Vignesh Ramachandran
@vignesh.bsky.social
Journalist | Co-founder/Editor of Red, White and Brown: South Asian American conversations at redwhiteandbrown.substack.com | Dog dad to @sweetgoldenladdoo.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
September 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
"A wave of South Asian diasporic artists, writers and filmmakers ... have taken up stories of how and why their ancestors ended up in unexpected places around the world, and the cultures they experienced and created there."
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/a...
September 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"A wave of South Asian diasporic artists, writers and filmmakers ... have taken up stories of how and why their ancestors ended up in unexpected places around the world, and the cultures they experienced and created there."
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/a...
More fallout from the $100K H-1B fee. The @nytimes.com on how some startups are responding: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/t...
September 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
More fallout from the $100K H-1B fee. The @nytimes.com on how some startups are responding: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/t...
Bay Area #earthquake … highly recommend the MyShake app. Got a kind of dystopian verbal warning/notification that woke me up about 10 seconds before shaking began in SF but it worked.
September 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Bay Area #earthquake … highly recommend the MyShake app. Got a kind of dystopian verbal warning/notification that woke me up about 10 seconds before shaking began in SF but it worked.
This is the book I've been most eagerly anticipating all year... can't wait to read Kiran Desai's new novel when it publishes in a couple weeks...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/b...
September 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This is the book I've been most eagerly anticipating all year... can't wait to read Kiran Desai's new novel when it publishes in a couple weeks...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/b...
I am officially I-can’t-believe-this-has-to-be-explained-in-a-news-article old.
August 27, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I am officially I-can’t-believe-this-has-to-be-explained-in-a-news-article old.
“Piper, noooo.”
The name Piper rose in popularity for U.S. girl babies born in the 2010s, peaking in 2016, and then has been subsiding in the 2020s — according to Social Security data.
With the cultural moments #WhiteLotus had has this year, I wonder if more American babies will be named Piper.
The name Piper rose in popularity for U.S. girl babies born in the 2010s, peaking in 2016, and then has been subsiding in the 2020s — according to Social Security data.
With the cultural moments #WhiteLotus had has this year, I wonder if more American babies will be named Piper.
April 7, 2025 at 12:37 AM
“Piper, noooo.”
The name Piper rose in popularity for U.S. girl babies born in the 2010s, peaking in 2016, and then has been subsiding in the 2020s — according to Social Security data.
With the cultural moments #WhiteLotus had has this year, I wonder if more American babies will be named Piper.
The name Piper rose in popularity for U.S. girl babies born in the 2010s, peaking in 2016, and then has been subsiding in the 2020s — according to Social Security data.
With the cultural moments #WhiteLotus had has this year, I wonder if more American babies will be named Piper.
Many headlines have focused on Trump's #tariffs as taxes on foreign car companies, when in reality it's a tax on almost every car company, including American brands.
Many Hondas are more "American" than Jeeps. Many Subarus and Nissans are more "American" than GMs:
www.axios.com/2025/03/27/t...
Many Hondas are more "American" than Jeeps. Many Subarus and Nissans are more "American" than GMs:
www.axios.com/2025/03/27/t...
March 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Many headlines have focused on Trump's #tariffs as taxes on foreign car companies, when in reality it's a tax on almost every car company, including American brands.
Many Hondas are more "American" than Jeeps. Many Subarus and Nissans are more "American" than GMs:
www.axios.com/2025/03/27/t...
Many Hondas are more "American" than Jeeps. Many Subarus and Nissans are more "American" than GMs:
www.axios.com/2025/03/27/t...
One of Americans' most-loved body-on-frame SUVs is the Toyota 4Runner, which 4Runner owners often proudly say is solid and lasts for decades because Toyota has long made them in Japan with high-quality standards. (The latest-generation 2025 4Runner is built in Toyota's Tahara plant in Japan.)
March 27, 2025 at 4:14 AM
One of Americans' most-loved body-on-frame SUVs is the Toyota 4Runner, which 4Runner owners often proudly say is solid and lasts for decades because Toyota has long made them in Japan with high-quality standards. (The latest-generation 2025 4Runner is built in Toyota's Tahara plant in Japan.)
Unique Zillow find of the week: This cathedral-style house in Denver with crazy ceilings and rows of windows.
March 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Unique Zillow find of the week: This cathedral-style house in Denver with crazy ceilings and rows of windows.
Here in Tesla-filled San Francisco, starting to see buyers-remorse stickers on Teslas.
This driver had a bumper sticker: “I bought this before we knew Elon was crazy”
This driver had a bumper sticker: “I bought this before we knew Elon was crazy”
March 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Here in Tesla-filled San Francisco, starting to see buyers-remorse stickers on Teslas.
This driver had a bumper sticker: “I bought this before we knew Elon was crazy”
This driver had a bumper sticker: “I bought this before we knew Elon was crazy”
February 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
These 13 U.S. states send MORE money to the federal government than they receive back:
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Illinois
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York state
Utah
Washington state
Wyoming
www.axios.com/2025/02/12/s...
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Illinois
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York state
Utah
Washington state
Wyoming
www.axios.com/2025/02/12/s...
February 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
These 13 U.S. states send MORE money to the federal government than they receive back:
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Illinois
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York state
Utah
Washington state
Wyoming
www.axios.com/2025/02/12/s...
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Illinois
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York state
Utah
Washington state
Wyoming
www.axios.com/2025/02/12/s...
The Associated Press has sued Trump administration officials after being blocked from presidential events: www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/m...
February 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The Associated Press has sued Trump administration officials after being blocked from presidential events: www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/m...
A former director of the NIH writes a dire warning about the future of scientific discovery in America:
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...
February 15, 2025 at 1:07 AM
A former director of the NIH writes a dire warning about the future of scientific discovery in America:
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...
"Vaccination rates have been declining nationwide since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and now sit below 93 percent."
Measles outbreak hits Texas town:
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/s...
Measles outbreak hits Texas town:
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/s...
February 14, 2025 at 12:07 AM
"Vaccination rates have been declining nationwide since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and now sit below 93 percent."
Measles outbreak hits Texas town:
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/s...
Measles outbreak hits Texas town:
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/s...
Trump on Musk: "He's not gaining anything. In fact, I wonder how he can devote the time to it. He's so into it."
Musk:
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...
Musk:
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...
February 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Trump on Musk: "He's not gaining anything. In fact, I wonder how he can devote the time to it. He's so into it."
Musk:
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...
Musk:
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...
Going to print this paragraph and frame it and put it on my fridge and get it on a bumper sticker and maybe get a tattoo of it.
wapo.st/3COYm0x via @candacedbuckner.bsky.social
wapo.st/3COYm0x via @candacedbuckner.bsky.social
February 5, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Going to print this paragraph and frame it and put it on my fridge and get it on a bumper sticker and maybe get a tattoo of it.
wapo.st/3COYm0x via @candacedbuckner.bsky.social
wapo.st/3COYm0x via @candacedbuckner.bsky.social
I asked Deepseek how it can compete with American AI platforms when Chinese censorship impedes its user experience. It says it can grow into "safe" domains, including "sanitized" history.
January 28, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I asked Deepseek how it can compete with American AI platforms when Chinese censorship impedes its user experience. It says it can grow into "safe" domains, including "sanitized" history.
So much frenzy over Chinese AI Deepseek, but at the end of the day...
January 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
So much frenzy over Chinese AI Deepseek, but at the end of the day...
Wow, a day later and ChatGPT still insists that Biden is president.
January 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Wow, a day later and ChatGPT still insists that Biden is president.
Yikes. ChatGPT is wrong about "who is the current president of the United States," and it claims Biden won the 2024 election and Biden started his second term today.
(I'm using the free version of ChatGPT on desktop.)
(I'm using the free version of ChatGPT on desktop.)
January 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Yikes. ChatGPT is wrong about "who is the current president of the United States," and it claims Biden won the 2024 election and Biden started his second term today.
(I'm using the free version of ChatGPT on desktop.)
(I'm using the free version of ChatGPT on desktop.)
Kamala Harris' official vice presidential videographer Azza Cohen wrote a candid piece in @slate.bsky.social about her experience.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
January 20, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Kamala Harris' official vice presidential videographer Azza Cohen wrote a candid piece in @slate.bsky.social about her experience.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
KamalaHarris.com has switched over to her new post-VP office.
January 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
KamalaHarris.com has switched over to her new post-VP office.