A list of good reads

• Here’s Bill Gates sharing his preoccupation (read: obsession) with Wordle and all its variations right up to Nerdle—where math equations replace alphabets.
• Contrary to popular wisdom—and usage in language—purring isn’t always an expression of appreciation. The Atlantic looks at why scientists still don’t understand why cats’ purr. 
• The Nib's excellent comic strip lays out how sexual privacy and freedom are denied to the most marginalised among us.
• Is ‘The Ink Black Heart’ JK Rowling’s subtle swipe at trolls and the internet’s ‘cancel’ culture? Shrabonti Bagchi reviews the book—in the context of its mixed reception in Mint. 
• We’ve long known that breast implants are dangerous—and yet they remain popular and mostly unregulated. New York Times looks at new research that shows how scar tissue from these surgeries can trigger certain cancers.
• Indian food and wine don’t exactly seem like a match made in heaven. But there are wines that are a perfect accompaniment to a palak paneer or a chicken tikka masala. The Wine Enthusiast offers an excellent guide.
• Slate takes a look at the long, lovely relationship between Queen Elizabeth and her beloved corgis. 
• Can a single sentence save an argument from becoming ugly? It just might, according to the LA Times

• Your next necklace may be made of gold taken from your phone. New York Times reports on the rise of e-mining—recycling precious materials used in electronics.
• The Guardian tracks the Marxist, post-capitalist, green manifesto—Kohei Saito’s ‘Capital in the Anthropocene’—that has taken young Japanese people by storm. 
• Wired looks at the science behind why watching decluttering videos is so soothing—even though it never inspires you to sort out your own mess.