Víctor Manuel Ramos
@vmramos.bsky.social
Journalist and writer; arranger of words. Interested in the human story. On the editing staff of The New York Times.
Periodista y escritor; arreglador de palabras. Me interesa el relato humano. Neoyorquino.
Periodista y escritor; arreglador de palabras. Me interesa el relato humano. Neoyorquino.
She called it “El sueño (La cama),” or “The dream (The bed),” bringing the artist’s preoccupation with the border between sleep and death into focus. @nytimes.com
Frida Kahlo Portrait Sells for $54.7 Million, Her Auction Record
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November 21, 2025 at 12:44 AM
She called it “El sueño (La cama),” or “The dream (The bed),” bringing the artist’s preoccupation with the border between sleep and death into focus. @nytimes.com
They sold nostalgia: rice, beans, plantains, chorizo and other foods that were reminders of home. @nytimes.com #NYC
Why the New York Bodega Is Here to Stay
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November 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
They sold nostalgia: rice, beans, plantains, chorizo and other foods that were reminders of home. @nytimes.com #NYC
Penn Station remains the busiest transit hub in the United States, with nearly double the number of daily passengers as the busiest airport. It is also widely abhorred. @nytimes.com
Why Can’t New York Fix Penn Station?
The nation’s busiest transit hub stands as a symbol of a condition that afflicts so many attempts to get big things done in America: inertia.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Penn Station remains the busiest transit hub in the United States, with nearly double the number of daily passengers as the busiest airport. It is also widely abhorred. @nytimes.com
The bishops said they “oppose the indiscriminate mass deportation of people” and “pray for an end to dehumanizing rhetoric and violence, whether directed at immigrants or at law enforcement.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Catholic Bishops Rebuke U.S. ‘Mass Deportation’ of Immigrants
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November 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The bishops said they “oppose the indiscriminate mass deportation of people” and “pray for an end to dehumanizing rhetoric and violence, whether directed at immigrants or at law enforcement.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Already loved it | "All jazz musicians set out early to find their own voice, their own sound, and the saxophone’s mix of reed and metal is a willing accomplice." @nytimes.com
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Alto Saxophone
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November 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Already loved it | "All jazz musicians set out early to find their own voice, their own sound, and the saxophone’s mix of reed and metal is a willing accomplice." @nytimes.com
“It is really beautiful that I can still work. Physically and emotionally, it changes the quality of my life,” she said. @nytimes.com
Working Past 100? In Japan, Some People Never Quit.
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November 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
“It is really beautiful that I can still work. Physically and emotionally, it changes the quality of my life,” she said. @nytimes.com
This high school team in Oklahoma City forfeited the title earlier this year after their coach spotted a scoring error that incorrectly crowned them the champions. @nytimes.com
A Girls Basketball Team Gave Up Its Title. Now It’s Getting National Attention.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:22 AM
This high school team in Oklahoma City forfeited the title earlier this year after their coach spotted a scoring error that incorrectly crowned them the champions. @nytimes.com
Reposted by Víctor Manuel Ramos
Today's #BirdOfTheDay is all about the colour #Black
#BlueSkyArtShow #vertical #MinimalMonday #minimalism #BNWmacro #ClassicMono #wildlife #blackandwhite #birds #stunday #photography #scape #nature #thelittlethings #photohour #EastCoastKin
#BlueSkyArtShow #vertical #MinimalMonday #minimalism #BNWmacro #ClassicMono #wildlife #blackandwhite #birds #stunday #photography #scape #nature #thelittlethings #photohour #EastCoastKin
October 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay is all about the colour #Black
#BlueSkyArtShow #vertical #MinimalMonday #minimalism #BNWmacro #ClassicMono #wildlife #blackandwhite #birds #stunday #photography #scape #nature #thelittlethings #photohour #EastCoastKin
#BlueSkyArtShow #vertical #MinimalMonday #minimalism #BNWmacro #ClassicMono #wildlife #blackandwhite #birds #stunday #photography #scape #nature #thelittlethings #photohour #EastCoastKin
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear. At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them. @propublica.org
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
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October 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear. At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them. @propublica.org
Contestants are judged on “the grotesqueness of the grimace and on the extent to which their facial features change,” according to the rules. @nytimes.com
In This Pageant, the Ugliest Face Wins
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October 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Contestants are judged on “the grotesqueness of the grimace and on the extent to which their facial features change,” according to the rules. @nytimes.com
“Memory is the way you have an afterlife in the Roman world,” she said. “To be remembered is to exist beyond your regular lifetime.” @aimee-ortiz.bsky.social in @nytimes.com
Ancient Roman Gravestone Found in New Orleans Backyard Touches Off a Mystery
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October 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
“Memory is the way you have an afterlife in the Roman world,” she said. “To be remembered is to exist beyond your regular lifetime.” @aimee-ortiz.bsky.social in @nytimes.com
Customers don’t want to risk leaving home, getting nabbed by ICE agents and being sent thousands of miles away from their Long Island families, he said. @davidolson11.bsky.social in @newsday.bsky.social
LI's Latino delis struggle amid ICE arrests
Business owners reported sales drops as high as 50% since President Trump took office in January.
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October 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Customers don’t want to risk leaving home, getting nabbed by ICE agents and being sent thousands of miles away from their Long Island families, he said. @davidolson11.bsky.social in @newsday.bsky.social
The majority of the cocaine that is smuggled to the United States moves through the Pacific, not the Caribbean, U.S. data shows. @nytimes.com
Why Blowing Up Venezuelan Boats Won’t Stop the Flow of Drugs
President Trump says striking drug traffickers from Venezuela will prevent deadly drugs from reaching the United States. But the major smuggling routes are elsewhere.
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October 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The majority of the cocaine that is smuggled to the United States moves through the Pacific, not the Caribbean, U.S. data shows. @nytimes.com
This now-extinct tongue was probably spoken somewhere in Eurasia as many as 8,000 years ago.
Hindi, Greek and English all come from a single ancient language – here’s how we know
This now-extinct tongue was probably spoken somewhere in Eurasia as many as 8,000 years ago. But how do we know Proto-Indo-European must have existed?
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September 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This now-extinct tongue was probably spoken somewhere in Eurasia as many as 8,000 years ago.
"Being onstage offers a platform in which to spit hot fire." | ‘Mexodus’ Tells an Underground Railroad Story You’ve Probably Never Heard | @sopandeb.bsky.social in @nytimes.com
‘Mexodus’ Tells an Underground Railroad Story You’ve Probably Never Heard
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September 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"Being onstage offers a platform in which to spit hot fire." | ‘Mexodus’ Tells an Underground Railroad Story You’ve Probably Never Heard | @sopandeb.bsky.social in @nytimes.com
The postcard, an update from Mr. Ball on his travels, provided the kind of quick message one might send in a text or a social media post today. @nytimes.com
Postcard Sent From the U.N. Is Returned to Sender After 72 Years
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September 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The postcard, an update from Mr. Ball on his travels, provided the kind of quick message one might send in a text or a social media post today. @nytimes.com
Each piece is crafted not just to bury the deceased, but to embody the essence of their life. They can be so colorful that they can make dying seem attractive. @apnews.com
Photos show Ghana's fantasy coffins as a stylish final rest
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — While fantasy coffins have been common among the Ga people of Accra, Ghana, they are becoming a widespread practice offering a colorful alternative to simple wooden boxes.
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September 13, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Each piece is crafted not just to bury the deceased, but to embody the essence of their life. They can be so colorful that they can make dying seem attractive. @apnews.com
“All of these apartments, especially on the top floors, will become uninhabitable in the coming years,” said Dan Lert, deputy mayor in charge of the city’s ecological transition and its climate change plan. @nytimes.com
Zinc Roofs Give Paris Its Signature Look. But They Are a Nightmare in Heat.
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September 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
“All of these apartments, especially on the top floors, will become uninhabitable in the coming years,” said Dan Lert, deputy mayor in charge of the city’s ecological transition and its climate change plan. @nytimes.com
Even before the detective had explained, she said: “The tears started coming from me, you know, I just knew they had found him, in my heart. I just knew it.” @nytimes.com
Man Is Identified 52 Years After He Vanished, Bringing ‘Rest’ to His Sisters
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September 7, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Even before the detective had explained, she said: “The tears started coming from me, you know, I just knew they had found him, in my heart. I just knew it.” @nytimes.com
Soon, many of Earth’s marine ecosystems could be fundamentally and forever altered if pressures like climate change, overfishing, ocean acidification and coastal development continue unabated, according to the authors. @nytimes.com
What the Future Ocean Might Look Like Amid Climate Change, Overfishing and More
Some marine ecosystems could soon be unrecognizable, according to new research. We mapped the possibilities.
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September 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Soon, many of Earth’s marine ecosystems could be fundamentally and forever altered if pressures like climate change, overfishing, ocean acidification and coastal development continue unabated, according to the authors. @nytimes.com
Looking up at the main branch of The New York Public Library.
September 4, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Looking up at the main branch of The New York Public Library.
“This should not be happening this way,” Mr. Thompson recalled thinking. He raced around in search of supplies and relied on the community of Burners, many of them strangers from nearby camps, as he and his wife experienced some of the scariest moments of their lives. @nytimes #BurningMan
Strangers Come Together to Deliver Baby Girl at Burning Man
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August 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
“This should not be happening this way,” Mr. Thompson recalled thinking. He raced around in search of supplies and relied on the community of Burners, many of them strangers from nearby camps, as he and his wife experienced some of the scariest moments of their lives. @nytimes #BurningMan
There is evidence that reading for pleasure has been declining since the 1940s, the researchers said, but they called the size of the latest decrease “surprising.” @nytimes.com
Fewer People Are Reading for Fun, Study Finds
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August 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
There is evidence that reading for pleasure has been declining since the 1940s, the researchers said, but they called the size of the latest decrease “surprising.” @nytimes.com
A rainbow crosswalk that was part of a memorial to the 49 people killed in a 2016 mass shooting at a popular gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., was painted over this week by the state of Florida. @nytimes.com
Florida Paints Over Rainbow Memorial for Victims of Pulse Nightclub Shooting
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August 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
A rainbow crosswalk that was part of a memorial to the 49 people killed in a 2016 mass shooting at a popular gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., was painted over this week by the state of Florida. @nytimes.com
Trade volatility has created an existential threat for independent board game publishers in the United States, virtually all of which employ fewer than 10 workers. @nytimes.com
A Wild Card for the Board Game Business: Trump’s Tariffs
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August 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Trade volatility has created an existential threat for independent board game publishers in the United States, virtually all of which employ fewer than 10 workers. @nytimes.com