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What I Read This Week
📍 India: What Actually Matters Right Now

Indian Christmas 2025: Memes vs Anti-Christian Violence | FrontLine Magazine

As Christmas memes go viral, anti-Christian violence in India surges. This piece examines Gen Z culture, religious persecution, and moral apathy—read beyond the reels.

frontline.thehindu.com/news/indian-christmas-anti-christian-violence/article70442531.ece

WhatsApp vigilantes in India are converting Christians by force | Rest of World [From the Archives]

How far-right Hindu nationalists use WhatsApp to target Christian families when they’re most vulnerable — by preventing them from burying their dead.

restofworld.org/2024/whatsapp-intimidation-forced-conversion-targets-christians-india

The story of an alternative newspaper in Karnataka | Caravan Magazine

The story of this alternative newspaper, defending its existence in a hostile political and media landscape, offers an insight into independent journalism in India outside English and Hindi media.

caravanmagazine.in/media/story-of-an-alternative-newspaper-in-karnataka

🌏 Globe: The Rest of the World, Unfiltered

Oldest continuous restaurant in the world celebrates its 300th anniversary

Recognized by Guinness World Records, this icon celebrates three centuries of uninterrupted history among legends, literature and traditional cuisine.

en.as.com/latest_news/oldest-continuous-restaurant-in-the-world-celebrates-its-300th-anniversary-f202512-n

The Ten Most Significant Science Stories of 2025, From Medical Breakthroughs to an Interstellar Visitor | Smithsonian Mag

All year long, these moments captivated the public, demonstrated dangerous trends, and pushed research and innovation forward

www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-ten-most-significant-science-stories-of-2025-from-medical-breakthroughs-to-an-interstellar-visitor-180987905

Anti-Palestinian Billionaires Can Now Control What TikTok Users See | The Intercept

Under the TikTok deal, its Chinese owners will sell U.S. operations to a group of pro-Israel billionaires eager to censor critical content.

theintercept.com/2025/12/21/tiktok-ellison-oracle-israel-gaza

Charlie Kirk’s Memory Is the Only Thing Uniting AmericaFest Attendees | NewlinesMag

Just three months after its founder's assassination, Turning Point USA is split over Israel, antisemitism, white nationalism — and Nicki Minaj

newlinesmag.com/reportage/charlie-kirks-memory-is-the-only-thing-uniting-americafest-attendees

The MAGA Battle Over the Epstein Files | NewlinesMag

Trump’s image as a warrior against supposed elite pedophile cabals now faces a unique threat

newlinesmag.com/reportage/the-maga-battle-over-the-epstein-files

The New York Times ignores an essential part of the Jeffrey Epstein story — Israel | Mondoweiss

The New York Times has published a major exposé purporting to explain how Jeffrey Epstein rose to the top of the financial and political world, but it ignores one key topic: Israel.

mondoweiss.net/2025/12/the-new-york-times-ignores-an-essential-part-of-the-jeffrey-epstein-story-israel

✍🏼 Writing + AI: Sharp Reads on Both

2025 was just a trailer. The real AI show will begin in 2026 | The Economic Times

AI will impact entry-level jobs, leading to societal shifts. Human-made content will gain value. India will become a voice-driven AI market with democratised compute access.

economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/2025-was-just-a-trailer-the-real-ai-show-will-begin-in-2026/articleshow/126107966.cms?from=mdr

Visions of 2050: Prominent media figures read the present—and predict the future | Columbia Journalism Review

We asked prominent media figures to read the present—and try to predict the future.

www.cjr.org/feature/visions-of-2050-roundtable-prominent-media-figures-lorenz-remnick-tucker-ben-smith-swisher-lemon-esther-wang.php

Writing the Future With Utopias | MIT Press

Literary utopias can provoke our critical faculties and open our minds to imaginative — and transformative — ideas.

thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/writing-the-future-with-literary-utopias/

📖 Books: On Deck and Worth the Hype

The Hindu’s 10 best books of 2025 | Fiction

Discover The Hindu's top 10 impactful fiction books of 2025, showcasing diverse narratives and compelling themes.

www.thehindu.com/books/best-fiction-books-2025-kiran-desai-rushdie-solvej-balle/article70410930.ece

The Hindu’s 10 best books of 2025 | Non-fiction

Discover The Hindu's top 10 non-fiction books of 2025, exploring themes of loss, hope, and societal challenges.

www.thehindu.com/books/best-nonfiction-books-2025-arundhati-roy-careless-people-kashmir-gaza/article70375993.ece

The Ten Best Books About Travel of 2025 | Smithsonian Mag

These top titles of the year conveniently bring the world and its many perspectives to us

www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-ten-best-books-about-travel-of-2025-180987811

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