nathan ma
@nthnm.bsky.social
Senior lecturer and design critic in Berlin: FT, Dwell, Kinfolk, and all the rest
They should get Malala on the Traitors
November 18, 2025 at 7:21 AM
They should get Malala on the Traitors
I got another custom trophy for the winner of my birthday party this year and it's soooooo funny
November 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I got another custom trophy for the winner of my birthday party this year and it's soooooo funny
My plantar fasciitis cured itself.... I am the sole survivor.....
November 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
My plantar fasciitis cured itself.... I am the sole survivor.....
I actually start celebrating my birthday early each year because my one must-have tradition is to buy nice new sheets so I can wake up feeling like a millionaire
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I actually start celebrating my birthday early each year because my one must-have tradition is to buy nice new sheets so I can wake up feeling like a millionaire
Hat jemand dafür eine Empfehlung in Berlin? Hab gestern für zwei Stunden gesucht aber auch könnte nichts reliable entdecken
hello! random question but would any of you happen to know where one could get customised caps made ***in a real IRL shop in London*** instead of online? to repeat: I do not want to order the personalised caps on the internet I want to go to a real shop
thank you!
thank you!
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Hat jemand dafür eine Empfehlung in Berlin? Hab gestern für zwei Stunden gesucht aber auch könnte nichts reliable entdecken
Need to know which PR keeps signing me up for Ed Sheeran's newsletter and why they've given him the wrong birthday
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Need to know which PR keeps signing me up for Ed Sheeran's newsletter and why they've given him the wrong birthday
Went to the club for my annual trend report. Current gay fashion inspiration:
-Sorority cowgirl
-Literally pirate
-chainmail hoods
-Sorority cowgirl
-Literally pirate
-chainmail hoods
November 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Went to the club for my annual trend report. Current gay fashion inspiration:
-Sorority cowgirl
-Literally pirate
-chainmail hoods
-Sorority cowgirl
-Literally pirate
-chainmail hoods
Objectively funny that Mamdani met his wife on Hinge and they STILL only let users identify their politics as conservative, moderate or "liberal"
November 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Objectively funny that Mamdani met his wife on Hinge and they STILL only let users identify their politics as conservative, moderate or "liberal"
Unemployment crisis in Berlin at an all-time high, the gay gym is at 110% capacity on a Friday at 2 pm
November 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Unemployment crisis in Berlin at an all-time high, the gay gym is at 110% capacity on a Friday at 2 pm
It's weird to me when people are afraid of public speaking. Like "I'm just afraid I'll say something stupid". It's like, that never stopped you before?
November 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
It's weird to me when people are afraid of public speaking. Like "I'm just afraid I'll say something stupid". It's like, that never stopped you before?
A friend from college recently reminded me of the time that a group of parents sued the school paper for $4 million dollars because the editors published an article about oral sex in which students agreed to use their government names
November 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
A friend from college recently reminded me of the time that a group of parents sued the school paper for $4 million dollars because the editors published an article about oral sex in which students agreed to use their government names
My birthday is in a week and a half so I'm setting my intentions for 32. Taking suggestions if you have them
November 3, 2025 at 8:08 AM
My birthday is in a week and a half so I'm setting my intentions for 32. Taking suggestions if you have them
I like weightlifting because I find the idea of repeating something "until failure" unbelievably moving
November 3, 2025 at 6:25 AM
I like weightlifting because I find the idea of repeating something "until failure" unbelievably moving
Celebrating being German by going to a German-language talk and being excessively German (making eye contact with someone as I blatantly cut them in a queue)
October 30, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Celebrating being German by going to a German-language talk and being excessively German (making eye contact with someone as I blatantly cut them in a queue)
This is what checking Instagram Stories feels like
October 30, 2025 at 7:13 AM
This is what checking Instagram Stories feels like
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October 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Admittedly I work in tech but one thing that drives me insane is that anytime my colleagues ask for advice in the work Slack, at least three people reply "I asked ChatGPT and..."
October 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Admittedly I work in tech but one thing that drives me insane is that anytime my colleagues ask for advice in the work Slack, at least three people reply "I asked ChatGPT and..."
A non-comprehensive list of reasons why I swipe left on people in no particular order: weird tattoos, annoying answers, "Moderate", septum ring, lip ring, named Ben, boring answer, tourist
October 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
A non-comprehensive list of reasons why I swipe left on people in no particular order: weird tattoos, annoying answers, "Moderate", septum ring, lip ring, named Ben, boring answer, tourist
"Perfectionism is ruining my life" then why are you so bad at everything
October 26, 2025 at 8:58 AM
"Perfectionism is ruining my life" then why are you so bad at everything
This is what happens when you replace your copywriters with AI
October 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
This is what happens when you replace your copywriters with AI
You can drink one of these in IKEA if you're hungover and ask nicely, in my experience
Quietly, Germany has become the world leader in the consumption of alcohol-free beer by volume, according to a firm that tracks global alcoholic beverage data. https://wapo.st/4nNYAHH
October 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
You can drink one of these in IKEA if you're hungover and ask nicely, in my experience
I am not delusional, in fact I'm famously very lusional
October 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I am not delusional, in fact I'm famously very lusional
Working in the food industry is so funny, sometimes I'll look up what a colleague does and their job title is like "Strategy - Onions"
October 17, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Working in the food industry is so funny, sometimes I'll look up what a colleague does and their job title is like "Strategy - Onions"
Likeability isn't distributed evenly but that doesn't mean it's bad
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 17, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Likeability isn't distributed evenly but that doesn't mean it's bad
German politicians: why don't immigrants want to learn German
German employers: why aren't immigrants fluent in German
Taxpayers in Germany on unemployment: Can I take the German lessons that will help me re-enter the workforce
German policies: no
German employers: why aren't immigrants fluent in German
Taxpayers in Germany on unemployment: Can I take the German lessons that will help me re-enter the workforce
German policies: no
October 16, 2025 at 7:27 AM
German politicians: why don't immigrants want to learn German
German employers: why aren't immigrants fluent in German
Taxpayers in Germany on unemployment: Can I take the German lessons that will help me re-enter the workforce
German policies: no
German employers: why aren't immigrants fluent in German
Taxpayers in Germany on unemployment: Can I take the German lessons that will help me re-enter the workforce
German policies: no