A list of good reads
- BBC Travel dives into the rising fury against out-of-control tourists in vacation hotspots.
- Vox reports that the Indian government is trying to silence its American critics by allegedly targeting family members.
- Also in Vox: Everything one needs to know about the most sought after chemical messenger—dopamine.
- Charlie Warzel in The Atlantic (splainer gift link) argues that the Scarlett Johansson episode with OpenAI highlights the inevitability of artificial intelligence.
- The Cut explores the emotional toll of today's expensive bridesmaid culture.
- New York Times (splainer gift link) has a lovely feature on visual symmetry which reveals that “basic physics and chemistry thread through everything in the universe.”
- After quiet quitting, CNBC highlights the trend of ‘quiet vacationing’: going on vacation without officially asking for vacation time.
- New Yorker likens the hit Netflix show ‘Love is Blind’ to a toxic workplace with minimal pay and an experience that feels akin to abuse.
- The Hindu has a compelling report on the lion-tailed macaques of Tamil Nadu’s Valparai—who have lost all fear of humans.
- Amelia Hill in The Guardian argues that GenZ has made counterfeit cool—urging high-end brands to invest in dupes.
