Chitra Ramaswamy
@Chitgrrl
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don't conclude anything without cheese. author. journalist. restaurant critic.
Joined April 2024
Chilling, essential reading.
Please read this. It's literally been 8 years in the writing. The first wave of tech disruption of democracy 2016-2024 is over. What starts now is something much, much worse: the age of information chaos. 1/ https://t.co/bsnKnag51p
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Brilliant review with, like the film itself, a brilliant ending.
My review of the re-release of Point Break (1991) (dir. Kathryn Bigelow) is up here:
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Tune into the latest episode of the #ReadSmart podcast, where @georginagodwin speaks to #BGPrize2024 shortlisted author Richard Flanagan about Question 7: https://t.co/y9cp158t71
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Attention EATERS! The @timesscotland @thetimes paywall is down for the next 24 hours and you can read all my reviews for FREE!!!! Go here:
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We’re hosting three events in the bookshop this week! Are you joining us in person or online? 🎉 Tues 5th: @poetdavidwhyte with @Chitgrrl Wed 6th: @pollyrowena with Caro Clarke of @PortyLiterary Thurs 7th: @TendaiHuchu with @Young_E_H Info/sign-up: https://t.co/utuHOL4Jdn
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Can't wait for what I know will be a profound and moving conversation.
On Tuesday 5th November at 7pm, @poetdavidwhyte will be here to discuss his new book ‘Consolations II: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words’ with @Chitgrrl. Sign up to join us in person or online: https://t.co/cDIqSOVgHV
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Good to see at least one refugee being treated decently.
Paddington Bear given official UK passport by Home Office
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Very few people realise that the vast majority of hospice and palliative care is provided by charity - not by the NHS. I think this is a national scandal. Please RT if you do too 🙏
In this interview with @skynewsniall, Dr Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) emphasises the need to prioritise quality end of life care. Regardless of Parliament's decision on assisted dying, fixing the funding of our struggling hospice and end of life care system is essential.
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Love this.
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What dreadful news.
📣About Push the Boat Out 2024. You may have seen an update from Summerhall Management Ltd confirming that it has been presented with a winding up petition by HMRC. The company plans to appeal the decision but its operations will be impacted while this legal action is underway🧵
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1. Could we stop saying "natural gas"? It sounds almost wholesome, but it's one of the most potent drivers of climate breakdown. The term is a. meaningless b. fails to properly to distinguish it from other sources. The obvious alternative is "fossil gas" or fossil methane". 🧵
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"Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri has declined to accept an award from New York City’s Noguchi Museum after it fired three employees for wearing keffiyeh head scarves, an emblem of Palestinian solidarity."
aljazeera.com
Pulitzer Prize winner refuses to accept award from museum that fired staff for wearing emblem of Palestinian solidarity.
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Thrilled to be the first guest alongside @HanLavery in this brilliant much needed Scottish arts podcast by the actual legend @Nicola_Meighan.
(1/2) So I’ve started a Scottish Arts & Culture podcast, it’s called A Kick Up The Arts, & it comes in 2 parts. The first is a weekly round-table chat in local arts spaces with fab guests: episode 1 starring @Chitgrrl & @HanLavery @ByLeavesWeLive is here! https://t.co/tnASpzFida
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Starting to think & dream about how we're going to top this year's @BookPaisley with another edition in April 2025! Scottish writers, publishers, agents, DM me with your programme suggestions! RTs/SHARES WELCOME!
Our 2024 Paisley Book Festival video is here! We feel it really captures the excitement and amazing atmosphere the festival had this year. It also really celebrates our amazing audiences, volunteers, staff and authors. Enjoy! 📚✨ https://t.co/yq5Hp0U4jU 📽️: Studio 27
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Into this.
Sat writing morning: bit tired of all the talk about daily gratitude journals & writing thankful lists. How about- this is the life you've been given & the cards you've been dealt. Some of it you can change, some of it you can't. Make the best of it- and try to help others too.
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Oh. My. God.
News!! ARUNDHATI ROY’s first work of memoir — and it’s a tour de force. Coming next September
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Can't wait.
The first advance copy of Shattered arrived this afternoon and I took it straight round to show Hanif —
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In light of new allegations about Mohamed al Fayed I thought I’d repost this investigation we did on @Channel4News a few years back:
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Disturbing new allegations about Mohamed Al Fayed and how he abused his power against women who worked for him. Three more women claim they were all sexually assaulted by the Egyptian magnate. One...
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