Mitra Taj
@mitrataj.bsky.social
freelance reporter in Lima, Peru
mitrataj@gmail.com
mitrataj@gmail.com
before Olivia Nuzzi and RFK there was Christie Smythe and Pharma Bro
November 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
before Olivia Nuzzi and RFK there was Christie Smythe and Pharma Bro
sorry Peru but karamanduka is way too exciting a name for such a plain pastry. ditto for king kong
March 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
sorry Peru but karamanduka is way too exciting a name for such a plain pastry. ditto for king kong
a fisherman told me today that these creatures, which are ubiquitous on Lima beaches, aren't crabs but "sea spiders." they're useful for bait but no good for eating and will pinch you if let them get too close...
i'd always heard them described as crabs before, anyone know what species they are?
i'd always heard them described as crabs before, anyone know what species they are?
December 19, 2024 at 9:55 PM
a fisherman told me today that these creatures, which are ubiquitous on Lima beaches, aren't crabs but "sea spiders." they're useful for bait but no good for eating and will pinch you if let them get too close...
i'd always heard them described as crabs before, anyone know what species they are?
i'd always heard them described as crabs before, anyone know what species they are?
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He def got Pedro Castillo'd 🇵🇪
the cheer has morphed to "Arrest Yoon Sukyeol"
December 3, 2024 at 4:47 PM
He def got Pedro Castillo'd 🇵🇪
yes i'm religious, i believe in the holy trinity
December 1, 2024 at 8:42 PM
yes i'm religious, i believe in the holy trinity
it's wild that the global internet only exists because of massive cables at the bottom of the sea and satellites floating around in space. otherworldly by default
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Undersea Surgeons (Gift Article)
The cables at the heart of the lightspeed, globe-spanning internet run across the grimy, perilous, inaccessible deeps of the sea, in places no one ever sees or visits – until the cables break.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 2:26 PM
it's wild that the global internet only exists because of massive cables at the bottom of the sea and satellites floating around in space. otherworldly by default
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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I know I should quit eating Thanksgiving leftovers…
But I can't quit cold turkey.
But I can't quit cold turkey.
November 30, 2024 at 10:00 PM
I know I should quit eating Thanksgiving leftovers…
But I can't quit cold turkey.
But I can't quit cold turkey.
me muero por conocer la versión de la comunidad 🧉
"y luego dijo que no paga porque iba a ser un 'intercambio cultural'" 😆
"y luego dijo que no paga porque iba a ser un 'intercambio cultural'" 😆
Diseñadora Anis Samanez, se indignó porque una comunidad indígena shipiba no le quiso ‘compartir gratis’ sus saberes y técnicas para hacer moda. Frente a eso, ¿Qué herramientas existen para reconocer y proteger el arte indígena en mercados globales? 🧵1/
November 30, 2024 at 6:43 PM
me muero por conocer la versión de la comunidad 🧉
"y luego dijo que no paga porque iba a ser un 'intercambio cultural'" 😆
"y luego dijo que no paga porque iba a ser un 'intercambio cultural'" 😆
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when you're passed out on the couch after eating turkey and loads of carbs and someone's trying to tell you it's time for pie:
November 28, 2024 at 11:28 PM
when you're passed out on the couch after eating turkey and loads of carbs and someone's trying to tell you it's time for pie:
acabo de ver el documental "Muy Lejos de Aquí" del director peruano Juan Alejandro Ramírez. me encantó, una joya. es una pena que no se puede ver por streaming
November 29, 2024 at 1:59 AM
acabo de ver el documental "Muy Lejos de Aquí" del director peruano Juan Alejandro Ramírez. me encantó, una joya. es una pena que no se puede ver por streaming
"When it was time to get out, exactly 10 minutes later, the attendant had me stand and grip a handle attached to the wall. Here I was, I thought, a chocolate-covered strawberry before the chocolate had hardened."
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/w...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/w...
Bathing in Oil at a Climate Summit? It Leaves a Stain. (Gift Article)
In Azerbaijan, site of the COP29 climate talks and a petrostate, people aren’t only proud of their oil. They swear by its health benefits and visit resorts to soak in it.
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2024 at 9:17 PM
"When it was time to get out, exactly 10 minutes later, the attendant had me stand and grip a handle attached to the wall. Here I was, I thought, a chocolate-covered strawberry before the chocolate had hardened."
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/w...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/w...
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Vargas Llosa en la puerta del bar La Catedral, antes y ahora.
Sus últimas fotos en lugares icónicos de su producción literaria tienen un sabor a despedida.
En esta imagen hasta resuenan unas líneas de Conversación: "Él era como el Perú, Zavalita, se había jodido en algún momento. Piensa: ¿en cuál?"
Sus últimas fotos en lugares icónicos de su producción literaria tienen un sabor a despedida.
En esta imagen hasta resuenan unas líneas de Conversación: "Él era como el Perú, Zavalita, se había jodido en algún momento. Piensa: ¿en cuál?"
November 28, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Vargas Llosa en la puerta del bar La Catedral, antes y ahora.
Sus últimas fotos en lugares icónicos de su producción literaria tienen un sabor a despedida.
En esta imagen hasta resuenan unas líneas de Conversación: "Él era como el Perú, Zavalita, se había jodido en algún momento. Piensa: ¿en cuál?"
Sus últimas fotos en lugares icónicos de su producción literaria tienen un sabor a despedida.
En esta imagen hasta resuenan unas líneas de Conversación: "Él era como el Perú, Zavalita, se había jodido en algún momento. Piensa: ¿en cuál?"
yeah i'm not sullying a knife for one measly clove
“One clove of garlic” lol
November 28, 2024 at 4:31 PM
yeah i'm not sullying a knife for one measly clove
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I've decided to eat too much today
November 28, 2024 at 3:56 PM
I've decided to eat too much today
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In recent years, the number of human-bear encounters in Lake Tahoe has doubled—and in 2023, California had the first confirmed killing of a human by a black bear. Is Tahoe’s bear boom getting out of hand?
Lake Tahoe’s Bear Boom
The vacation hot spot has been overrun by people—whose habits are drawing fast-moving animals with sharp claws and insatiable appetites.
www.newyorker.com
November 26, 2024 at 9:19 PM
In recent years, the number of human-bear encounters in Lake Tahoe has doubled—and in 2023, California had the first confirmed killing of a human by a black bear. Is Tahoe’s bear boom getting out of hand?
I just heard the first episode and I'm hooked
I can already tell The Good Whale podcast is going to ruin me and further radicalize me.
November 27, 2024 at 9:34 PM
I just heard the first episode and I'm hooked
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Tucson 'cult' church's former members experience ‘freedom,’ possibilities after escape @timsteller.bsky.social
Tucson 'cult' church's former members experience ‘freedom,’ possibilities after escape
Dancing for the first time. Celebrating holidays. Seeing the ocean. For people in one strict Tucson church, leaving has meant freedom to do 'wrong' things that others find normal.
tucson.com
November 26, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Tucson 'cult' church's former members experience ‘freedom,’ possibilities after escape @timsteller.bsky.social
new (to me) tea set
November 26, 2024 at 10:10 PM
new (to me) tea set
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Limap, 26 de noviembre del 2024. ⭐️☀️🦋
November 26, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Limap, 26 de noviembre del 2024. ⭐️☀️🦋
i hate that i don't know if this is AI. it is AI, right?
November 26, 2024 at 5:29 PM
i hate that i don't know if this is AI. it is AI, right?
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As glaciers melt, they expose sulfide-rich rocks, triggering chemical reactions that acidify water and release heavy metals.
Leaving Indigenous communities in the Andes with unsafe water resources.
Story by grantees Mitra Taj & Marco Garro for @nytimes.com. 👉 bit.ly/3ZgcXKX
Leaving Indigenous communities in the Andes with unsafe water resources.
Story by grantees Mitra Taj & Marco Garro for @nytimes.com. 👉 bit.ly/3ZgcXKX
November 24, 2024 at 5:38 PM
As glaciers melt, they expose sulfide-rich rocks, triggering chemical reactions that acidify water and release heavy metals.
Leaving Indigenous communities in the Andes with unsafe water resources.
Story by grantees Mitra Taj & Marco Garro for @nytimes.com. 👉 bit.ly/3ZgcXKX
Leaving Indigenous communities in the Andes with unsafe water resources.
Story by grantees Mitra Taj & Marco Garro for @nytimes.com. 👉 bit.ly/3ZgcXKX