A list of good reads
- The Print has a disturbing report on how RWAs are spearheading hate campaigns against Muslim residents.
- Scroll has published a powerful speech by Arundhati Roy on the unparalleled bravery of the people in Gaza against some of the most powerful countries in the world.
- Big Think has a fascinating interview with author Katie Kermode that will upend all preconceived notions about memory.
- Wall Street Journal (splainer gift link) looks at the recent research into how ultra-processed food affects the way we learn, remember and feel.
- The Hindu reports on new revelations about the Bhima Koregaon case made in the book ‘The Incarcerations: Bhima Koregaon And The Search For Democracy In India’ by LSE anthropology professor Alpa Shah.
- Also in The Hindu: a look at the legendary love that Chennai has for fountain pens as the city recently hosted two very successful pen shows.
- Reuters took a deep dive into the world of OnlyFans and found several explicit videos featured on the adults-only website without consent.
- Mint reports on Indians veering away from filmy songs to embrace independent musicians on Spotify.
- Vijeta Kumar in Vittles Magazine writes a lovely and incisive essay on her father’s relationship with food in a Dalit household.
- Nature looks at whether gut microorganisms make some people more vulnerable to alcohol addiction.
- Here’s something good to watch: Advocate Abhinav Chandrachud breaks down exactly why the Citizenship Amendment Act is unconstitutional and also highlights some of the darker history of the Indian Constitution.
