I've been doing a new project w/a grad student collaborator & we got interested in Tagore's short stories. (Alongside everything else, he was a world-class short story writer!) We made a collection of them; it's the largest set currently online (I think): scalar.lehigh.edu/literature-o...

Literature of Colonial South Asia: Short Stories by Rabindranath Tagore: A Collection

A Collection of Short Stories by Rabindranath Tagore in English Translation

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it got changed to August 4th 2026 when it was included in THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES (which is absolutely one of the greatest short story collections of all time), and THEN it got changed LATER in a 90s edition of the same collection, pushed up to the 2050s

the first time THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS was published, in the May 6th 1950 issue of Collier's, the date the robo-house says is "April 28, 1985"

Kinda seems like the whole point, no? Like it’s one thing to believe that you need AI to make your job easier but isn’t this saying you need AI to make your…fun easier?

I'll save you a click : "ewwww, the poors"

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

This needs to be discussed and researched by the dedicated folx at r/poisonai

Faine Greenwood@faineg.bsky.social · 2d ago

chat can anyone verify that every single Flock camera has about 2-3 Ibs of copper and about 1-2 grams of gold

Random thought. Writer-type folx with ADHD would be more likely to do short fiction, poetry, or something like copywriting rather than book-length work. What’s your take?

The repliers have shown remarkable restraint in not picking on OP’s last name.

Ali Haydor@alihaydor.bsky.social · 2d ago

The Mohammeds, Khans, Patels, Singhs, Adebayos and Babatundes didn’t go looking for Britain….Britain went looking for them, imposed its language and, in many places, its religion, while extracting wealth and resources from their countries. History has consequences.

This is the most delicious call for submissions I have seen in a long, long time.

Blaft Publications@blaft.bsky.social · 3d ago

Call for subs!

The Kuzhali Manickavel @happyaccidentspod.bsky.social podcast is up!! happyaccidents.co.in/2026/08/02/k...

Interview with writer Kuzhali Manickavel

Writer Kuzhali Manickavel discusses her creative process, her weird fiction, her thoughts on generative AI, and her evolving visual arts practice.

happyaccidents.co.in

Vanakkam! Does anyone know any BRYOLOGISTS? We are looking for someone who has researched moss species in South India (Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh) to collaborate with us on a small project. Kindly DM. Mikka Nandri!

Fascinating thread and discussion in the replies. I am thinking of Bombay’s trams, and how they were eventually phased out, though the government-owned company that ran them still exists, running the public bus service and, in name, the electricity supply. (The electricity supply has been sold off…

Jake Berman@lostsubways.com · 3d ago

this is not true. there was no conspiracy. it didn't matter whether the streetcars were publicly owned (seattle, detroit) or private (los angeles, atlanta). a thread (because i wrote a whole-ass book on this): 1/?

"CCTV captured the moment a 9-year-old Palestinian boy was shot in the back after Israeli settlers raided his father's farm near Al-Mughayyir, NE of Ramallah. ...injured child... said settlers opened fire as he tried to warn his father of their arrival." m.youtube.com/shorts/fK-JO... #Israel #News

Israeli settlers shoot Palestinian child during farm raid | AJ #shorts

YouTube video by Al Jazeera English

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Uganda: No change since 21 June. Uganda has reported a total of 20 confirmed cases, including 2 deaths. 15 cases had travel links to the DRC. --- Risk assessment for EU/EEA remains unchanged - VERY LOW. More info: bit.ly/ECDCEbolaDRC #EpiSky #Bundibugyo #OutbreakResponse #Uganda #DRC

Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda

On 17 May 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola virus disease outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emerge...

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Update of the Ebola virus disease outbreak in DRC & Uganda - 3 Aug. --- DRC: On 2 Aug, DRC reported a total of 3748 confirmed cases & 1657 deaths. 74 new cases & 36 deaths reported since the last update (1 Aug). --- EU/EEA: 1 confirmed case reported in France on 24 June. #PublicHealth #Ebola #IDsky

“The accused was an extremely powerful man” After a Delhi court acquits #BrijBhushan Sharan Singh, senior advocate Rebecca John tells Srishti Jaswal & Kaushik Raj of delayed FIRs, hostile witnesses, complainant protection & why she believes women wrestlers fought an “extraordinary battle” Link 👇

In case you missed the important & interesting stories we covered this weekend, a quick 🧵, starting with this story from our Statelessness Spotlight about difficult, delayed citizenship processes in Assam, India.

Citizenship in limbo: Why Assam’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) Pathway struggled to gain traction

While Assam’s government urged residents to utilize the Citizenship Amendment Act, widespread fears of undermining existing legal claims and forced migrant status led many families to avoid the proces...

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Endometriosis takes nine years to diagnose. That’s about to change. NICE has approved two tests: a saliva test reading microRNA markers, and a gut-sensor test returning results in 45 minutes, sparing women the keyhole surgery currently needed. buff.ly/QX3jHk8 #ShareGoodNewsToo

Rapid endometriosis tests to be made available on NHS in England and Wales

Saliva and gut sensor-based tests hailed as ‘gamechanger’ for millions of women who can wait years for diagnosis

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Pete Seeger, at age 90: “I don’t have much voice left, so I’ll give you the words and you sing it.” I have heard many beautiful versions of his song, but this sent me.

Turn Turn Turn Pete Seeger Live Jan 2010

YouTube video by Larry Buskey

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Ref this bit, does this establish a precedent? Like, if any book has not been published digitally, I can scan the book and claim that my use is transformative and therefore fair use?

chiller@chiller.eurosky.social · last wk.

This is ... horrific

‘M*er’ is short-hand for ‘Mister.’

Hope the karma really wants to hurt him.

‘You say genocide, I say war’: Boy George releases pro-Israel song, We Will Dance Again

Culture Club singer sings ‘I stand with the Jews / I don’t feel brave, I just need to behave like a human’, in song defending Israel’s response to Hamas attack

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While we are in this Greek Mythology moment, may I remind you that Emma Thompson is adapting Pat Barker’s take on The Iliad, and she’s struggled to get it made bc the focus on what acts of war against women and survival thereafter actually look like (the core of Barker’s narrative) is too intense.

Emma Thompson adapting feminist retelling of Iliad for big screen

The actress told the Hay Festival she is writing a film version of Pat Barker’s The Silence of the Girls to draw attention to sexual abuse in war zones

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A day after #NEET protests in #Kolkata, police arrested 14 people—13 #Muslims. CM Suvendhu Adhikari alleged "Islamic fundamentalists", possibly with "foreign backing", sparked violence Arrests are first under a new law that allows detention without proof article-14.com/post/a-goond...

A Goonda For Every Season: How Bengal Resurrected A 1923 Colonial Law To Subdue The Public & Called It Public Safety

Presented as a law to dismantle political

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Detention without proof Reasons that may be withheld Searches without warrants No appeal against compensation orders Jhuma Sen writes why WB's new Public Safety Act may face serious constitutional challenges—and why critics call it a return to colonial policing article-14.com/post/a-goond...

A Goonda For Every Season: How Bengal Resurrected A 1923 Colonial Law To Subdue The Public & Called It Public Safety

Presented as a law to dismantle political

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They created vile 'app' where they put Muslim women up "for sale" to humiliate them. They've called minorities every name they could think of and made up some more. Their IT cell has popularised these slurs. Rich of them to now start talking about restraint and polite behaviour in public discourse.

Indrapramit Das@indrapramitdas.bsky.social · last wk.

Hilarious that the Hindu right in India is trying to make an issue of protesters using foul language after spending 12+ years calling every Indian woman on social media every variation of 'bitch' 'slut' etc and making receiving rape & death threats a regular-ass part of online life in India.

Hilarious that the Hindu right in India is trying to make an issue of protesters using foul language after spending 12+ years calling every Indian woman on social media every variation of 'bitch' 'slut' etc and making receiving rape & death threats a regular-ass part of online life in India.