A list of good reads
- The Wire has an interesting read on women vloggers documenting the burdens of housework on social media.
- A related read: The first of IndiaSpend’s series on the latest data on women in the workforce. The numbers have increased, but it may not be a good thing.
- Indian Express looks at how Miss Marvel upends the Muslim narrative. A related read: This BBC News piece on how the series tackles the Partition.
- New Humanist asks: Is it unethical to be monogamous?
- The Marginalian offers a lively and engaging history of the avocado.
- Shannon Mattern in Places Journal pens a thought-provoking essay on valuing ‘maintenance’—as a way to save our world—over ‘innovation.’ (h/t founding member Basreena Basheer)
- Financial Express talked to a number of independent publishers—to check in on how they are doing now. It includes an interview with the former CEO of Westland Books—which has since found a new home in Pratilipi.
- A very, very useful read from the Los Angeles Times: Why we fight on vacation (and how to stop the madness).
- If you’re eyeing the Nothing Phone, you may want to check out the Gizmodo review—which is very positive.
- Bloomberg Businessweek explains why the Saudi Crown Prince’s $500 billion ’Smart City’ is in big trouble. No, money does not solve for everything.
- Shefali Bhatt In Mint Lounge looks at the online scourge that is ‘sealioning.’
- Vir Sanghvi offers a provocative view on the government’s move to abolish the service tax—and argues that the restaurant industry is wrong on this one.
- Stuart Jeffries in The Guardian writes at length—and with humour—of his many struggles to conquer snoring, which exiled him from the marriage bed.
