A list of good reads
- New Lines Magazine looks at the Ambani pre-wedding gala—and what it says about the changing symbolism of the big fat shaadi.
- CNN reports from the behind the scenes of everyone’s beloved online game—Wordle.
- Anne Lamott in the Washington Post (splainer gift link) pens a lovely essay on ageing and the lessons we learn from it.
- Aeon has a thought-provoking essay on the origins of political societies—viewed through a Machiavellian lens.
- The Print looks at how the Sadhguru’s ever-expanding religio-social empire is eyeing a gargantuan Adiyogi in Greater Noida.
- Also in The Print: Tina Das writes on the long overshadowed female lyricists of Bollywood and their quest for the spotlight.
- Slate argues that the highly hyped projects of resurrecting extinct animals like mammoths are ill-advised and actually cruel.
- Vox has an entertaining read on why people are swearing all the goddamn time—and why cursing is in the middle of a big shift.
- The Guardian has a very good interview with Iranian graphic novelist Marjane Satrapi and her new work.
- UnDark has a must-read piece on why children’s medicine isn’t properly tested by pharma companies.
