A list of good reads
- Texas Monthly has the bizarre story of two US doctors fighting a multi-million dollar lawsuit to claim credit for perfecting the science of penis implants.
- Financial Express has exclusive excerpts from an upcoming book by ex-finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg. One juicy detail: PM Modi once called former RBI Governor Urjit Patel a “snake.” Haw.
- Washington Post (splainer gift link) offers an eye-opening piece on how climate change will kill more poor people than the rich. No, global warming will not be the great equaliser.
- The Ringer spotlights the rising popularity of Nirvana merch—and the sheer irony of commodifying a band that rejected any kind of commodification.
- The Walrus looks at the trends marking the return of bright, vibrant colours—as we put the greys and beiges of the pandemic behind.
- Knowable Magazine is here to let you know that there are two kinds of saltiness—and our tongue can sense both.
- Wall Street Journal (splainer gift link) reports on a new drug that can be used to lower the risk of a heart attack.
- Shekhar Gupta in The Print argues that Khalistan is not a goal for Sikhs in India—but they are dangerously alienated from their government.
- New York Times (splainer gift link) has an excellent interactive feature that highlights the disturbing elements of being a 13-year-old girl today.
- Upala Sen in The Telegraph has a lovely essay on how she is among the first generation of Indian women who actually got a chance to know their mothers.