A list of good reads
- Indian Express has a good piece on QueerNaani—a new agony aunt who solves problems of gay Muslims around the world.
- Two excellent reads in the Sunday Hindu. One: Tabish Khair spotlights the critical role of Seagull Books—in a world where Western publishers often determine which Indian books are translated into English.
- Two: Vikram Zutshi’s critical look at historian Audrey Truschke is an absolute must-read. He argues that she has used academic hot takes on India to propel her career out of obscurity.
- MIT Tech Review has a brilliant piece on Facebook’s core problem: An AI algorithm that is addicted to hate speech.
- Joe Berkowitz in Fast Company sums up one year of living with the pandemic with moving sparse beauty: “You are not the person you were before the pandemic. By this time next year, though, you will no longer be the person you are now.”
- Mashable explains why you should hide your iPhone’s unique name from apps on your phone—and teaches you how.
- So where did the phrase ‘black sheep’ really come from? Lapham’s Quarterly offers an excellent trip down linguistic history lane.
- Secret Desi History has a delightful story on Boor Singh, Berkeley’s first Indian fortune-teller.
