A list of good reads
- William Dalrymple in The Guardian writes of the ignored history of ancient India as a cultural superpower.
- Also in The Guardian: why the game of football is so important to the lives of players and fans, through the lens of a documentary on Sven-Göran Eriksson.
- Wall Street Journal (splainer gift link) looks at the damage done by a widely credited and funded cancer study—which was very very wrong.
- New York Times (splainer gift link) has an excellent piece on Asian men’s struggle to be seen as sexually attractive in American culture—and in Hollywood.
- New York Times (login required) also reports on the unsafe lives of Indian doctors.
- BBC News tracks the fascinating history of New Mexico’s Green Chile Cheeseburger, invented by a diner that fuelled the Manhattan Project.
- Vikram Doctor in Scroll takes a look at the declining popularity of one of the oldest alcoholic drinks of India—toddy.
- Mint Lounge reports on the rising popularity of the Banarasi weave in everyday fashion like co-ord sets, kurtas, blazers, and more.
- In light of Oasis’ reunion, The Independent revisits the band’s breakthrough album ‘Definitely Maybe’—which turns 30 this year.
- Vox examines whether there are any winners in the Bennifer divorce PR battle.
