A list of good reads
- Why are all Swedish cottages painted red? The Smithsonian explains.
- Physician and health writer James Hamblin hasn’t showered for five years. He explains why that’s a good thing in this NPR interview.
- This excellent Vox comic strip lays out why online learning really, really sucks—for the parents, of course.
- Why don't UNICEF or other aid agencies hire local photographers to take photos for their reports and pamphlets? Karma Colonialism explains.
- Heather Dockray in Mashable doesn’t miss being single—but she pines for the joy of swiping.
- Collider talked to Mulan Producer Jason Reed who explains why the wildly successful National Treasure never became a series (unlike, say, Pirates of the Carribean)—and it tells you a lot about how Disney makes its decisions about movies. Hint: it has little to do with box office performance.
- Times of India has a must read on sexual harassment in the world of Hindustani music.
- Open Magazine reports on how South India is fuelling a boom in regional video content.
- The Observer looks at the quiet way Rishi Sunak is using the media to lay claim to Boris Johnson’s job in the UK.