Shirsho Dasgupta
@shirsho.bsky.social
journo @miamiherald.com in dc. man utd fan. ex-soccer writer. usually cooking, fiddling with a camera or encouraging americans to start watching cricket.
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"Think not, is my eleventh commandment; and sleep when you can, is my twelfth."
— Herman Melville; MOBY-DICK OR, THE WHALE
— Herman Melville; MOBY-DICK OR, THE WHALE
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40 years ago, three Norwegians turned a homemade melody into a pop revolution.
“Take on Me” fills dance floors and still earns a formidable income for A-ha.
The Post caught up with the 80s band to discuss the song’s unexpected afterlife.
“Take on Me” fills dance floors and still earns a formidable income for A-ha.
The Post caught up with the 80s band to discuss the song’s unexpected afterlife.
‘Take On Me’ has been stuck in our heads for 40 years. Here’s how it got there.
“Take On Me,” the 1980s synth-pop hit song from the band A-ha, marks 40 years of global ubiquity even while personal disputes have chilled the Norwegian trio.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
40 years ago, three Norwegians turned a homemade melody into a pop revolution.
“Take on Me” fills dance floors and still earns a formidable income for A-ha.
The Post caught up with the 80s band to discuss the song’s unexpected afterlife.
“Take on Me” fills dance floors and still earns a formidable income for A-ha.
The Post caught up with the 80s band to discuss the song’s unexpected afterlife.
NEW @miamiherald.com:
Seniors in Miami-Dade — the county with the highest share of food stamp beneficiaries with one elderly member in the household — risk going hungry as federal government shutdown continues
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Seniors in Miami-Dade — the county with the highest share of food stamp beneficiaries with one elderly member in the household — risk going hungry as federal government shutdown continues
(GIFT LINK)
New shutdown problem: Miami is the U.S. capital for seniors on food stamps
Florida is warning families not to expect their EBT cards to be reloaded next month, increasing pressure on Congress to end the government shutdown.
www.miamiherald.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
NEW @miamiherald.com:
Seniors in Miami-Dade — the county with the highest share of food stamp beneficiaries with one elderly member in the household — risk going hungry as federal government shutdown continues
(GIFT LINK)
Seniors in Miami-Dade — the county with the highest share of food stamp beneficiaries with one elderly member in the household — risk going hungry as federal government shutdown continues
(GIFT LINK)
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this is what scientific progress is all about www.404media.co/breathing-th...
Breathing Through Our Butts Declared Safe After First Human Trial
The first application of enteral ventilation—aka breathing through the bum—to humans proved the technique is safe.
www.404media.co
October 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
this is what scientific progress is all about www.404media.co/breathing-th...
"Think not, is my eleventh commandment; and sleep when you can, is my twelfth."
— Herman Melville; MOBY-DICK OR, THE WHALE
— Herman Melville; MOBY-DICK OR, THE WHALE
October 21, 2025 at 7:58 AM
"Think not, is my eleventh commandment; and sleep when you can, is my twelfth."
— Herman Melville; MOBY-DICK OR, THE WHALE
— Herman Melville; MOBY-DICK OR, THE WHALE
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Last year a @merrillcollege.bsky.social grad student told me she wanted to build a news app about evictions in DC. Given the schedule and amount of work, it was an ambitious project.
Taylor Nichols not only did it but got it published by a DC news org!
streetsensedc.github.io/evictions-ap...
Taylor Nichols not only did it but got it published by a DC news org!
streetsensedc.github.io/evictions-ap...
Mapping evictions in Washington, D.C.
streetsensedc.github.io
October 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Last year a @merrillcollege.bsky.social grad student told me she wanted to build a news app about evictions in DC. Given the schedule and amount of work, it was an ambitious project.
Taylor Nichols not only did it but got it published by a DC news org!
streetsensedc.github.io/evictions-ap...
Taylor Nichols not only did it but got it published by a DC news org!
streetsensedc.github.io/evictions-ap...
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Buz Ecker, 67, and other dads his daughter has recruited have since spent hours writing to strangers looking for pick-me-ups — including to many whose fathers have died.
The volunteer-run group is called the Dad Letter Project. https://wapo.st/4ngbcH0
The volunteer-run group is called the Dad Letter Project. https://wapo.st/4ngbcH0
September 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Buz Ecker, 67, and other dads his daughter has recruited have since spent hours writing to strangers looking for pick-me-ups — including to many whose fathers have died.
The volunteer-run group is called the Dad Letter Project. https://wapo.st/4ngbcH0
The volunteer-run group is called the Dad Letter Project. https://wapo.st/4ngbcH0
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One more note on Robert Redford and his particular type of on-screen hero:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/m...
Robert Redford’s Many Types of Heroes
www.nytimes.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
One more note on Robert Redford and his particular type of on-screen hero:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/m...
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NEW @miamiherald.com:
Hundreds of undocumented migrants who had been held at Alligator Alcatraz dropped off the grid after being moved out of the site.
w/ @bwieder.bsky.social
(GIFT LINK BELOW)
Hundreds of undocumented migrants who had been held at Alligator Alcatraz dropped off the grid after being moved out of the site.
w/ @bwieder.bsky.social
(GIFT LINK BELOW)
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
NEW @miamiherald.com:
Hundreds of undocumented migrants who had been held at Alligator Alcatraz dropped off the grid after being moved out of the site.
w/ @bwieder.bsky.social
(GIFT LINK BELOW)
Hundreds of undocumented migrants who had been held at Alligator Alcatraz dropped off the grid after being moved out of the site.
w/ @bwieder.bsky.social
(GIFT LINK BELOW)
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SCOOP: Over 200 contractors who work on improving Google’s AI products, including Gemini and AI Overviews, have been laid off, sources tell WIRED. It’s the latest development in a conflict over pay and alleged poor working conditions.
Hundreds of Google AI Workers Were Fired Amid Fight Over Working Conditions
Over 200 contractors who work on improving Google’s AI products, including Gemini and AI Overviews, have been laid off, sources tell WIRED. It’s the latest development in a conflict over pay and alleg...
www.wired.com
September 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
SCOOP: Over 200 contractors who work on improving Google’s AI products, including Gemini and AI Overviews, have been laid off, sources tell WIRED. It’s the latest development in a conflict over pay and alleged poor working conditions.
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Books, magazines. and classrooms are great antidotes to the toxic rabbit holes of cable news, social media, ChatGPT, and video games. Unfortunately the resources of our society are devoted to building up the latter and destroying the former.
September 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Books, magazines. and classrooms are great antidotes to the toxic rabbit holes of cable news, social media, ChatGPT, and video games. Unfortunately the resources of our society are devoted to building up the latter and destroying the former.
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I guess this has probably already gone viral somewhere but I am simply dying at this picture of a bear that looks like it hired a photographer to do a glamour shoot
September 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I guess this has probably already gone viral somewhere but I am simply dying at this picture of a bear that looks like it hired a photographer to do a glamour shoot
national gallery of art, washington, dc
📸 canon ae-1 program
🎞️ cinestill 800t
[more photos on insta]
#FilmPhotography #art
📸 canon ae-1 program
🎞️ cinestill 800t
[more photos on insta]
#FilmPhotography #art
September 9, 2025 at 3:18 AM
national gallery of art, washington, dc
📸 canon ae-1 program
🎞️ cinestill 800t
[more photos on insta]
#FilmPhotography #art
📸 canon ae-1 program
🎞️ cinestill 800t
[more photos on insta]
#FilmPhotography #art
a wonderful, moving piece on the universe and the sublime!
The Vatican Observatory Looks to the Heavens
It’s run by a Michigan-born Jesuit—and a meteorite expert—known as the Pope’s Astronomer.
www.newyorker.com
September 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
a wonderful, moving piece on the universe and the sublime!
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Some French publishers are giving AI revenue directly to journalists. Could that ever happen in the U.S.? www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/in-f...
Some French publishers are giving AI revenue directly to journalists. Could that ever happen in the U.S.?
Le Monde agreed to give journalists 25% of revenue from licensing deals with OpenAI and Perplexity. Now, other French publishers are following suit.
www.niemanlab.org
September 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Some French publishers are giving AI revenue directly to journalists. Could that ever happen in the U.S.? www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/in-f...
amtrak station, reno, nevada
📸 canon ae-1 program
🎞️ cinestill 800t
[more photos on insta]
#FilmPhotography
📸 canon ae-1 program
🎞️ cinestill 800t
[more photos on insta]
#FilmPhotography
September 7, 2025 at 4:10 AM
amtrak station, reno, nevada
📸 canon ae-1 program
🎞️ cinestill 800t
[more photos on insta]
#FilmPhotography
📸 canon ae-1 program
🎞️ cinestill 800t
[more photos on insta]
#FilmPhotography
September 6, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Breaking News: The A.I. firm Anthropic agreed to a record $1.5 billion settlement for illegally downloading and storing copyrighted books.
Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Lawsuit With Book Authors
The settlement is the largest payout in the history of U.S. copyright cases and could lead more A.I. companies to pay rights holders for use of their works.
nyti.ms
September 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Breaking News: The A.I. firm Anthropic agreed to a record $1.5 billion settlement for illegally downloading and storing copyrighted books.
Reposted by Shirsho Dasgupta
Elon Musk could become the world’s first trillionaire if investors approve a new pay package proposed by the board that would give him new shares over time based on company milestones.
Tesla offers Elon Musk pay package worth $1 trillion
The electric vehicle-maker’s board proposed a compensation agreement that would dramatically increase the CEO’s personal wealth over the course of a decade.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Elon Musk could become the world’s first trillionaire if investors approve a new pay package proposed by the board that would give him new shares over time based on company milestones.
September 5, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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Daniel Levy steps down as Tottenham chairman with immediate effect
Daniel Levy steps down as Tottenham chairman with immediate effect
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Levy had been in position for nearly 25 years
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No changes to ownership or shareholder structure
Daniel Levy has stepped down as the chairman of Tottenham with immediate effect.
The 63-year-old was the longest serving chairman in the Premier League before his departure. He was appointed as Spurs chairman in March 2001 and leaves after the club won the Europa League last season to end a 17-year wait for a trophy. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Daniel Levy steps down as Tottenham chairman with immediate effect
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genuinely one of the most upsetting things i’ve ever read
Surrogate pregnancies are increasingly popular in tech circles, and the practice is expected to explode globally in the coming decade. It’s also shockingly unregulated. This is a story about what happens when it goes horribly wrong.
The Baby Died. Whose Fault Is It?
When her son died in utero, a venture capitalist went to extremes to punish her surrogate.
www.wired.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:20 AM
genuinely one of the most upsetting things i’ve ever read
September 4, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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I wrote about Mujica Lainez’s grotesque, glorious masterpiece Bomarzo, which deserves to be as well known in English as One Hundred Years of Solitude, for @bookpostusa.bsky.social. Newly reissued by @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social
books.substack.com/p/review-mic...
books.substack.com/p/review-mic...
Review: Michael Robbins on “Bomarzo”
A literary crocodile, shaped like itself, of its own color.
books.substack.com
September 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I wrote about Mujica Lainez’s grotesque, glorious masterpiece Bomarzo, which deserves to be as well known in English as One Hundred Years of Solitude, for @bookpostusa.bsky.social. Newly reissued by @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social
books.substack.com/p/review-mic...
books.substack.com/p/review-mic...