Rishi Dastidar 🔱🌊
@BetaRish
Consulting ed @RialtoPoetry | @TCWPOETS fellow | Chair @WasafiriMag | 'A hobby of mine’ @brokensleep | http://rishidastidar.com | https://linktr.ee/betarish
A hobby of mine is reminding you that a 'A hobby of mine' is published on 30th April, and is available to pre-order from @brokensleep now: brokensleepbooks.com/product-page/r…
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London Friends 💃 I am looking for a 2 or 3 day a week job while I complete my PhD. Something immersive, consistent, not on a screen (so no copywriting or freelance tutoring). would love to work in a school, in retail or a cafe, open to anything. Please tell me leads or ideas!!
I have a Onegin-esque verse novel set in London's Adland ready to be shopped around...
My latest column: The just-published novel "Drayton and Mackenzie" makes a compelling case for why business deserves more literary attention, says @adwooldridge bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
Celebrate South Asian Heritage Month with writing, interviews, and art from across the continent, specially curated from our decades-long archive — including names like Anita Desai, Vikram Seth, V S Naipaul, and many more. Just £30 for four issues: buff.ly/UcIGZl6
Wrote about that very thing: whatisinfinitylike.substack.com/p/because-we-n…
Went to a VERY EXPENSIVE karaoke session last night. It was called ‘Oasis live at Wembley’. The audience knew all the words and sang along to every tune while the backing band on stage supplied thé rhythm tracks. Interesting how someone else’s show becomes a show about you.
Consistent with its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, I have decided that France will recognize the State of Palestine. I will make this solemn announcement before the United Nations General Assembly this coming September.…
Fabulous letter from the great Deborah Moggach in today’s Times.
Saggitarians as the ultimate cricketers?
Stat of the day from @Benedict_B: India's team contains three players born on December 6 - Bumrah, Jadeja and Kamboj. Had they picked Nair, that would have been four. And if they had selected Shreyas Iyer for this trip, it might even have been five.
.@PenguinUKBooks send an email, I immediately go "ooh want", I am an addict help
National Gallery etc etc
Chloe Kelly. The calmest person on the pitch.
The Late Late Late Show
YEEEEAASSSSSSS!!!!!! IN THE 12OTH MINUTE!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
🥔🍫🥬 Food prices are rocketing worldwide as climate chaos batters crops—from UK spuds to Ghanaian cocoa! Even lettuce had a meltdown. Time for leaders to act at #UNFoodSummit 🇪🇹🌍 Full story👇 rfi.my/BrVu.x
Just been asked to share this by a casting producer working on a new NFL-themed game show. They’re looking for UK-based fans who love the NFL – you don’t need expert knowledge, just personality, humour, and passion for the game. Feels like a fun one. Details below 👇
It's Wendy Cope's birthday, and I love her rhymester skills. "The Orange" gladdestthing.com/poems/the-oran… via @gladdestthing
A reminder that I'm reading this Thursday evening at Crossrail Place, Canary Wharf, in the company of Shanta Acharya, Fawzia Muradali Kane, and Mona Dash. It's be super to see you. Deets: space.org.uk/event/evening-…
Lol this is hilarious. The Phillies had a kiss cam and had the Phillie Phanatic re-enact the Coldplay affair😂
A 90-minute masterclass for our Raising Voices Project and for Give Peat A Chance. mklitfest.org/digginginthedi… @BetaRish @YorksWildlife @NineArchesPress @BloodaxeBooks #givepeatachance #rishiadastidar #calebparkin #jessmookherjee #clareshaw
Debut album: 'Final_Final_v18_this one_really.doc'
Starting a band called Version Control
I mean, if we were to remake 'Capricorn One', this would be the plot, no?
who will be the first brave reporter to break the news that the NSA has been compiling damning footage from stadium kisscams for national-security purposes