Monday November 18 2024
Travel 

Mahayuti in Maharashtra: Friends with benefits

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Good Reads

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

Good Reads
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The Quiz

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

The Quiz
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Smart and Curious

Battle like a Gladiator, how old are bras really and why tap water is better to drink.

Smart & Curious
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US prosecutors file bribery charges against Adani

November 21 2024

Aaj ki taaza khabar includes a bombshell Adani indictment and plastic ‘greenwashing’.

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Enforcement Directorate targets Amazon & Flipkart 

November 20 2024

Aaj ki taaza khabar includes ED raids on Amazon & Flipkart and AI’s training problems.

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Biden’s hail mary on Ukraine

November 19 2024

Aaj ki taaza khabar includes Biden’s hail mary on Ukraine and PM Modi visits Guyana.

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Coming in 2100: A 2.7°C temperature spike

November 18 2024

Aaj ki bhayanak khabar includes fresh Manipur horrors and a 2.7°C warning for humanity.

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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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Saturday November 16 2024

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Turkish delight: A culinary guide to Istanbul 

Turkish delight: A culinary guide to Istanbul

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Culture

Images of secret spaces in India and Pakistan back in the 1950s.

The new borns: India & Pakistan
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Listen

Narendra Kusnur offers a pop culture guide to the greatest tenors—and their pop music gems.

The wild, wonderful world of opera
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Read

We pick the best new book releases for your reading pleasure.

We recommend: The best new book releases
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Watch

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

We recommend: The best new movies and TV series
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Rock me Amadeus: Classical tunes for the big screen

Listen

The greatest hits of Western classical music and their Hollywood—and in some cases, Bollywood—incarnations.

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Hands that speak: A guide to Buddhist mudras

Culture

We see images of mudras all around us—but few of us know what they mean.

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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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Pucker up: Your guide to luscious lips

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An excellent lip-care regime that’s way more than just lip balm.

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Big edition: Empire Falls

November 11 2024

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

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Big edition: Countdown to Chaos

November 4 2024

Part one of our series this week covering the inexplicably tightly contested US election.

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Big edition: A More Marvelous Multiverse

October 30 2024

The great Indian epic has spawned a multitude of universes, with diverse plots and spinoffs.

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Big edition: Fake Bombs Away!

October 21 2024

The Indian aviation industry has been upended by a flood of fake bomb threats.

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