A list of good reads
- Law and Political Economy Blog speaks to students across American universities who have set up encampments in solidarity with Gaza.
- Manvir Singh in New Yorker argues that psychiatric labels are increasingly defining social identities of people.
- Also in New Yorker: The many, many scandals that have rocked the now infamous British Museum.
- Himal Magazine (login required) looks at the dangers faced by Indians voting in the midst of devastating heatwaves.
- Rebecca Nicholson in The Guardian argues that nightlife is in trouble—and we may soon be moving towards a culture without live music venues, clubs and bars.
- CNN has an interesting piece on the colonial history of India’s unusual half-hour time zone.
- Also in CNN: Japan has a problem of too many vacant houses.
- Vox has a worrying report on emerging AI apps that will be able to assess your mental health—and will know when you’re depressed.
- Speaking of AI, Kevin Roose in the New York Times (splainer gift link) spent a month making AI friends—and the results are worth reading.
- This excerpt from the comic book ‘Monday to Friday’ by Shubham Khurana in Scroll is the perfect hilarious weekend read.
