Issue 1 19 pieces
The week of 29 April 2026
Chosen by Vinay Kambipura
Chosen by hand by the editor, not by a rule. Each piece shows its title, outlet and date, with a link to the publisher’s own page, and the editor’s note. Nothing else comes from the publisher. Owners are Huduku’s facts, each with its source.
My readings this week covering mostly AI
These are picks from by bookmarked pages. Some are from ten years ago which I read again. Browsing through my bookmarks gave me tour of my own journey with reading and discovery. A wild internet search driven through curiosity is what gave me these interesting essays, articles and videos. The internet before the era of social media was a space of random discovery. Just sitting and searching random things in Google search gave us abundant knowledge and experience. It gave us a thrill of discovering new things. This edition is dedicated to the old internet. Hope you enjoy reading it.
— Vinay Kambipura
This week
AI Chatbots: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
John Oliver doesn't hesitate to call out bullshit. — Vinay Kambipura
A Society Built Around Caste Cannot Be Reformed Into Equality - The Wire
Anand Teltumbde gives us insights about contemporary Indian society that no one else can provide. — Vinay Kambipura
The Social Edge of Intelligence - The Ideas Letter
Must read to understand the debates surrounding AI driven work efficiency and intelligence. — Vinay Kambipura
We’ll soon find out what is truly special about human writing
This takes us back to the philosophical debate about the relationship between language and meaning. — Vinay Kambipura
Owner: Aeon Media Group Ltd (source)
Essays & Articles
Old reads fetched from my Bookmarks.
The Internet still doesn't exist. — Vinay Kambipura
Owner: The Baffler Foundation (source)
The editor’s record of what The Baffler’s own page says: some pieces are for subscribers. Checked 4 Oct 2026.
'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' Genealogy: What You Don't Know
Such an investigation is warranted to thousands of similar thefts. — Vinay Kambipura
Read if you are a fan of Christopher Nolan. — Vinay Kambipura
This is essential if you are teaching poetry in a classroom. — Vinay Kambipura
Seymour M. Hersh · The Killing of Osama bin Laden
All other news outlets refused to publish. A literary magazine was up for the job. — Vinay Kambipura
Owner: LRB Limited (source)
The editor’s record of what London Review of Books’s own page says: some pieces are for subscribers. Checked 4 Oct 2026.
Youtube Videos
Youtube was a great source of discovery. These are some videos I found from my Bookmarks.
Devanur Mahadev and Dae Soon Bom interview, Fall 1989
The difficulty in translating Devanuru Mahadeva's responses is the same difficulty one encounters in translating his literary works. It is a limit imposed by the specificity of our experiences. — Vinay Kambipura
The Controversial Qawwali - Halka Halka by Tahir Qawwal & Party
Guided tour of a Qawwali. — Vinay Kambipura
Graham Chapman's Eulogy by John Cleese
The dead Graham Chapman speaks through John Cleese. Watch Monty Python and come back to this. — Vinay Kambipura
John Berger and Susan Sontag To Tell A Story 1983
Interviews need to be like this. — Vinay Kambipura
Kieslowski - Cinema Lesson in Rouge
Every word of Kieslowski is to be understood through an image. — Vinay Kambipura
Books
Books that could I recollect while browsing through my Bookmarks.
A Lover's Discourse: Fragments
Love can only be understood through textual analysis. — Vinay Kambipura
The 'good soldier' is the anarchist for our times. — Vinay Kambipura
If you have ever pitied, you will discover something about yourself. — Vinay Kambipura
The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the …
To understand politics, violence and imagination. — Vinay Kambipura
Looking at Philosophy: The Unbearable Heaviness of Phil…
My first introduction to reading Philosophy. My professor handed this book to me when I was going through an existential crisis. — Vinay Kambipura