Each week, we share the top five articles that caught our attention. Here are your must-reads, published here and abroad, for the week of October 22nd 2018.
How the chile pepper took over the world
Until 500 years ago, the spice as we know it was confined to Central and South America. Journalist Matt Gross travels to Jamaica, Hungary, and Thailand to uncover how that heat wave came, saw, and conquered.
→ Read it on Medium
A history of radical objects
From the liberty cap to the pussy hat, artist and lecturer Marion Coutts explains how subversives through the ages have expressed dissent.
→ Read it on 1843 Magazine
Human language goes Gmail
Gmail’s “smart reply” features offers three options in a choose-your-own-adventure game at the bottom of your received emails. Automated communication is not new, but it’s starting to get more efficient… and is slowly influencing the human lexicon.
→ Read it on The Baffler
The dead celebrity hologram industry
It’s been six years since Tupac Shakur (who died in 1996) appeared on stage at Coachella to perform alongside Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. Hollywood is now preparing for Amy Winehouse’s 2019 tour.
→ Read it on Vox
The enduring appeal of Oscar the Grouch
The curmudgeonly nature, constant kvetching and dirty, matted green fur of Sesame Street’s most famous grouch only make him all the more endearing to his admirers.
→ Read it on The New York Times
In your earbuds: Bruce Lee
Join Bruce Lee’s daughter Shannon Lee and culture analyst Sharon Ann Lee for a conversation about the life and philosophy of Bruce Lee. Each episode will dig deep into Bruce’s wisdom to provide guidance on how to cultivate our truest selves.
→ Listen to it on Bruce Lee
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