A list of good reads

• Ramachandra Guha in Scroll laments how India—far from a Vishwaguru—has become a Vishwa-bully in the governance of cricket around the world. 
• Axios examines why the era of the public apology is coming to an end.
• In the literary world, ‘romantasy’ is on the up—thanks to an entire generation of readers that grew up on Harry Potter. New York Times (login required) has more.
• Vogue India asks whether Indian authors now need to be social media influencers in order to secure cushy book deals.
• BBC News profiles the American teenagers looking at the work of fashion designers in Nigeria and Ghana to find the perfect prom dress. 
• Michael Marshall in Aeon says it’s time to rethink how we study life’s origins—as it emerged far earlier, and far quicker, than we once thought possible.
• Good Food Movement looks at how the growing demand for ‘healthy’ supplements like Omega-3 fatty acids threatens fish populations and the marine food web.
• Financial Times (splainer gift link) makes a case for neighbours mattering more than ever in the age of online loneliness.
• Wall Street Journal (splainer gift link) traces how Sydney Sweeney became the most talked-about woman in Hollywood.
• The Guardian provides an insiders’ view into the unsuccessful libel case filed by UK television actor Noel Clarke against the publication—after it reported on Clarke’s alleged sexual misconduct.