Ria Misra

@RiaMisra
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Writer. 

Currently: Travel & Outdoors Editor, NYTimes & Wirecutter. 
Previously: American Public Media podcast host, PBS NewsHour, io9, Gizmodo.
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Ria MisraFeb 1, 2025
I will not be taking questions on this, but the 1st four seasons of the west wing were actually an off label star trek series
Ria MisraOct 14, 2023
the best part about a solar eclipse day is how many times I get warned not to stare at the sun
Show threadRia MisraAug 24, 2023
me, enjoying and appreciating the written word
Ria MisraAug 24, 2023
every piece of AI writing has the exact same energy as taking a selfie with a wax figurine
Ria MisraAug 16, 2023
what are west coast snowboarders doing this year? I went with epic last year, but seriously considering a swap to ikon 🤔
Ria MisraAug 5, 2023
never not thinking of these 2 little space probes, out there alone just doing their best for 45+ years
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-mission-update-voyager-2-communications-pause
NASA Mission Update: Voyager 2 Communications Pause

Once the spacecraft’s antenna is realigned with Earth, communications should resume.

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Ria MisraJul 26, 2023
found a little piece of floating glacier ice 🧊
Ria MisraJul 25, 2023
neither multiverse barbie nor an undead robert oppenheimer will steal from me my one and only pandemic joy: only watching movies on streaming
Ria MisraJul 24, 2023
me, crushing up a bag of sour cream and onion ruffles into a salt shaker, while whispering 'yes, chef' to myself
Ria MisraFeb 12, 2023
spy movies really lied to us about the outsized role of mini-blimps in international espionage