Nikhil Venkatesh
@nikvenkatesh.bsky.social
Mainly philosophy and cricket
The era of T20 and Bazball, ladies and gentlemen
November 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The era of T20 and Bazball, ladies and gentlemen
What a filmography this is, by the way. RIP Kate Garraway #celebritytraitors
October 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
What a filmography this is, by the way. RIP Kate Garraway #celebritytraitors
Friends fear he is getting back into classical utilitarianism
October 1, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Friends fear he is getting back into classical utilitarianism
"So Britain is like Weimar Germany?"
"Yeah!"
"And you're the right-wing anti-system opposition?"
"Yeah!"
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"Yeah!"
"And you're the right-wing anti-system opposition?"
"Yeah!"
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September 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
"So Britain is like Weimar Germany?"
"Yeah!"
"And you're the right-wing anti-system opposition?"
"Yeah!"
...
"Yeah!"
"And you're the right-wing anti-system opposition?"
"Yeah!"
...
Arts Tower and Western Bank Library, University of Sheffield
September 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Arts Tower and Western Bank Library, University of Sheffield
I enjoyed this very much - thanks for writing it @dsquareddigest.bsky.social !
August 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I enjoyed this very much - thanks for writing it @dsquareddigest.bsky.social !
Financially speaking, investing in or buying newspapers is a bad call. But, as I'm sure Fraser Nelson agrees, it's good that some people do it because journalism is essential to a free society.
Universities are a better bet economically, but even if they weren't, the same argument would apply.
Universities are a better bet economically, but even if they weren't, the same argument would apply.
August 17, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Financially speaking, investing in or buying newspapers is a bad call. But, as I'm sure Fraser Nelson agrees, it's good that some people do it because journalism is essential to a free society.
Universities are a better bet economically, but even if they weren't, the same argument would apply.
Universities are a better bet economically, but even if they weren't, the same argument would apply.
No price given for Sinner's Rolex, because it's his own
August 2, 2025 at 9:01 AM
No price given for Sinner's Rolex, because it's his own
"Someone please help me budget this, my tennis hobby is getting very expensive"
August 2, 2025 at 8:39 AM
"Someone please help me budget this, my tennis hobby is getting very expensive"
High culture in the cricinfo comment section
July 31, 2025 at 2:05 PM
High culture in the cricinfo comment section
If McDonnell isn't immediately announcing his own involvement, the new left party is probably dead on arrival. Sultana jumped the gun?
July 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
If McDonnell isn't immediately announcing his own involvement, the new left party is probably dead on arrival. Sultana jumped the gun?
I knew I'd seen this guy before!
June 25, 2025 at 5:14 AM
I knew I'd seen this guy before!
I always thought "levelling up" as used by the UK government was a reference to "levelling down", an idea from political philosophy plato.stanford.edu/entries/equa...
June 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I always thought "levelling up" as used by the UK government was a reference to "levelling down", an idea from political philosophy plato.stanford.edu/entries/equa...
The Philosophy Football fantasy premier league has a new winner: congratulations to the LSE's Rich Healey, pipping last year's victor, the LSE's Tom Rowe. I narrowly miss out on the Champions League spot.
May 26, 2025 at 8:26 AM
The Philosophy Football fantasy premier league has a new winner: congratulations to the LSE's Rich Healey, pipping last year's victor, the LSE's Tom Rowe. I narrowly miss out on the Champions League spot.
From a 1970s book on conditions your baby might have and how to respond - at newborn, 3-6 months and 6-12 months
May 21, 2025 at 6:51 AM
From a 1970s book on conditions your baby might have and how to respond - at newborn, 3-6 months and 6-12 months
Just what we need! A chair from which your baby can plan the Chilean economy
May 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Just what we need! A chair from which your baby can plan the Chilean economy
Today I start my fellowship at the University of Sheffield! Celebrating with a tasty bottle of Henderson's
May 1, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Today I start my fellowship at the University of Sheffield! Celebrating with a tasty bottle of Henderson's
Summer is here!
April 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Summer is here!
I suspect that Brian Clough would not have a problem with this
April 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I suspect that Brian Clough would not have a problem with this
Were there really only 10k international students in the UK in 2020?
April 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Were there really only 10k international students in the UK in 2020?
Ah yes, the two kinds of literature
April 4, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Ah yes, the two kinds of literature
The Hot Eight Brass Band at Shepherd's Bush Empire
March 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The Hot Eight Brass Band at Shepherd's Bush Empire
The blossom in London right now is beautiful. Battersea Park, St James's Park, Victoria Embankment, Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens
March 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The blossom in London right now is beautiful. Battersea Park, St James's Park, Victoria Embankment, Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens
At a very topical public lecture by Helen Frowe at King's - the ethics of collective defence agreements. A great example of philosophers contributing to the policy debate! #philosophymatters
March 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
At a very topical public lecture by Helen Frowe at King's - the ethics of collective defence agreements. A great example of philosophers contributing to the policy debate! #philosophymatters