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@nthnm.bsky.social

Senior lecturer and design critic in Berlin: FT, Dwell, Kinfolk, and all the rest

767 Followers  |  227 Following  |  428 Posts  |  Joined: 18.09.2023  |  1.6727

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My body is not yet tea but it's deeeefinitely an herbal infusion

21.11.2025 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One thing about merino wool.... that stuff is INSANE for running... just ran 10k in an old moth-eaten Uniqlo number without getting too cold OR too hot... yes there were sweat icicles hanging off the back of it by the end but STILL....

21.11.2025 08:37 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely, to visit requires a degree of entitlement that even I can't relate to

20.11.2025 13:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't think I'm better than people who go on vacation to Dubai. I know that I am.

20.11.2025 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Where do we reckon the line is

20.11.2025 08:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Would it be a normal amount of insane to choose a psychoanalyst with the same name as my accountant

20.11.2025 07:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They should get Malala on the Traitors

18.11.2025 07:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I got another custom trophy for the winner of my birthday party this year and it's soooooo funny

13.11.2025 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My plantar fasciitis cured itself.... I am the sole survivor.....

13.11.2025 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've never been more excited about a night's rest than right now

11.11.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I actually start celebrating my birthday early each year because my one must-have tradition is to buy nice new sheets so I can wake up feeling like a millionaire

11.11.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hat jemand dafΓΌr eine Empfehlung in Berlin? Hab gestern fΓΌr zwei Stunden gesucht aber auch kΓΆnnte nichts reliable entdecken

11.11.2025 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Need to know which PR keeps signing me up for Ed Sheeran's newsletter and why they've given him the wrong birthday

11.11.2025 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Went to the club for my annual trend report. Current gay fashion inspiration:
-Sorority cowgirl
-Literally pirate
-chainmail hoods

09.11.2025 11:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Objectively funny that Mamdani met his wife on Hinge and they STILL only let users identify their politics as conservative, moderate or "liberal"

08.11.2025 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm on my lunch break @HR

07.11.2025 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Unemployment crisis in Berlin at an all-time high, the gay gym is at 110% capacity on a Friday at 2 pm

07.11.2025 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's weird to me when people are afraid of public speaking. Like "I'm just afraid I'll say something stupid". It's like, that never stopped you before?

04.11.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A friend from college recently reminded me of the time that a group of parents sued the school paper for $4 million dollars because the editors published an article about oral sex in which students agreed to use their government names

03.11.2025 08:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One goal for my next year is to be a little bit more evil

03.11.2025 08:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My birthday is in a week and a half so I'm setting my intentions for 32. Taking suggestions if you have them

03.11.2025 08:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I like weightlifting because I find the idea of repeating something "until failure" unbelievably moving

03.11.2025 06:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Celebrating being German by going to a German-language talk and being excessively German (making eye contact with someone as I blatantly cut them in a queue)

30.10.2025 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is what checking Instagram Stories feels like

30.10.2025 07:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

40 likes and I'll tag my boss

27.10.2025 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

10 likes and I'll post this on LinkedIn

27.10.2025 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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27.10.2025 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The insane thing about the rise of generative AI search or whatever is that "Let Me Google That For You" went from a schoolyard taunt to an enthusiastic offer

27.10.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Admittedly I work in tech but one thing that drives me insane is that anytime my colleagues ask for advice in the work Slack, at least three people reply "I asked ChatGPT and..."

27.10.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A non-comprehensive list of reasons why I swipe left on people in no particular order: weird tattoos, annoying answers, "Moderate", septum ring, lip ring, named Ben, boring answer, tourist

27.10.2025 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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