A list of good reads
- Noema takes a look at how noise pollution has changed the acoustic environment of the Earth profoundly.
- Vaishnavi Rathore in Scroll has a ground report on how unpredictable monsoons have made it difficult to produce salt in Gujarat.
- NPR notes how the popularity of masturbation abstinence on the internet is actively harmful.
- Sandip G in Indian Express pays ode to Jasprit Bumrah’s nuanced art of slow bowling.
- The Print looks at the controversy behind the ban on gobi manchurian in a Goa town—and how it ignites the local vs ‘outside’ food debate.
- Vox has a good read on how one can manage overly negative thoughts.
- Wall Street Journal (splainer gift link) has a feature on how workplaces are trying to integrate a longstanding Swedish tradition to reinvigorate office life: a collective coffee break.
- Slate looks at how ‘The Lego Movie’ changed the definition of Hollywood blockbusters—and made space for a ‘Barbie’ movie.
- Tyler Austin Harper in The Atlantic (splainer gift link) writes on how polyamory is the latest fad for the elite.
- Akash Kapur in New Yorker looks at how several stakeholders are demanding a fresh set of rules to deal with the unique challenges posed by Big Tech today.
