A list of good reads
- Euronews has a harrowing report on the struggles of garbage pickers in India, whose jobs have been made harder by climate change.
- Wall Street Journal (splainer gift link) has an excellent profile on Jordan Bardella—the 28-year-old far-right leader who could become the next Prime Minister of France.
- The Print takes a deep dive into the NEET paper leak nexus, which has been operational for decades.
- BBC News has an interesting report on the Russian efforts to undermine American support for Ukraine by planting fake stories.
- ABC News has a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to feed over 500,000 people during Wimbledon every year.
- Rebecca Jennings in Vox explores the rise of “non-wedding weddings”—that are less formal and more like dinner parties.
- Padmapriya Janakiraman in Indian Express revisits the 2014 film ‘Pride’, and its unparalleled impact on LGBTQIA+ culture.
- CNN has a fascinating report on how the new note for the Japanese yen was made using the paperbush plant in Nepal’s mountains.
- The Guardian has a feature on the history and ever-changing uses of nitrous oxide or ‘laughing gas’—from anaesthetic to party drug.
- Also in The Guardian: an interesting take on the rom-coms ‘The Idea of You’ and ‘A Family Affair’ that push against the stereotype of a ‘cougar’.
