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A list of good sex/love stuff
- CNN has an excellent report on Indians looking for companionship in their old age—and why Indian women aren’t quite as enamoured with the idea as men.
- Big Think has an intriguing read on virtual reality porn—and research that shows it is far healthier than the 2-D kind.
- These gorgeous nudes of ‘ama’ women—who free-dived to harvest seaweed and abalone in post-war Japan—were taken by Yoshiyuki Iwase. (NSFW)
- Mashable has a hilarious list of crafty animals that manage to masturbate without hands. What’s not to like...
- Shaadi.com and Bharat Matrimony have added video calling to their platforms—to allow prospective couples to ‘meet’ online since in-person convos are out of the question now. And the service is proving to be hugely popular.
A list of good reads
- Why do we keep having the same dream over and over again? Bustle looks for answers.
- Vogue UK offers an excellent essay on the bizarre urge to have a baby in the midst of a pandemic.
- The Wire offers a deep dive into how Dalits are ‘vetted’ for work in US tech companies.
- How do outsiders survive in Bollywood? Indian Express talked to a bunch of them and it makes for an interesting read—minus shrill attacks or defences of nepotism.
- Huffington Post offers an excellent list of eight Indian horror films that broke the cheesy mold.
