A list of good reads

• Victoria Song in The Verge looks back at how Gmail—launched 20 years ago today—-revolutionised the internet with the promise of free storage. Fun fact: When the email service was first announced, everyone thought it was an April Fool’s prank.
• Mrinal Pande in The Wire writes on the politics of the colourful yet scentless blooming tulips in New Delhi’s Shanti Path.
• Sad news for cheese connoisseurs. NBC News explains why French cheeses Camembert, brie and blue cheese are “on the verge of extinction”.
• Darren Loucaides in Rest of World looks at the use of facial recognition as a routine weapon by governments to handle protests.
• The Atlantic (splainer gift link) has an excellent piece on what your behaviour in a restaurant says about you. 
• The Guardian looks at new research into methods to detect cancer before symptoms become visible.
• Wall Street Journal (splainer gift link) has an interesting take on typing in lowercase. Is the aversion to capitalisation lazy or an attempt to seem young and carefree?
• Candice Norwood in 19th News looks at the impact of Queen Bey’s country album ‘Cowboy Carter’—that has finally given fans of Black country music their due.
• Taylor Lorenz in Washington Post explains why we may be seeing ‘slower’ videos online—and the end of the ‘Beastification’ of YouTube.