Thin Ink

The Ghosts of Thingyans Past

Memory, Exile, & the Comfort of Food

Apr 17 • Thin

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The Fight to Protect Food Culture

A conversation with Michael Shaikh on conflict, culture, and the politics of what we eat

Apr 10 • Thin

14

What I’ve Been Reading: Food, Power, and Policy Drift

A round-up of reports you may have missed

Apr 3 • Thin

21

2

March 2026

The Animals Are Not Alright

As floods and heatwaves intensify, farm animals remain invisible in EU disaster planning & response

Mar 27 • Thin

16

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The Saturday Queue

What community kitchens reveal about hunger in rich Europe

Mar 20 • Thin

9

2

The Fertiliser Trap

The history, power, & cost of the chemicals feeding the world

Mar 13 • Thin

16

4

3

Not Victims, But Architects

FAO’s Piedad Martin on why what gets measured gets funded, and what happens when women farmers hold real authority

Mar 6 • Thin

10

1

February 2026

A Food Fight Worth Having

A Conversation with Stuart Gillespie

Feb 27 • Thin

10

1

6

Five forces reshaping food systems in 2026

Guest commentary on how food systems are being reorganised

Feb 20 • Thin

14

2

1

We Don’t Have a Food Production Problem

We have an access, power and rights problem

Feb 13 • Thin

28

9

9

Who Grows Our Food…?

And other papers about power, plastic, protein, & who pays the price

Feb 6 • Thin

10

January 2026

Five Years of Darkness

The fight to keep Myanmar’s stories alive

Jan 30 • Thin

8

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