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Some off beat reads for the weekend:

The gambler who made Billions on the horse races (Bloomberg)

How Ferrero Rocher became a status symbol for immigrant families (Thrillist)

On Facebook’s struggles to contain Hate speech (SCMP)

The ‘Strongman Era’ is here (Ian Bremmer)

The extra ordinary Sukumar Sen (BI)

Murder at the Alcatraz (Atavist)

The mystery of the Killer Vacation (GQ)

The Iran deal is absurd (Atlantic)

The rise of Russia’s neo-Nazi hooligans (Guardian)

An assassination in Malaysia (ATimes)

Spoof: N Korea & S Korea team up to invade Italy (Onion)

What do you know about tragedy? (J Mathrubootham)

Indian Summer as a traveller’s tale (Open)

Reviving the art of watch making in Bengaluru (Qz)

Surat’s forgotten cemeteries (Wire)

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Why we should bulldoze the Business School (Guardian)

Real estate lobby rules Karnataka politics (Swarajya)

An embarrassment of saffron riches (Open)

10 Bullets for Karnataka (Media Crooks)

The IPS officer responsible for Asaram’s conviction (BI)

The downfall of Bill Cosby (Atlantic)

Japan’s Rent-a-Family Industry (New Yorker)

Why Swaziland is now Kingdom of eSwatini (Smithsonian)

How death stalks policemen in Quetta (Dawn)

On getting weight reduction surgery (Medium)

Why Araku Valley is the Ooty of Andhra Pradesh (NatGeo)

The Secret Diary of a Saas-Bahu writer (Arre)

Are you playing games with Mr.Mathrubootham? (J Mathrubootham)

Painter to the King (Granta)

Crazy Marathons (Mint)

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

How to get rich quick in Silicon Valley (Guardian)

Ambedkar on Gandhi (Swarajya)

How united is the front against Modi? (Open)

Too many men (Washington Post)

Who killed Tolstoy? (Granta)

Inside Rex Tillerson’s ouster (New Yorker)

Tiger Farms in Laos (SCMP)

Is the Japanese Yakuza headed for extinction? (ATimes)

Twists in the Football World Cup Tale (Mint)

In Photos: India’s most luxurious trains (BI)

On being accused as a Soviet Spy (J Mathrubootham)

Mumbai meri jaan (Arre)

Meet the wolves on Instagram (Guardian)

The best new shows on Netflix (HP)

Spoof: Tips for travelling solo (The Onion)

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Israel & Iran headed for war in Syria (Atlantic)

The demise of the nation state (Rana Dasgupta)

Target : Journalist (Intercept)

How Netherlands feeds the world (NatGeo)

Hindutva politics in Dakshsina Kannada (Open)

The murder that shook Iceland (Guardian)

Rohingyas Vs Bangladeshis (Caravan)

Did drinking give me breast cancer? (Mother Jones)

A new face of Piyush Goyal (Gossip Guru)

Lalu’s chickens (Media Crooks)

7 lesser known facts about Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (HP)

Calcutta Food Trail (Nat Geo)

4 Types of Momsplains (Arre)

On wasting time in Clubs (J Mathrubootham)

Road Trip: AP & Telangana (TeamBHP)

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

The 50,000 Crores over invoicing scam (Caravan)

When will Britain face up to its crimes against humanity (Guardian)

The ISIS Files (NYTimes)

China’s debt time bomb (ATimes)

The Nintendo King and the mid-life crisis (Wired)

Interview with the Saudi Crown Prince (Atlantic)

Cricket : The Nationalist Game (Shashi Tharoor)

The end of our montage (Sudhir Mishra)

Salman Khan’s conviction is a victory to be proud of (Swati Thiyagarajan)

The broken dreams of Nitish Kumar (Gossip Guru)

Travelogue: Hawaii (Team BHP)

Country means we must adjust, no?  (J Mathrubootham)

The misery of my miscarriage (Kohl Girl)

Singapore Diary (Outlook India)

10 things that happen if you walk everyday (Brightside)