A list of good reads
- Sohini Chattopadhyay in The Guardian has an excellent essay on how running has helped some Indian women reclaim public spaces. (h/t subscriber Udaya Nath)
- Also in The Guardian: a fascinating look at the top-secret world of chip flavours.
- Hindustan Times has a feature on how air pollution measures have shut down the traditional charcoal tandoor ovens—a cornerstone of food in Delhi.
- Associated Press has an important feature on how humans changed the planet to feed a population of 8 billion—and why this is not sustainable.
- Article 14 reports on how politically sensitive cases are being shuffled among judges by the “master of the roster”, the Chief Justice of India.
- Orion Magazine has a lovely essay on the discovery of a new organ in the human body, and what it tells us about our perceptions and beliefs.
- Reuters looks at the importance and risks of deep sea mining in this beautifully illustrated feature.
- BBC News uncovers the OG Tinder—created for the Tudors by 16th century painter Hans Holbein the Younger.
- The Verge has a deep dive on Saudi Arabia’s latest lucrative venture: taking over the world of video games.
- Vanity Fair profiles the founder of ‘The Information’, Jessica Lessin, on how the publication has managed to survive ten years in the present mediascape.
