A list of good reads
- The Verge declares the end of the social media era citing the implosion of Twitter, Reddit etc.—and argues that it might be a good thing.
- Meanwhile, Platformer has an interesting interview with Instagram chief Adam Mosseri on the newest kid on the block—Meta’s Twitter clone Threads.
- Scroll has an important deep dive highlighting how a 2016 government manual has made it impossible to declare drought in the country.
- Also in Scroll: On the death anniversary of tribal rights activist Father Stan Swamy, fellow Bhima Koregaon accused Vernon Gonsalves pens a poignant tribute to him.
- New Yorker reports that the hotly anticipated ‘Barbie’ movie is just the tip of the iceberg—toy company Mattel is gearing up for an entire slew of live-action movies for Hot Wheels, Barney, He-Man and many more.
- Inc42 looks at how the RBI’s bizarre intervention into recurring payments has been extremely painful for all payment stakeholders.
- The Atlantic argues against turning Antarctica into a tourist destination—as the region grapples with surging temperatures and climate change.
- The Guardian has a must-read profile on everyone’s favourite journalist Ravish Kumar.
- Washington Post (splainer gift link) has a lovely feature on tennis legends Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova—rivals on court but also close friends for over 50 years.
- Would you care for a mealworm burger? Nature reports that companies are looking to develop more climate-friendly meat and some of them are, well, interesting.
