A list of good reads
- New York Times has a rare feel-good report about climate change: how Nepal grew back its forests.
- Most MeToo stories in Hollywood involve directors, actors and producers. Hollywood Reporter offers a shocking story—of the rampant misogyny in the writers' room of comedies like ‘Scrubs’—which allowed accused rapist Eric Weinberg go scot-free for years.
- Rolling Stone has everything you need to know about the Carnivore Diet that’s big with celebrities like Joe Rogan. Yes, this is about eating raw meat.
- If you’re a fan of Britney Spears, Vulture has the definitive and best-to-date account of how she ended up in the control of her father.
- BBC Future has an excellent guide to teaching your kids how to make good choices.
- Elon Musk and others believe in a philosophy called ‘longtermism’—which has become hugely influential among the tech aristocracy. Salon slams it as a cult-like ideology. New Republic is also sceptical but does a better job of explaining the worldview. Its leading proponent Willam McAskill offers a vigorous defence in the New York Times.
- Mint Lounge has an interesting read on Generation Alpha—kids who are currently younger than ten.
- If you’re wondering why everyone is talking about the meltdown of a cryptocurrency exchange called FTX, Vox has the perfect explainer for you.
- TIME magazine unveiled its list of the best inventions of the year.
- We saved our gift link to give you access to this very useful New York Times guide to whether it is healthier to eat a particular vegetable cooked or raw.
