Ritwik Banerji
@ritwikb.bsky.social
experimental ethnographer, interactive media artist, Midwest grilling dad (MGD), deep in the heart of #postglacial America
Every time I see friuli on a menu I think “man poor Uli: still behind bars after all these years”
February 7, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Every time I see friuli on a menu I think “man poor Uli: still behind bars after all these years”
Is there really a good reason *not* to refer to earmuffs as “earmuffins”?
January 19, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Is there really a good reason *not* to refer to earmuffs as “earmuffins”?
0F, a foot of snow: a man in a hoodie trudges down the sidewalk with two empty boxes of Natty Ice #thisIsIowa
January 13, 2024 at 3:16 PM
0F, a foot of snow: a man in a hoodie trudges down the sidewalk with two empty boxes of Natty Ice #thisIsIowa
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"Were Trump to be excluded from a ballot, Trump voters would of course claim that they have been cheated. But they will claim that anyway, in any possible scenario in which Trump does not win reelection. He will lie about the outcome, and they will believe him. We have already run this experiment."
January 3, 2024 at 7:00 PM
"Were Trump to be excluded from a ballot, Trump voters would of course claim that they have been cheated. But they will claim that anyway, in any possible scenario in which Trump does not win reelection. He will lie about the outcome, and they will believe him. We have already run this experiment."
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Congratulations to Prof. Kandice Chuh, who won a prestigious $225,000 grant to convene a seminar examining the concept of “Asia” and its diverse cultural and political implications www.gc.cuny.edu/news/profess...
Professor Kandice Chuh Wins Mellon Foundation Grant for a Sawyer Seminar on Asia
The prestigious grant will support a study of what Asia and Asianness mean today.
www.gc.cuny.edu
January 3, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Congratulations to Prof. Kandice Chuh, who won a prestigious $225,000 grant to convene a seminar examining the concept of “Asia” and its diverse cultural and political implications www.gc.cuny.edu/news/profess...
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Israeli forces shot at United Nations vehicles in central Gaza on Thursday as they were returning from delivering aid, UN officials said. The episode highlighted the severe challenges facing humanitarian efforts to help Palestinians struggling to survive.
The U.N. says Israeli forces fired on an aid convoy in central Gaza.
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2023 at 6:10 PM
Israeli forces shot at United Nations vehicles in central Gaza on Thursday as they were returning from delivering aid, UN officials said. The episode highlighted the severe challenges facing humanitarian efforts to help Palestinians struggling to survive.
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🎵AND I’M HERE,
TO REMIND YOU,
OF THE MESS YOU LEFT WHEN YOU WENT AWAY🎵
December 27, 2023 at 10:31 PM
🎵AND I’M HERE,
TO REMIND YOU,
OF THE MESS YOU LEFT WHEN YOU WENT AWAY🎵
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I'm still confused why Big HVAC didn't squeeze 100 billion out of Congress to absolutely ventilate the shit out of every classroom in America.
December 27, 2023 at 7:46 PM
I'm still confused why Big HVAC didn't squeeze 100 billion out of Congress to absolutely ventilate the shit out of every classroom in America.
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Is it really worth publishing if it doesn’t have any typos?
December 27, 2023 at 8:38 PM
Is it really worth publishing if it doesn’t have any typos?
Maybe it won’t be as bad as Twitter; maybe it’ll be just as good?
December 27, 2023 at 4:39 AM
Maybe it won’t be as bad as Twitter; maybe it’ll be just as good?