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Nikesh Shukla
@nikeshshukla.bsky.social
Author. Wrote a Spider-Man comic. He wears a mask just to cover the raw flesh. A rather ugly brother with flows that’s gorgeous.
How do i get an invite to that WA group? Also owed money.
July 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
In other, more important news, free Palestine.
May 31, 2025 at 9:39 AM
40. That picture of my mum as a teenager, sitting in front of the Taj Mahal.
41. Food.
42. A walk after a meal.
43. Strong, intentional hugs.
July 9, 2023 at 6:09 PM
37. That moment in 7-a-side football, when you're the comptroller at the back, the last player to get past, and you can see the movement of the entire field in front of you.
38. Watching my daughters be interested in stuff.
39. My wife's feet on my lap.
July 9, 2023 at 6:09 PM
34. The theme music of Talk Easy podcast, Sam Fragoso's quiet, thoughtful, tentative intro.
35. When the setting sun turns the ocean into foil.
36. Spider-Man. Spider-Man comics. Spider-Man movies. Spider-Man gifs. Spider-Man artwork. Spider-Man merch. Spider-Man games. Spider-Man toys.
July 9, 2023 at 6:07 PM
29. Paratha. Any time of the time.
30. Standing in my kaki's kitchen as she makes paratha.
31. Kaki's aloo paratha.
32. The beach.
33. Standing waist-high in the ocean, watching waves, waiting for the one to jump on to carry me back to shore.
July 9, 2023 at 6:06 PM
25. When everyone's asleep, and it's Wednesday and my pull list is begging me to dive in to this week's superhero adventures.
26. When nerm calls and bellows 'ahoooo BASKET' down the phone at me.
27. Mohabbat by Arooj Aftab.
28. The sound of Mulatu Astatke's piano.
July 9, 2023 at 6:03 PM
21. When Musa calls me 'maestro' in a text.
22. Scrolling through the earlier entries of the Rad Brown Dads tumblr.
23. Teju Cole's prose.
24. The bridge you go under just before you pull into Harrow On The Hill station, Northbound, the childhood home is minutes away.
July 9, 2023 at 6:02 PM
17. That morning poo, before anyone else is up, there's only me, and the cold toilet seat, and wordle.
18. When Yoga With Adriene tells me to find what feels good.
19. Making marinade for a chilli paneer.
20. Playing the souljazz 100% women reggae compilation at full blast.
July 9, 2023 at 5:59 PM
15. In 'Dancing Choose' by TV On the Radio, when Tunde sings 'clap your hands, if you think your soul is free,' and the handclaps come in. I always clap in time, no matter where I am, and it brings me joy.
16. Rain on concrete in the middle of the night during a hot summer.
17. My grandfather's hat.
July 9, 2023 at 5:55 PM
12. The first minute back at home after the school drop-off. Everything is quiet and anything is possible.
13. When Pam says goodbye to Michael in Steve Carrell's final episode of The Office, and the mics are off.
14. When DeNiro says, "Looks like I'm walking" at the end of Midnight Run.
July 9, 2023 at 5:53 PM