A list of good reads

• Ben Thompson in Stratechery offers an interesting take on Taylor Swift’s astonishing success.
• IndiaSpend looks at why trans persons can't be blood donors in India. 
• Washington Post (splainer gift link) has a fantastic interactive piece on the Indo-Gangetic plain—and why it's in danger.
• Finshots takes a look at three iconic brands and their Partition story.
• BBC News reports on the swirling controversy over Disney's reboot of Snow White.
• BBC Future explains why fidgeting is good for you.
• Vanity Fair looks at the swift dethroning of Lizzo.
• TIME profiles an Indian startup Karya that is empowering workers who do the hard labour of AI data.
• Slate highlights how Gen Z has replaced LOL with a new acronym—that’s far less easy to use.
• Bloomberg News looks at why being an Airbnb host is losing its shine.