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nathan ma

@nthnm

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

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I think we have a new winner.

19.02.2026 10:13 πŸ‘ 482 πŸ” 119 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

People of colour: Nathan, I hope this is ok to ask, but I'm really curious and was wondering if I might askβ€”

Germans: so are you black or one of those Filipinos

18.02.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Obsessed with content creators who are like "my secret recipe for low-carb nachos! first, get low-carb tortilla chips" like ok

19.01.2026 13:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My impression of a chatty podcast host: we're gonna have to do an episode on this!

18.01.2026 10:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My impression of a white person meeting an interracial couple: your babies are going to be sooooo beautiful

18.01.2026 08:19 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I love when people are like "the best motivation is revenge" because it's like ok name three things you've accomplished recently

16.01.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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

21.11.2025 11:01 πŸ‘ 2 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 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 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 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Where do we reckon the line is

20.11.2025 08:07 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 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They should get Malala on the Traitors

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

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

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

I'm on my lunch break @HR

07.11.2025 13:21 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0