A list of good reads

• Bloomberg News has a fascinating deep dive into the bomb scare outside Mukesh Ambani’s home—back in 2021.
• Also in Bloomberg News: a fascinating report on a Chinese startup that is collecting leftover hotpot fat and shipping it abroad to be converted into jet fuel.
• We’re always told to hope for the best. But The Atlantic asks if the real secret of happiness is low expectations.
• Move aside, influencers. We now have tastefluencers... We leave it to Mint Lounge to explain what that means. Mostly, it's just a fancy word that confirms what we’ve been banging on about since the beginning of splainer: High quality curation matters.
• MIT Press offers a fascinating look at the shadow—the kind all objects cast—in the history of Western art—and why it has posed a challenge to great artists.
• Tony Kurian in Scroll argues that ‘Shark Tank’ accidentally reveals how the game of capitalism is really played in India. And it’s not good news for consumers.
• First, Kiwi PM Jacinda Ardern announced her resignation—and now Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon is also headed for the door. The Conversation looks at what they tell us about leadership.
• Al Jazeera has a good read on Ladakh’s fight for full statehood.
• The Guardian calls out Disney’s addiction to turning every beloved animated film into a live-action flick—that no one asked for.
• The Print has a lovely piece on the big fat white wedding in Nagaland—which will put any Hollywood romcom to shame.