A list of good reads
- Nathan Baschez offers a refreshing and thoughtful take on the ‘end of Twitter’—and the fragmentation of the internet.
- The Telegraph looks at Rahul Gandhi’s complicated relationship with his Lok Sabha constituency Wayanad.
- New Yorker has a must-read on why we still know eff-all about women’s periods.
- The Guardian looks at the new wave of projectile vomiting in highbrow movies.
- Also in the The Guardian: is it time to cancel Pablo Picasso—who was a monstrous misogynist? Critics and artists weigh in.
- Undark has an interesting porcine story: in New Zealand’s Auckland Island, the once reviled, ultra-resilient pigs could help transform organ transplants.
- Nautilus reports on a fascinating study on the placebo effect—which offers genuine relief.
- New York Times takes a look at a new wave of consultants who are helping companies get people back into office.
- Move over Ozempic, Wall Street Journal (splainer gift link) reports on an upcoming “king kong” of weight loss drugs.
- Big Think has the intriguing story of the insult that sparked Genghis Khan to destroy an empire—and opened the door for the Mongols to enter the Near East and Europe.
