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.