A short list of newsletters

Splainer founding member Loveleen Mann wrote in to give a shout out to two excellent newsletters written by women:

• Dig it by Medhavi Gandhi (@MedhaviGandhi ; @theheritagelab) and Larissa Borck (@Larissa_Borck). They generally discuss art, museums, digital art sources and women in art.
•  Auntie Ayesha by Ayesha Aleem (@ayeshaaleem). She writes beautifully about grief, intention and other sensitive topics. 

We are delighted to note that Ayesha is a splainer subscriber! Keeping the love in the fam:)

A loong list of good reads

• The News Minute has an excellent read on Kerala women who struck a big blow for feminism when they wore sari blouses to the temple back in 1956.
• The Walrus has an illuminating read on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. No, it’s not a joke.
• Heather Lanier in LongReads dives into the pressure to perform happiness—and turn that frown face upside down.
• Reuters has a wonderful photo essay on the man who saves the lost cats of Fukushima—who were abandoned when the nuclear reactor had a meltdown.
• Two good Indian media reads: Annie Zaidi in The India Forum on the challenge of fact-checking in India. Dushyant in Times of India rings alarm bells over the new digital content rules—and what they mean for every Indian.
• Also in The India Forum, Sushant Singh looks at the real reason why India signed a ceasefire treaty with Pakistan.
• The Hindu has a lovely read on the Madras hedgehog.
• An absolute must read: ProPublica on the myth of expiry dates on medicines.
• Vice has a very good interview with Sathnam Sanghera who explains why the Brits love their empire.
• The popularity of ‘Indian matchmaking’ has led to a spurt of interest in matchmakers in the US. New York Times talked to six clients about their experience.
• The Indian Express has an engaging piece on the ‘carbonara debacle’ and increasing foodie fights over whether a recipe is ‘authentic’ or not.