A list of New Year good reads
- Wall Street Journal (splainer gift link) reports on the “arrested development” of an “entire generation" of ‘elder’ Millennials aged between 30 and 40.
- According to The Economist (login required), experts now say ADHD is not a disorder—but a different way of being normal.
- TechRadar offers a guide to ‘prompt engineering’—the hottest job in AI.
- Aeon has a cool essay arguing that folktales are just like formal philosophy—startling us into rethinking our cherished values and views of the world.
- Chang Che in the New Yorker looks at Chinese historian Xiao Gongqin—who thought a strongman could build a bridge to democracy. But ahead of Trump’s second term, Xiao’s not so sure.
- In a tribute to Zakir Hussain, Scroll breaks down how the late tabla maestro helped bridge the North-South divide within India’s classical music scene.
- Sticking with remembrances, Mike McCahill in The Guardian explores the significance of Shyam Benegal’s films.
- BBC News has the perfect culture calendar for 2025, featuring plenty of upcoming releases to get excited about—be it Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s next novel or season three of ‘The White Lotus’.
- This one’s for the sports fans—The Guardian has ‘25 for 25’ big games and tournaments to get hyped for!
- From the US election to the Oscars, Vox revisits 24 predictions it had made in the past year—14 came true!
