Reading List by Rochelle Dsouza - Year 2026 - 27th May

Hi 

Sharing this week’s list of 20 articles, short stories and informative videos

1. https://www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/05/granta-ai-fiction-book-scandal-changes-everything/687243/?gift=2DPnH7-w5PunRuGFjgT5W9vIpwPtceH57qTnCxj4xI0&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign

2. https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/5/24/what-to-know-about-cape-verde-at-world-cup-2026

3. https://aeon.co/essays/why-we-need-to-think-again-about-ecosystem-failure

4. https://www.noemamag.com/to-understand-ai-think-like-a-dragonfly/

5. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psychedelics-to-the-rescue/202605/the-architecture-of-healing-neuroplastogens-explained

6. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/25/the-guardian-view-on-lenient-sentences-for-teenage-survivors-deserve-more-from-the-justice-system

7. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/melting-mountain-ice-is-bringing-ancient-secrets-to-the-surface-archaeologists-are-racing-to-find-the-artifacts-before-theyre-lost-to-time-180988777/

8. https://www.artforum.com/columns/problems-of-criticism-xi-harmon-siegel-1234747381/

9. https://www.historytoday.com/archive/head-head/what-factor-has-most-shaped-australian-history

10. https://nautil.us/this-toothless-beaked-crocodile-ancestor-walked-on-two-legs-1281266

11. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/which-problems-will-quantum-computers-solve-and-when/

12. https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/opposition-to-wealth-taxes-rests-on-a-flawed-assumption-by-teresa-ghilarducci-2026-05

13. https://aeon.co/essays/the-power-imbalance-between-parent-and-child-leaves-a-trace

14. https://daily.jstor.org/why-care-matters-more-than-work/

15. https://daily.jstor.org/understanding-the-power-of-power-ballads/

16. https://philosophynow.org/issues/173/The_Prayer_the_Machine_Cannot_Pray

17. https://thewalrus.ca/the-stress-of-elite-chess-is-wearing-down-the-games-champions

18. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-realities-of-refugee-screening/202605/do-headphones-make-us-feel-more-focused

19. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/27/how-the-plastic-bottle-cap-became-a-parable-for-the-value-of-eu-regulation

20. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-4500-year-old-neolithic-hall-replica-rises-at-stonehenge-as-archaeologists-and-volunteers-build-with-prehistoric-tools-and-techniques-180988806/

Short stories

1. https://americanliterature.com/author/guy-de-maupassant/short-story/a-coup-detat

2. https://americanliterature.com/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/book/the-beautiful-and-damned/summary

Informative videos 

1. The problem with streaming — and the case for physical media  https://www.ted.com/talks/tom_rizzuto_the_problem_with_streaming_and_the_case_for_physical_media

2. How modern audiences can talk about aging art https://www.ted.com/talks/margaret_hall_how_modern_audiences_can_talk_about_aging_art

Happy Reading