manmade disasters than the Amrita in White Lotus….
February 19, 2025 at 5:14 AM
I am a lot more high-strung/stressed/prepared for natural or manmade disasters than the Amrita in White Lotus….
Oh you know I love a good vibe shift.
January 31, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Oh you know I love a good vibe shift.
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There’s a small group of people who I trust to report thoroughly on this crash. Jon and his team are outstanding.
The evening has been filled with updates on the crash of #AA5342, but here is Team TAC's first full report on the events of tonight and what they mean for U.S. aviation. theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf... (w/ @willguisbond.com & @elanhead.com)
American Airlines crash ends era of unprecedented U.S. airline safety
Washington, D.C. crash comes amid upheaval at FAA with aviation system under strain
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January 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
There’s a small group of people who I trust to report thoroughly on this crash. Jon and his team are outstanding.
Can’t imagine what it must be like to be a family member of one of the passengers on that jet right now. Truly devastating beyond words.
January 30, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Can’t imagine what it must be like to be a family member of one of the passengers on that jet right now. Truly devastating beyond words.
Newly sworn-in Transportation Sec Sean Duffy says he’s currently at FAA HQ.
January 30, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Newly sworn-in Transportation Sec Sean Duffy says he’s currently at FAA HQ.
Water temperatures in the Potomac River at this time of night is estimated to be about 35 degrees, Fox 5 DC reports. Meaning it’s very unlikely most of the 60+ passengers are still alive.
January 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Water temperatures in the Potomac River at this time of night is estimated to be about 35 degrees, Fox 5 DC reports. Meaning it’s very unlikely most of the 60+ passengers are still alive.
Is that rain I see?
January 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Is that rain I see?
CAMP LA is providing free vet care to the pets of evacuees of the LA fires, including fire-related injuries (burns, smoke inhalation), medication refills, and exams.
January 15, 2025 at 3:43 AM
CAMP LA is providing free vet care to the pets of evacuees of the LA fires, including fire-related injuries (burns, smoke inhalation), medication refills, and exams.
Holy crap this girl saved Kurt Cobain’s daughter’s cat from the Palisades fire due to a Nextdoor post.
January 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Holy crap this girl saved Kurt Cobain’s daughter’s cat from the Palisades fire due to a Nextdoor post.
Going to start a support group for people who only live 1-2 blocks away from a red flag/evacuation warning zone. Let’s bond over our half-packed go bags and our obsessive checking of the Watch Duty app.
January 12, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Going to start a support group for people who only live 1-2 blocks away from a red flag/evacuation warning zone. Let’s bond over our half-packed go bags and our obsessive checking of the Watch Duty app.
Seriously…why is the only episode of Magic School Bus that anyone remembers the one where Carlos gets sick and the entire class takes a field trip into his body?
January 7, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Seriously…why is the only episode of Magic School Bus that anyone remembers the one where Carlos gets sick and the entire class takes a field trip into his body?
If LA does NYC-style congestion pricing, I imagine it’ll hit working and middle class commuters who live outside the city (i.e. the Valley) the hardest. Most will just pay the toll.
A 30-40 minute drive from Van Nuys to West LA is equal to 2 hrs (and 3 transfers!) on public transit.
A 30-40 minute drive from Van Nuys to West LA is equal to 2 hrs (and 3 transfers!) on public transit.
January 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
If LA does NYC-style congestion pricing, I imagine it’ll hit working and middle class commuters who live outside the city (i.e. the Valley) the hardest. Most will just pay the toll.
A 30-40 minute drive from Van Nuys to West LA is equal to 2 hrs (and 3 transfers!) on public transit.
A 30-40 minute drive from Van Nuys to West LA is equal to 2 hrs (and 3 transfers!) on public transit.
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For all those interested in live music this write up by Amrita Khalid on Live Nation is very insightful. I highly recommend it and if you are not already, I'd suggest subscribing to Sherwood newsletters.
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It’s not just tickets and fees: How Live Nation quietly takes your money at every possible opportunity
The entertainment giant owns or partners with so many brands that it stuffs its pockets with your money in ways you don’t even realize....
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December 8, 2024 at 5:58 PM
For all those interested in live music this write up by Amrita Khalid on Live Nation is very insightful. I highly recommend it and if you are not already, I'd suggest subscribing to Sherwood newsletters.
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From $70 parking to $20 lawn chair rentals, here’s how Live Nation has made the concert experience more expensive. My first piece for @sherwoodnews.bsky.social
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It’s not just tickets and fees: How Live Nation quietly takes your money at every possible opportunity
The entertainment giant owns or partners with so many brands that it stuffs its pockets with your money in ways you don’t even realize....
sherwood.news
December 5, 2024 at 6:23 PM
From $70 parking to $20 lawn chair rentals, here’s how Live Nation has made the concert experience more expensive. My first piece for @sherwoodnews.bsky.social
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Very amusing search hed mixup, courtesy of The Daily Beast.
November 22, 2024 at 2:22 AM
Very amusing search hed mixup, courtesy of The Daily Beast.
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I could not sit silent while an elected official who spreads hate & lies that are getting trans people killed pretends to care about the future of the Internet. So I spoke up during Rep Nancy Mace's speech at the Project Liberty Summit & I would do it again www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2024-11...
November 21, 2024 at 8:46 PM
I could not sit silent while an elected official who spreads hate & lies that are getting trans people killed pretends to care about the future of the Internet. So I spoke up during Rep Nancy Mace's speech at the Project Liberty Summit & I would do it again www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2024-11...
Any petite women out there weighing whether to purchase a Cyber Truck?
November 21, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Any petite women out there weighing whether to purchase a Cyber Truck?
Easily my favorite Pitchfork review, cheers to the total asshole who penned this pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
January 18, 2024 at 12:14 AM
Easily my favorite Pitchfork review, cheers to the total asshole who penned this pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...