A list of good reads
- New York Times has an interesting read on the battle over the future of Auroville—between the new BJP-appointed leadership and its residents.
- Also in the New York Times: the story of a fantasy author who raised $15.4 million in 24 hours to self-publish.
- Also related and interesting: Pondicherry’s fight to reclaim its beaches in the National Geographic.
- The Hindu explains why variants do not always evolve to become less virulent.
- Jonathan Tjarks writes a beautiful piece in The Ringer about his terminal cancer diagnosis—and the childhood he wants his son to have.
- The Atlantic has a rare interview with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman—who talks about the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi and other delicate subjects.
- Colin Horgan argues that we deserve a better and more humane future for the internet than Web3.
- Mashable investigates a very important question: Does pineapple make your, umm, semen taste better lol!
- Vox has a must-read critique of the widely celebrated Ocean Cleanup—which claimed to be cleaning up gargantuan plastic garbage patches in the Pacific Ocean. Is this true? Also: is it even a good idea?
- The Guardian has a wonderful report of a surfing revolution among Sri Lankan women.
- Also in The Guardian: How the far right is recruiting its members at online gyms.
- Gizmodo has a very useful guide for iPhone users: eight ways to make Siri less annoying.
- Equally useful: BBC Science’s definitive guide to farting—and how to know if you’re doing it way too often.
- Vanity Fair takes a close look at method acting. Everyone from Lady Gaga to Robert De Niro embraces it, but what the hell is it?
- Mint Lounge investigates the widely held belief that starving your body actually encourages it to hold on to fat. Is that really true?
- Nicole Shawan Junior’s essay ‘How To Apply Makeup’ in Guernica is heart-wrenching and surprising—you won’t guess where this is going.
