A list of good reads
- Bustle has a thought-provoking piece on whether all this therapy talk about boundaries is making some of us selfish.
- We were both amused and a little unconvinced by Mint Lounge’s extravagant tribute to… ice.
- ProPublica made waves with this investigation into US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ unethical relationship with a Republican donor.
- Everyone knows about Ken and Barbie. TIME offers an interesting look at their lesser known besties Midge and Allan—created to make their more famous friends look good.
- New York Times (splainer gift link) looks back at Brooke Shields and the curse of great beauty.
- Did you know that BuzzFeed is quietly publishing whole AI-generated articles? Futurism isn’t impressed by this new generation of sloppily written clickbait.
- HyperAllergic offers an amusing breakdown of all the mythological references in the latest John Wick flick.
- Quartz has an interesting report on a Nigerian school that accepts plastic bottles as school fees—taking a novel approach to recycling.
- Billboard looks at the state of Spotify India—whose numbers are driving its global growth. But can it make money?
- BBC News looks at how Indian true crime shows are reshaping the country’s pop culture.
