Friday December 20 2024

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Holiday gift pairings to delight your heart! 

Holiday gift pairings to delight your heart!

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Art

The gorgeous eye candy that Christianity has gifted to Indian culture.

An Indian art history of Christmas
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Read

Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan curates the ultimate reading list for long breaks.

Home and away: A holiday reading list
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Watch

Here’s the splainer team’s recommended list of new releases to binge-watch. Plus the team’s favs.

We recommend: The best new movies and TV series
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Listen

An excellent NYE playlist that has you covered from pregame to after-party winding down.

Song for every moment: A NYE playlist
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Elite US colleges accused of… elitism! 

December 19 2024

Aaj ki taaza khabar includes elitist US colleges and R Ashwin’s surprise googly.

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Conor McGregor aur Ambanis ki horror jodi

December 18 2024

Aaj ki taaza khabar includes the BJP's ONOE bill and McGregor-Ambani ki horror jodi.

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A brewing battle over Nehru’s letters

December 17 2024

Aaj ki taaza khabar includes a battle over Nehru’s letters and Germany heading for elections.

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Farewell, Zakir Hussain

December 16 2024

Aaj ki taaza khabar includes the demise of Zakir Hussain and tech titans' AI smackdown.

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Traversing India: A very good list of travel writing

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Chintan’s selection of Indian travel writing uncovers offbeat destinations, hidden gems and culinary trails.

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The other Goa: 48 hours in Panjim

Travel

Poulomi Das offers a guide to the other Goa—far from the madding crowds of the usual beach bars.

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We recommend: The best heartbreak songs

Listen

The ultimate crowdsourced list of anthems for the broken heart.

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Attention, Secret Santas: Here’s the bestest buying guide

Buy

This holiday guide is a sneak peek of Souk—the next, most amazing thing from splainer.

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Monday December 16 2024
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      A great war over waqf

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Good Reads

An excellent list of deep dives, features, and profiles from around the web.

A list of good reads
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The Quiz

Say hello to splainer’s weekly quiz. Nope, it isn’t boring!

A holiday list of puzzling questions: A bumper edition
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Smart and Curious

Chinese Columbus' voyages, the world’s largest aircraft, and global driving etiquette quirks.

A list of curious facts
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Donald Trump II: End of Pax Americana?

The Big Story

It’s the ‘Day After’ the Trump victory—and time for the rest of the world to take stock.

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Smart & Curious

Smart and Curious

Santa Fe’s own Dussehra, Michelangelo painting breast cancer & Moschino’s celery bag.

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‘Made in Italy’: A sweatshop story

The Big Story

If you're a luxury brand, why opt for sweatshops in Bangladesh when you have them in Milan?

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Smart & Curious

Smart and Curious

Eco-furniture from tennis balls, professional wedding wreckers & trauma candy salad.

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Big edition: Damascus Falling

December 9 2024

The Middle East is in turmoil once again—this time due to the startling fall of Assad.

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Big edition: Vlad the Great

December 2 2024

Georgia is in uproar with a rigged national election and a government moving away from the EU.

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Big edition: Groundhog Winter

November 25 2024

We know Delhi’s air is toxic. We even know the reasons why. But two great mysteries remain.

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Big edition: Mahayudh in Maharashtra

November 18 2024

Maharashtra is a must-win for the BJP-led Mahayuti—but deposed MVA is desperate for revenge.

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