A list of good reads

• There are critics for art, music and dance—so why not software? Wired makes a case for software criticism.
• A related read: The Hustle explains why so much of the world runs on counterfeit software.
• The Washington Post (splainer gift link) looks at the racist literary origins of Indiana Jones.
• Vir Sanghvi in The Print says the uniform civil code is Modi's nuclear button—to split Indian politics between Hindu-lovers, Muslim-appeasers. 
• Bloomberg News reports on bank robbers in Lebanon who are stealing their own money—that’s how insane the economic crisis has become.
• You may not care much about the Instant Pot, but this thought-provoking Atlantic essay uses it as an example of why very good—and highly successful companies fail because of investor pressure.
• Yes, the bridal gown is having its bikini moment—and the New York Times (splainer gift link) is here to tell you all about it.
• The Guardian has a fun piece on the stenciletto test—with little puzzles for you to solve.
• Slate tells young people what people did with their time before we had cell phones:)
• Last not least, a quirky little sonnet in praise of Ravichandran Ashwin in Scroll lol!