A list of good reads
- Whether you love them or hate them, crocs are back in fashion. Washington Post helps you make peace with this fact of fashionista life.
- Quartz has an excellent read on the rise of the “ghar-wala” vegetarian—and India’s growing addiction to chicken.
- Network of Women in Media offers a necessary deep dive that dissects the misogyny embedded in the Tarun Tejpal judgement. This offers a lot more than the usual angry op-ed.
- The Guardian’s review of two recent documentaries offers a delightful look at The Beatles’ love affair with India.
- Another excellent read in The Guardian: Powerful women who feel obliged to talk up their lesser known husbands. Latest example: Kate Winslet.
- Wired offers a useful guide to keeping your sexy nude photos safe and out of the reach of others.
- Vox asks a very important question: why do we have vegan meat but not vegan cheese?
- Indian Express revisits ‘Chashme Buddoor’—Sai Paranjpye’s love letter to a bygone Delhi.
- OpenCulture has an excellent piece on Hedy Lamarr—the Hollywood sex symbol who also invented the tech behind bluetooh… during World War II!
- For some pop culture fun: BuzzFeed News on how the Kim vs Khloe feud destroyed KUWTK.
- Mint Lounge has an engaging essay by Krish Ashok on the science of mangoes.
- Scientific American has an eye-opening long read on how climate change is dramatically changing the world’s northernmost town: Longyearbyen, Norway.
- Aeon uses neuroscience to explain why social media leads to anxiety and depression. It’s a bit nerdy but worth your time.
- FiftyTwo has a fascinating read on snakebite deaths—the ‘poor man’s disease’—in India.
- The Atlantic has an excellent essay on couvade syndrome—that’s when men get ‘sympathy’ symptoms when their wife gets pregnant.
- Sushant Singh in The India Forum takes a thoughtful look at why India is losing its diplomatic clout.
