A list of good reads
- RE Hawley’s column in the New York Times about his affection for the font Garamond is also a must-read.
- Guernica magazine has a lovely read on the real-life Suzanne who inspired Leonard Cohen’s famous song ‘Suzanne, she takes you down…’—and the complicated relationship between an artist and his muse.
- On this Galentine’s Day, Shreemayee Das examines the death of a friendship in Mint Lounge.
- Quartz has a useful guide to the various positions on Web3 and crypto taken by all the big leaders. Which bucket do you fit in?
- RestOfWorld takes a deep dive into the fight to digitally preserve the Urdu script.
- Penguin Random House offers an excerpt from Daniel Pink’s new book titled ‘The Power of Regret’—which challenges the ‘no regrets’ philosophy of life.
- The Telegraph has a timely profile on Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi—the man who foiled Navjot Singh Sidhu’s ambitions.
- Vogue offers eight anti-V Day movies that will make you happy to be single.
- Inverse looks at scientific research that explains why you feel anxious when you have a hangover.
- NBC News offers a fascinating report on why we have a harder time remembering things as we grow older. Answer: brain clutter.
- Article14 reports on a Forbes Middle East reporter who was fired immediately after her story on hate trackers in India was published.
- The Signal has an excellent critique of Shark Tank India—and its many misses.
- BBC News looks at the war between Trads and Raytas—the growing schism within the Indian rightwing.
- Emma Thompson pens a lovely essay in The Guardian on living in an ageing body.
