A list of good reads

• The Intercept has a damning report on the poor editorial processes and questionable evidence used in the viral New York Times story that accused Hamas of carrying out systemic sexual violence.
• The Guardian has everything you need to know about the extravagant three-day pre-wedding celebration of the youngest Ambani scion Anant with Radhika Merchant. FYI: Rihanna will be performing at the event.
• Sarah Gristwood in Smithsonian Magazine reveals the one dominant emotion that she found in 400 years of women’s diaries. No prizes for guessing…
• Hollywood Reporter looks at the collapse of Vice News and the role of founder Shane Smith in driving its destruction.
• Chris Gilliard in The Atlantic (splainer gift link) interestingly argues that AI image generators can never completely mirror reality—and it is futile to expect them to do so.
• Also in The Atlantic: A look at the Montessori style of parenting—which can be rewarding but also expensive and labour-intensive.
• The Hindu has a lovely visual guide to bird-watching spots and species in India.
• Nina Siegal in the New York Times pays a fitting tribute to surrealism that gave us “disembodied eyeballs, melting clocks and animals with mismatched parts.” The art movement turns 100 this year.
• Also in the New York Times (splainer gift link): Mark Harris argues that the tortured dynamic of mothers and sons in popular culture could be witnessing a shift with movies like ‘Saltburn’ and ‘All of Us Strangers’.
• Washington Post (splainer gift link) has a helpful guide on the art of hanging art on the wall.