A good list of weekend reads
- You may build a perfectly engineered bridge over a river… but what will you do when the river shifts its course? Excellent perspective that we all need at this time on Medium. This was forwarded to us so many times we’re not exactly sure who to namecheck!
- Good masala read. The latest installment of Bloomberg News’ tell-all series: Eight shocking secrets learned while working on a private jet. Please! This is better than Stardust—though it features an alarming amount of inappropriate pooping!
- Did you know that the government’s plan to redo Lutyen’s Delhi—dubbed the ‘Central Vista project’—will make the city more unsafe for women? Amritha Ballal explains why.
- Do you know what Cottagecore is? No? Never mind. Vox is here to explain this hottest social media trend—which is basically some weird angrezi grameen fantasy. More interesting: This twitter thread that explains why Marie Antoinette was the original Cottagecorer!
- Lovely monsoon read: Joanna Lobo on the Goan tradition of ‘purumenth’—or stocking up.
- Rohan Joshi put together a brilliant Insta vid on why Mumbai roads become clogged every year.
- Did you know that the women you see in Mughal paintings—even when they’re supposed to represent real people—are entirely made up? Historian Kavita Singh explains why Mughal-era painters practiced a whole new level of facet-tuning. Recommended as a good weekend-pottering listen.
- Also highly recommended: Morning Context’s analysis of the serious breach of Dunzo user data. This is a must-read but requires creating a free account.