Zamira Rahim
@zamirarahim.bsky.social
Staff editor for The New York Times (in London). Previously writing for CNN and Time Magazine. One of those Brits who ended up in American media.
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Zamira Rahim
@zamirarahim.bsky.social
· Jun 15
Got to see my fiction in print for the first time, which has been a weirdly emotional experience. You spend five years squinting at something on a Google Doc and it doesn't seem real, until suddenly it very much is.
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This is one of the strangest and most screwed-up stories I’ve worked on. www.londoncentric.media/p/tiktok-lon...
Who's secretly filming fake TikToks inside Londoners' homes?
We tracked down the viral video account invading people's houses to spread false claims about immigrants.
www.londoncentric.media
January 24, 2026 at 6:55 AM
This is one of the strangest and most screwed-up stories I’ve worked on. www.londoncentric.media/p/tiktok-lon...
By no means is this the worst detail here but I'm slightly perplexed at a Lunch with the FT interviewee just bringing his wife along uninvited www.ft.com/content/32bb...
Project 2025 director Paul Dans: ‘We are in a full-on scrimmage for the future of America First’
The Maga activist on rifts within the right, his primary race against Trump confidant Lindsey Graham — and the president’s mistake over the Epstein files
www.ft.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:18 PM
By no means is this the worst detail here but I'm slightly perplexed at a Lunch with the FT interviewee just bringing his wife along uninvited www.ft.com/content/32bb...
Don't love the idea of top fashion brands becoming deeply involved in cinema www.ft.com/content/cf3d...
How luxury fashion houses are becoming full-blown Hollywood producers
Are high fashion brands reviving the mid-budget drama — or just cheapening it?
www.ft.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Don't love the idea of top fashion brands becoming deeply involved in cinema www.ft.com/content/cf3d...
A glance at the last 12 years of Indian politics and the notorious govt 'IT cell' is enough to show what horrors are possible.
Political leaders could soon launch swarms of human-imitating #AI agents to reshape public opinion in a way that threatens to undermine #democracy, a high profile group of experts in AI and online misinformation has warned. (Guardian)
Experts warn of threat to democracy from ‘AI bot swarms’ infesting social media
Misinformation technology could be deployed at scale to disrupt 2028 US presidential election, AI researchers say
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:56 PM
A glance at the last 12 years of Indian politics and the notorious govt 'IT cell' is enough to show what horrors are possible.
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January 22, 2026 at 6:25 PM
The Thames Clipper out of tourist season is a joy: It takes you up and down the river, you can hop from the Tate Britain to the Tate Modern & London in January somehow looks coolly elegant when seen from the river.
January 22, 2026 at 4:49 PM
The Thames Clipper out of tourist season is a joy: It takes you up and down the river, you can hop from the Tate Britain to the Tate Modern & London in January somehow looks coolly elegant when seen from the river.
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Publishing desperately casts around for new celeb children's book author to replace Walliams for the vital Christmas 2026 sales period.
FTFY.
FTFY.
Rob Brydon becomes a children's author
Rob Brydon becomes a children's author
Picture book based on the exploits of his own family cat
dlvr.it
January 21, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Publishing desperately casts around for new celeb children's book author to replace Walliams for the vital Christmas 2026 sales period.
FTFY.
FTFY.
Being the child of famous parents sounds so grim.
Read the Brooklyn Beckham post and is quite sad
January 19, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Being the child of famous parents sounds so grim.
Working in a print newsroom for the first time in my life means picking up so much new jargon. The bulldog edition? Slugs? Refers? Ridiculous + delightful stuff.
January 19, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Working in a print newsroom for the first time in my life means picking up so much new jargon. The bulldog edition? Slugs? Refers? Ridiculous + delightful stuff.
The Tate Britain exhibition on Turner and Constable is terrific. Watercolours, oils and the most glorious paintings of skies and clouds and bits of the English countryside.
January 18, 2026 at 8:54 AM
The Tate Britain exhibition on Turner and Constable is terrific. Watercolours, oils and the most glorious paintings of skies and clouds and bits of the English countryside.
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First episode of our brand new culture podcast, The New Society, is out! The brilliant @tanjilrashid.bsky.social interviewing Salman Rushdie. Subscribe!
The New Society | culture from the New Statesman
Arts Podcast · Your weekly review of culture, life and society from the New Statesman, hosted by Tanjil Rashid.
Featuring interviews with literary and artistic greats, reviews of the latest cultural m...
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January 15, 2026 at 10:50 AM
First episode of our brand new culture podcast, The New Society, is out! The brilliant @tanjilrashid.bsky.social interviewing Salman Rushdie. Subscribe!
Plenty has been said about Jessie Buckley's gorgeous performance in Hamnet but I also adored Emily Wilson's turn as Shakespeare's mum. She's only in it for a few scenes but still made me weep.
January 15, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Plenty has been said about Jessie Buckley's gorgeous performance in Hamnet but I also adored Emily Wilson's turn as Shakespeare's mum. She's only in it for a few scenes but still made me weep.
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And invests no money in content or creators or any infrastructure of programme making, does no training, cannot support collaborative projects efficiently, and has an opaque payment system that mitigates against what the public would understand as “making television”.
January 15, 2026 at 9:11 AM
And invests no money in content or creators or any infrastructure of programme making, does no training, cannot support collaborative projects efficiently, and has an opaque payment system that mitigates against what the public would understand as “making television”.
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I chair the acquisitions meeting of @reaktionbooks.bsky.social, an independent publisher. We're open to unsolicited book proposals: history, art, music, film, food, animal studies and any great indefinable non-fiction book ideas you might have. Check out the list and get in touch.
January 11, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I chair the acquisitions meeting of @reaktionbooks.bsky.social, an independent publisher. We're open to unsolicited book proposals: history, art, music, film, food, animal studies and any great indefinable non-fiction book ideas you might have. Check out the list and get in touch.
So pleased about this Critic's Notebook piece. I've also been struck by Josh O'Connor's superb run of form lately www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/m...
Josh O’Connor x 4
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:18 AM
So pleased about this Critic's Notebook piece. I've also been struck by Josh O'Connor's superb run of form lately www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/m...
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Always an interesting selection of novels coming from Irish writers each year, but this year will have Adrian Duncan, Jan Carson, Keith Ridgeway, Sarah Gilmartin and Anakana Schofield. A vintage year for writers who are doing their own thing and who do their own thing so well.
January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Always an interesting selection of novels coming from Irish writers each year, but this year will have Adrian Duncan, Jan Carson, Keith Ridgeway, Sarah Gilmartin and Anakana Schofield. A vintage year for writers who are doing their own thing and who do their own thing so well.
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A New York Times video analysis of an ICE agent’s fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis contradicts the Trump administration’s account. Watch our investigation here.
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.
nyti.ms
January 8, 2026 at 1:30 PM
A New York Times video analysis of an ICE agent’s fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis contradicts the Trump administration’s account. Watch our investigation here.
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Breaking News: An ICE agent shot and killed a person in Minneapolis during an enforcement operation, days after the Trump administration ramped up the agency's presence in the city. Follow live updates.
Federal Agent Shoots Woman Amid Minneapolis Crackdown
The person was killed, federal authorities said. Gov. Tim Walz asked for calm as protesters gathered.
nyti.ms
January 7, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Breaking News: An ICE agent shot and killed a person in Minneapolis during an enforcement operation, days after the Trump administration ramped up the agency's presence in the city. Follow live updates.
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Andrew Wyeth, "Christina's World", 1948
January 5, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Andrew Wyeth, "Christina's World", 1948
Belated professional news! Highly recommend joining a company right before Christmas party season, it's a surprisingly effective way to get to know people. www.nytco.com/press/new-hi...
New Hires on the Home Team | The New York Times Company
www.nytco.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Belated professional news! Highly recommend joining a company right before Christmas party season, it's a surprisingly effective way to get to know people. www.nytco.com/press/new-hi...
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It's a minor element to the Walliams stuff but I like to hope that this will finally put the kibosh on only commissioning children's books from celebrities because that's the best way to get them to sell but I doubt it will. It's a small coda to all this but that's one of my absolute pet hates.
December 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
It's a minor element to the Walliams stuff but I like to hope that this will finally put the kibosh on only commissioning children's books from celebrities because that's the best way to get them to sell but I doubt it will. It's a small coda to all this but that's one of my absolute pet hates.
Oh to be in the HarperCollins Slack right now
December 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Oh to be in the HarperCollins Slack right now
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Every time there's a breaking story about a celeb's treatment of women, everyone in the book world asks, "Is it finally Walliams?" Well, it finally is.
Exclusive: David Walliams dropped by publisher over inappropriate behaviour towards women
Telegraph investigation into best-selling children’s author uncovers claims that he ‘harassed’ junior female employees at Harper Collins
www.telegraph.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Every time there's a breaking story about a celeb's treatment of women, everyone in the book world asks, "Is it finally Walliams?" Well, it finally is.
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Hard no to this: French publisher Harlequin has told translators that their work will now be done by AI. They can ‘revise’ AI translations at much lower rate. It’s a subsidiary of Harper Collins so treat this as a test for rollout elsewhere
"Bradage de la traduction, plan social invisible : Harlequin passe à l’IA"
Faites tourner, parce qu'il va falloir se battre encore plus. :/
#traduction #IA #Harlequin #ATLF
Faites tourner, parce qu'il va falloir se battre encore plus. :/
#traduction #IA #Harlequin #ATLF
December 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Hard no to this: French publisher Harlequin has told translators that their work will now be done by AI. They can ‘revise’ AI translations at much lower rate. It’s a subsidiary of Harper Collins so treat this as a test for rollout elsewhere
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Joy Williams and humanity's ultimate failure, by Neel Mukherjee
Joy Williams and humanity's ultimate failure
The author’s new collection of short stories is haunted by animals – and by our failed stewardship of the natural world
www.newstatesman.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Joy Williams and humanity's ultimate failure, by Neel Mukherjee