A list of good reads
- Shephali Bhat in Mint Lounge takes to task big brands who sponsor toxic YouTube influencers—with varying results.
- In this thread, Reporters Collective’s Shreegireesh Jalihal explains why the government’s arguments against the WHO’s estimate of Indian Covid deaths are dubious.
- ESPN has a lovely profile of Jacky Hunt-Broersma who ran 104 marathons in 104 days—on a prosthetic leg!
- Eater has an interesting piece explaining why the flavours of chips in America have remained boring—unlike the rest of the world. Says a lot about how big companies make decisions about packaged foods.
- Quartz asks: Are you good at detecting bullshit? No, bullshit is not the same as lies. And you can find out by taking their quiz.
- Architectural Digest looks at the great comeback staged by the disco ball—which is either awesome or a calamity.
- Aeon looks at the dangerous side of human love—including drugs like MDMA that promise to make you feel more of it.
- Yes, Good Morning America has devoted over a thousand words in praise of a basic kheer (aka paisam). The inevitable ‘maa ki recipe’ in the end made us lol!
- Sticking with food, Vir Sanghvi in Hindustan Times has a useful guide to the best sushi in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore—while mulling the rise of ‘disco Japanese’ in India.
- Has New York Times ruined Wordle? Mashable investigates.
