Reading List by Rochelle Dsouza - Year 2025 - 29th December

Hi 

As we reach the end of 2025, I hope these reading lists have helped to enjoy reading a little more and for those who struggle to find what to read, these have provided interesting sources to read from 

Wishing you and your loved ones a Happy New Year and the joy of reading and discovering new things 

Sharing this week’s list of 20 articles - the last one of the year 

1. https://worksinprogress.co/issue/were-classical-statues-painted-horribly/

2. https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/when-story-loses-the-plot/

3. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/23/smartphones-photos-filters-pictures-software

4. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/12/19/norways-green-transition-is-putting-sami-culture-at-risk

5. https://aeon.co/essays/why-one-branch-on-the-human-family-tree-replaced-all-the-others

6. https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdurot/2025/12/22/why-there-are-suddenly-so-many-self-made-billionaires-under-30/

7. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/talking-about-trauma/202512/politics-is-taking-a-toll-on-peoples-well-being

8. https://daily.jstor.org/a-war-on-street-music-in-nyc/

9. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/denmarks-postal-service-is-about-to-stop-delivering-physical-letters-after-400-years-180987918/

10. https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-sinister-origins-of-americas-anti-litter-movement

11. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/asia/how-china-carved-myanmar

12. https://philosophynow.org/issues/171/Hedonic_Treadmills_in_the_Vale_of_Tears

13. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ataraxia/202512/how-to-be-perfectly-moral

14. https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2025/12/christmas-time-is-for-murder

15. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/28/the-guardian-view-on-the-new-space-race-humanity-risks-exporting-its-old-politics-to-the-moon

16. https://aeon.co/essays/who-should-decide-the-role-of-ai-in-the-future-of-medicine

17. https://daily.jstor.org/marriage-and-the-maiden-name/

18. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/consumer-psychology/202512/whats-in-an-exclamation-mark

19. https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/young-people-are-demanding-future-worth-living-by-ngaire-woods-2025-12

20. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/01/jollibee-fried-chicken-american-fast-food/684949/

Happy Reading