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Sugar and solitariness in Wayne Thiebaud's paintings, plus a writer community announcement

Apoorva Sripathi @apoorvasripathi.bsky.social · 2d

me too!!

Apoorva Sripathi @apoorvasripathi.bsky.social · 2d

if you’re in london, i urge you to go to the Wayne Thiebaud exhibition at The Courtauld Gallery from this Friday onwards. this is the first ever museum show of his work in the UK and ahead of that, i’m resharing my essay on his artwork and life via sugar and solitariness. read, enjoy, go!

Pies, loneliness, pies

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Apoorva Sripathi @apoorvasripathi.bsky.social · 2d

looking forward to this being my bedtime reading tonight!

Apoorva Sripathi @apoorvasripathi.bsky.social · 8d

🫂

Apoorva Sripathi @apoorvasripathi.bsky.social · 8d

thank you!

Apoorva Sripathi @apoorvasripathi.bsky.social · 8d

thanks Chris, am really grateful for your presence 🫂

Apoorva Sripathi @apoorvasripathi.bsky.social · 8d

obv losing my mind and will

Apoorva Sripathi @apoorvasripathi.bsky.social · 8d

im not going to stop writing because that will make me equally, if not more, unhappy. the 5 people who read me have been with me since the start and im grateful for their presence. my question is about the current state of the media ecosystem as an individual writer existing among other indv writers

Apoorva Sripathi @apoorvasripathi.bsky.social · 8d

i approach every topic i write about with the same intent and seriousness and then i see half-baked takes and mediocre writing churning so much praise and money. what is the point of writing anymore? do i have to talk about every essay i write on tiktok/instagram to see any response whatsoever?

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Apoorva Sripathi @apoorvasripathi.bsky.social · 8d

or simply accept my fate and die penniless? im tired of writing well thought out essays that get opened by 5 people while equally hearing "oh you're such a good writer" by people/peers who don't care about what i actually write let alone pay for it. i simply dont know what to do moving forward

shelf care: burnt and burnished

Apoorva Sripathi @apoorvasripathi.bsky.social · 8d

5 years of independent newsletter writing and it's becoming more and more difficult to continue in a self-sustaining way unless i have some sort of following that will pay for any kind of shit i write. unfortunately i dont possess the personality of a cult leader. should i bemoan my lack of guile?

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Apoorva Sripathi @apoorvasripathi.bsky.social · 8d

september roundup: links on some interesting articles that i’ve curated from the internet, a compilation of what i’ve cooked and consumed, a podcast rec (!!) and a picture of my cat. become a paid subscriber if you are nosey and wanna know what i’ve been upto. oh and solve the MONTHLY CROSSWORD

(#12) Recommendations on reading and consuming, plus the monthly crossword

a farewell to neilson jersey milk chocolate bar

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Apoorva Sripathi @apoorvasripathi.bsky.social · 13d

issue 2 cover reveal ‼️ we publish soon but in the meantime here’s our cover, a trompe l'oeil of posted notices and prints that plays with the flexibilities of language and the meanings (spoken and unspoken) you can find in words. give issue 1 a read while you wait 📰

chlorophyllmag.com

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Apoorva Sripathi @apoorvasripathi.bsky.social · 13d

issue 2 cover reveal ‼️ we publish soon but in the meantime here’s our cover, a trompe l'oeil of posted notices and prints that plays with the flexibilities of language and the meanings (spoken and unspoken) you can find in words. give issue 1 a read while you wait 📰

chlorophyllmag.com

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Reposted by Apoorva Sripathi

sarah duignan @anthrodish.bsky.social · 24d

this week on the newsletter, a field log of a disappearing canadian chocolate. on factory labour, snack historians, bloggers who track old candy labels down, and dubious statements from international corporations!
sarahduignan.substack.com/p/a-farewell...

fieldnotes on canadian chocolate discontinuations

sarahduignan.substack.com

What does it mean to be a woman in food writing?

Apoorva Sripathi @apoorvasripathi.bsky.social · 15d

join us on 29 september for a meet-and-greet with the FFF gang! come and tell us what you'd like to see from us? how would you like to participate? how can we support your work, too? ask us questions or just chat with us. register via link in the newsletter, and my paid subs go for free 💞

Join us Feminist Food Friends on 29 September for a conversation

Apoorva Sripathi's quick and easy sundals using green lentils and chickpeas, plus a refreshing roasted peach and rosewater lassi.

Reposted by Apoorva Sripathi

Apoorva Sripathi @apoorvasripathi.bsky.social · 26d

a bunch of us lovely talented people have formed Feminist Food Friends and there will be talks, discussions, workshops and more cool stuff to come! paid subscribers to shelf offering attend for free and for everyone else, an accessible ticket is available: luma.com/a4mibq9c

illustrations by me 🥰

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Apoorva Sripathi @apoorvasripathi.bsky.social · 26d

a bunch of us lovely talented people have formed Feminist Food Friends and there will be talks, discussions, workshops and more cool stuff to come! paid subscribers to shelf offering attend for free and for everyone else, an accessible ticket is available: luma.com/a4mibq9c

illustrations by me 🥰

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Apoorva Sripathi @apoorvasripathi.bsky.social · 28d

for @vittles.bsky.social, i wrote on the joys of lentils via two recipes for making sundal, which is a dish that dares to be categorised into one thing but is actually many things – think beyond dal! this is my urging to you

More than just Dal

www.vittlesmagazine.com

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Apoorva Sripathi @apoorvasripathi.bsky.social · Sep 3

i wrote about memento mori, weird art – an apron made out of fish, blocks of frozen fruits, Victorian hair tokens – and the beauty in bizarre things. please read and repost! (yes it's on substack)

Apoorva Sripathi @apoorvasripathi.bsky.social · Sep 2

something cheerful to start Tuesday morning with: a shelf offering on death in art but also transitory, bizarre, beautiful things via memento mori and fish aprons

The bizarre and the beautiful

Pleasure is futile but death is certain in art and life

Tomato season paneer curry

Apoorva Sripathi @apoorvasripathi.bsky.social · 29d

for paid subscribers, a recipe for those abundant late season juicy tomatoes - turn them into curry!

Bursting with ripe tomatoes, onions two ways, and capsicum of all colours

The bizarre and the beautiful

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Apoorva Sripathi @apoorvasripathi.bsky.social · Sep 3

i wrote about memento mori, weird art – an apron made out of fish, blocks of frozen fruits, Victorian hair tokens – and the beauty in bizarre things. please read and repost! (yes it's on substack)

Apoorva Sripathi @apoorvasripathi.bsky.social · Sep 2

something cheerful to start Tuesday morning with: a shelf offering on death in art but also transitory, bizarre, beautiful things via memento mori and fish aprons

Pleasure is futile but death is certain in art and life

The bizarre and the beautiful

Apoorva Sripathi @apoorvasripathi.bsky.social · Sep 2

something cheerful to start Tuesday morning with: a shelf offering on death in art but also transitory, bizarre, beautiful things via memento mori and fish aprons

Pleasure is futile but death is certain in art and life

Apoorva Sripathi @apoorvasripathi.bsky.social · Sep 2

very close... i had scones!