So you wanna watch something…
Monsters at Work: This series is meant to be a sequel to the original ‘Monsters Inc’—and not a detour unlike ‘Monsters University’. We are back to where we ended in the original movie—at Monstropolis Inc., trying to leverage children’s laughter to generate energy. Going by IndieWire’s review, picking this one really depends on how much you (or your kids) loved the original. Streaming now on Disney+ Hotstar.
You Are My Spring: This K-drama combines romance with drama. Four characters—a high flying hotel manager, a psychiatrist, a CEO, and an actress—all cross paths as two of them witness a murder in their building. And three are entangled in a love triangle. Tatler gives you 5 reasons to watch this series. Streaming on Netflix.
Water Man: Rolling Stone magazine describes this movie as a “a nice, gentle family film for nice, gentle families.” The story: an intensely hopeful 11-year old is determined to find the cure for his mother’s terminal illness. It comes out on Netflix today!
A list of good reads
- The Intercept reports on how Hindu vigilante groups work with the police to target interfaith couples.
- Is marrying your cousin really as bad for your kids as everyone claims? Popular Science offers a surprising answer.
- Vox explains why the pandemic has made small talk even more painful.
- NPR has an excellent read on why joy takes a bit of practice—as does getting out of a rut.
- Al Jazeera has a great piece on the 300-year old art of shadow puppetry in Kerala—and how one techie is helping save it using robots!
- Bill Clinton and James Patterson have released yet another novel. No, we don’t recommend reading the book, but you should definitely check out this biting Washington Post review.
- PARI has an important piece on what has happened to photographers at the Gateway of India—due to smartphones and the pandemic.
- Ambanis and Adanis are ostensibly on the same side—the one favoured by the government. But now both of them are going to head-to-head over solar power. Who’s going to win? Reuters reports.
- Do you know who ‘autosexuals’ are? These are people who are often more aroused by themselves than by a partner. Refinery29 tells you all about this new category of sexuality.
- National Geographic has an excellent report on the push toward plant-based vaccines. Imagine if your next Covid shot was grown in a tobacco plant!
- The future of ecommerce is livestream selling, and Entrepreneur explains why.
- Forget slow cooking. Now we have slow reading—which honestly sounds like a lot of work. But Psyche offers a guide to those who are interested.
- BBC News has an excellent piece on the mystery of Roopkund ‘Skeleton’ Lake.
- Hackernoon has a must-read on the plan of tech companies to build their very own ‘Truman Show’ like cities where employees live, work and play together. Coming soon: Facebook’s Willow City.
