A list of good reads

• Mashable has an excellent guide on how to store your sex toys—which is important if you don’t want to catch a nasty infection.
• The News Minute has a report on why it’s a nightmare to be a pet owner in Bangalore.
• Sumana Roy has a lovely essay in Hindu Business Line on resisting the pressure to be “productive.”
• The New Yorker has a hilarious riff on the profile photos of ‘that Tinder guy’.
• Believer Magazine has a delightful riff on the crushing power of ‘crushes’. 
• Olly Nze pens a beautiful piece on ‘haphephobia’—the fear of being physically touched, and the importance of touch for all human beings. 
• New York Times has a must-read profile of Katalin Kariko—the 66-year old who is one of the unsung heroes of vaccine development.
• Atlas Obscura profiles India’s ‘mango man’—who cultivated a tree that produced fruit with 300 flavours.
• Psyche has a fascinating piece on why gratitude is a communal, shared emotion not a personal wellness practice.
• The Telegraph has a fun read on the Bengalis’ love for the #Fekuda—the man who spins tall tales.