Some interesting off beat reads for the weekend:
K Klutch Klan -How Tamil Nadu was turned into a family estate (Tehelka)
Merc is worship (Open)
Pune maybe India’s grumpiest city (Caravan)
Rapes won’t stop this way (Newslaundry)
How online romance is threatening monogamy (Atlantic)
A pickpocket’s tale (NewYorker)
The 10 craziest things employees tried to expense last year (Businessweek)
How the tree frog has redefined our view of biology (Smithsonian)
Obesity and health (Economist)
How heirs of Mao’s comrades consolidated unimaginable wealth in China (Bloomberg)
Dish Network, the meanest company in America (BusinessWeek)
Don’t stop running (TheAwl)
How much Tech can one city take? (SanFrancisco)
Best bargain adventure holidays in 2013 (Guardian)
Regressive narratives (GreatBong)
Unscripted encounters with Dibakar Banerjee (Caravan)
How UPS moves 2000 packages every 17 seconds (Engadget)
The bluffer’s guide to Tequila (GQIndia)
Car Review: BMW M5 (TeamBHP)
An old woman and her dogs (JaiArjun)