A list of good reads

• New York Times (splainer gift link) profiles the lovely, old-fashioned library (ironically) nestled in the OpenAI office. 
• New York Times via The Telegraph introduces you to Pakistan's army of government spies—gold-coloured human mimes! 
• CNN traces the fascinating history of beach reads—all the way back to 19th century England. 
• Washington Post (splainer gift link) looks at whether separate bedrooms for couples is good for marriage. 
• The Cut looks at the new trend of women looking for sperm donors on Facebook.
• Sharda Ugra in Wisden looks at the growing influence of politics on Indian cricket.
• Mint explains why the national election is making the stock market swing wildly.
• Glamour looks at the latest toxic dating trend on the block: paperclipping.
• The Guardian has a feature on 18th-century scandal sheet writer Eliza Haywood—who is the inspiration behind  Lady Whistledown from Netflix’s ‘Bridgerton’.
• BBC News looks at Shyam Benegal’s restored film ‘Manthan’, which is premiering at Cannes nearly 50 years after it was made.