Shefali S. Kulkarni
@shefalikulkarni.bsky.social
- Editor of Digital Storytelling and Training at NYT
- Fluent in GIFs
- Passionate about making our newsrooms look more like the real world
- Fluent in GIFs
- Passionate about making our newsrooms look more like the real world
I know I am late to this, but I want to share this excellent episode hosted by Wesley Morrris about the birth of American music.
Part of the 1619 podcast:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
Part of the 1619 podcast:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
The Birth of American Music
Podcast Episode · 1,619 · S1 E3 · Subscribers Only · 35m
podcasts.apple.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I know I am late to this, but I want to share this excellent episode hosted by Wesley Morrris about the birth of American music.
Part of the 1619 podcast:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
Part of the 1619 podcast:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
Most people who die in prison die alone. Programs like the one at California Medical Facility aim to prevent that.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
A Prison Hospice Program for the Living and the Dying
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Most people who die in prison die alone. Programs like the one at California Medical Facility aim to prevent that.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
A great exploration of the great beautiful black history of Broadway
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Black Musical Theater, 200 Years and Running (Gift Article)
The nearly forgotten Black stars, songwriters and strivers who made Broadway what it is today.
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A great exploration of the great beautiful black history of Broadway
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
“The purpose of the show is first to show that Middle Eastern and North African people belong to the city”
A New York Public Library exhibition features nearly two centuries of cultural, social & political artifacts on Middle Easterners & North Africans in the city.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/a...
A New York Public Library exhibition features nearly two centuries of cultural, social & political artifacts on Middle Easterners & North Africans in the city.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/a...
Charting the History of New York’s Middle Eastern Community
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
“The purpose of the show is first to show that Middle Eastern and North African people belong to the city”
A New York Public Library exhibition features nearly two centuries of cultural, social & political artifacts on Middle Easterners & North Africans in the city.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/a...
A New York Public Library exhibition features nearly two centuries of cultural, social & political artifacts on Middle Easterners & North Africans in the city.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/a...
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Breaking News: The Supreme Court denied a request to consider overturning its landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago. nyti.ms/3Ju2Ayd
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Breaking News: The Supreme Court denied a request to consider overturning its landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago. nyti.ms/3Ju2Ayd
The Trump administration ordered the cuts as the government shutdown leaves air traffic controllers working without pay. Disruptions at major airports appeared limited for now.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Live Updates: Flight Cuts Begin Across U.S. as Shutdown Hits Air Travel
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The Trump administration ordered the cuts as the government shutdown leaves air traffic controllers working without pay. Disruptions at major airports appeared limited for now.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
New programs cannot turn out the numbers needed to make up for the controller shortfall. But they hope to have a higher success rate than the Federal Aviation Agency’s official academy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
As Shutdown Slows Air Traffic Training, These Schools Are Stepping In
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
New programs cannot turn out the numbers needed to make up for the controller shortfall. But they hope to have a higher success rate than the Federal Aviation Agency’s official academy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
Villagers in Hellesdon, England, are pushing to change the name of the street, but local bureaucracy makes it difficult.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/w...
On Prince Andrews Road, a Frustrating Effort to Get a New Address
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Villagers in Hellesdon, England, are pushing to change the name of the street, but local bureaucracy makes it difficult.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/w...
“New York will remain a city of immigrants: a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants and, as of tonight, led by an immigrant.”
Full transcript & video of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social victory speech (via @theguardian.com)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Full transcript & video of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social victory speech (via @theguardian.com)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The full transcript of Zohran Mamdani’s victory speech after being elected NYC mayor
Mayor-elect centered affordability and the working people of the city in his speech while emphasizing: ‘Hope is alive’
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:04 AM
“New York will remain a city of immigrants: a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants and, as of tonight, led by an immigrant.”
Full transcript & video of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social victory speech (via @theguardian.com)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Full transcript & video of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social victory speech (via @theguardian.com)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Reposted by Shefali S. Kulkarni
Breaking News: Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker from Queens, will be the 111th mayor of New York. He will be the first Muslim to ever lead the city, as well as its first South Asian mayor and the youngest mayor in more than a century.
nyti.ms/47O4mT0
nyti.ms/47O4mT0
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Breaking News: Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker from Queens, will be the 111th mayor of New York. He will be the first Muslim to ever lead the city, as well as its first South Asian mayor and the youngest mayor in more than a century.
nyti.ms/47O4mT0
nyti.ms/47O4mT0
NYC polls will be open from 6 a.m.-9 p.m.
Find your polling place: vote.nyc/page/find-yo...
Check your voter registration status: amiregistered.vote.nyc
**Remember that your ballot has two sides. Don’t forget to turn it over and vote for the proposals on the back. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Find your polling place: vote.nyc/page/find-yo...
Check your voter registration status: amiregistered.vote.nyc
**Remember that your ballot has two sides. Don’t forget to turn it over and vote for the proposals on the back. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Live Updates: New Yorkers Go to the Polls to Elect Their Next Mayor
www.nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
NYC polls will be open from 6 a.m.-9 p.m.
Find your polling place: vote.nyc/page/find-yo...
Check your voter registration status: amiregistered.vote.nyc
**Remember that your ballot has two sides. Don’t forget to turn it over and vote for the proposals on the back. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Find your polling place: vote.nyc/page/find-yo...
Check your voter registration status: amiregistered.vote.nyc
**Remember that your ballot has two sides. Don’t forget to turn it over and vote for the proposals on the back. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
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ICE shot an American citizen and food bank worker who tried to block them arresting an immigrant by pulling his car in front of them.
After being released from hospital: "He is now facing charges for assault on a federal officer."
www.calonews.com/featured-top...
After being released from hospital: "He is now facing charges for assault on a federal officer."
www.calonews.com/featured-top...
November 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
ICE shot an American citizen and food bank worker who tried to block them arresting an immigrant by pulling his car in front of them.
After being released from hospital: "He is now facing charges for assault on a federal officer."
www.calonews.com/featured-top...
After being released from hospital: "He is now facing charges for assault on a federal officer."
www.calonews.com/featured-top...
“Those who go out of their way to mispronounce it — that’s not a mistake, that’s a message.”
[[We know who "people" are. It rhymes with bassists.]]
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
[[We know who "people" are. It rhymes with bassists.]]
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Why Can’t People Pronounce ‘Zohran Mamdani’? (Gift Article)
Friends and foes keep getting it wrong. Mr. Mamdani says, “It’s pretty phonetic honestly.”
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
“Those who go out of their way to mispronounce it — that’s not a mistake, that’s a message.”
[[We know who "people" are. It rhymes with bassists.]]
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
[[We know who "people" are. It rhymes with bassists.]]
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
ICE deported 17-year-old Nory Sontay Ramos and her mother. Devastation met them in Guatemala.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
Nory Doesn’t Go to School Here Anymore
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
ICE deported 17-year-old Nory Sontay Ramos and her mother. Devastation met them in Guatemala.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
Wishing you all a very happy and prosperous #Diwali full of lots of light and love!
a drawing of a lit candle with the words spark joy this diwali
ALT: a drawing of a lit candle with the words spark joy this diwali
media.tenor.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Wishing you all a very happy and prosperous #Diwali full of lots of light and love!
The “New York Sari” exhibition at the New York Historical, which runs through April, shines a light on how the garment is more than just fashion.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/s... (by @alisha-hg.bsky.social)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/s... (by @alisha-hg.bsky.social)
The Sari as Art, and Political Statement
www.nytimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The “New York Sari” exhibition at the New York Historical, which runs through April, shines a light on how the garment is more than just fashion.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/s... (by @alisha-hg.bsky.social)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/s... (by @alisha-hg.bsky.social)
After hitting No. 1 with “Voodoo,” D'Angelo's genre-melding 2000 album that he promoted with a risqué music video, he vanished for more than a decade.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...
D’Angelo, Acclaimed and Reclusive R&B Innovator, Dies at 51
www.nytimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
After hitting No. 1 with “Voodoo,” D'Angelo's genre-melding 2000 album that he promoted with a risqué music video, he vanished for more than a decade.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...
Some phone numbers no longer worked. Others had escaped Gaza. Some, we learned, had been killed... www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
We Tried to Reach Gazans We Interviewed Over Two Years of War. Here’s What Happened to Them. (Gift Article)
We kept wondering: Did they find their missing relatives? Were they even still alive?
www.nytimes.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Some phone numbers no longer worked. Others had escaped Gaza. Some, we learned, had been killed... www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
@duolingoverde.bsky.social is going hard
October 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
@duolingoverde.bsky.social is going hard
Not very humane wapo.st/3IRQBdg
White House fires much of the National Council on the Humanities
The White House appeared to fire all but four members of the National Council on the Humanities, an advisory board to the head of the government’s grantmaking agency.
wapo.st
October 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Not very humane wapo.st/3IRQBdg
How Should a V-Neck V?
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/s... (via The NYT Styles Desk)
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/s... (via The NYT Styles Desk)
September 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
How Should a V-Neck V?
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/s... (via The NYT Styles Desk)
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/s... (via The NYT Styles Desk)
#TreyReed’s death was twice ruled a suicide...
But the NAACP declared “a man was lynched,” ... #ColinKaepernick pledged to fund an independent autopsy & the lawyer who represented #GeorgeFloyd’s family got involved.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u... (by @camcgrady.bsky.social)
But the NAACP declared “a man was lynched,” ... #ColinKaepernick pledged to fund an independent autopsy & the lawyer who represented #GeorgeFloyd’s family got involved.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u... (by @camcgrady.bsky.social)
A Black Man’s Death in Mississippi Strikes the Nation’s Raw Nerves
www.nytimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
#TreyReed’s death was twice ruled a suicide...
But the NAACP declared “a man was lynched,” ... #ColinKaepernick pledged to fund an independent autopsy & the lawyer who represented #GeorgeFloyd’s family got involved.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u... (by @camcgrady.bsky.social)
But the NAACP declared “a man was lynched,” ... #ColinKaepernick pledged to fund an independent autopsy & the lawyer who represented #GeorgeFloyd’s family got involved.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u... (by @camcgrady.bsky.social)
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With the federal government headed toward a potential shutdown this week, thousands of workers could be furloughed and operations could be disrupted at many agencies. But not all government programs would come to a halt. Here's what to know.
Which Federal Benefits and Services Continue During a Government Shutdown?
Without a deal in Congress by Tuesday, the government will run out of funding.
nyti.ms
September 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
With the federal government headed toward a potential shutdown this week, thousands of workers could be furloughed and operations could be disrupted at many agencies. But not all government programs would come to a halt. Here's what to know.