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An excellent list of deep dives, features, and profiles from around the web.
Say hello to splainer’s weekly quiz. Nope, it isn’t boring!
Brazil’s life-like baby doll obsession, water sommeliers, and Pitbull fans looking the same.
Aaj ki khabar includes geopolitics of the ME horror show and another bad omen for ad agencies.
Aaj ki khabar includes an update on the Air India crash and plastic that dissolves.
Aaj ki khabar includes the Air India crash in Ahmedabad and our Club World Cup curtain raiser.
Aaj ki khabar includes toxic spills in Kerala and “forced labour” in a sexual wellness company.
Scientists are trying to alter the evolutionary course of animals—so they can survive it.
The rare and elusive white moose, binding books with human skin & a fake social media app.
How do we measure and define loneliness? The answers aren’t very straightforward.
A space garbage truck, Ayatollah Khomeini’s Indian origins & Chinese company’s ‘unhappy leave’.
Throwback soundtrack: Is classical music staging a comeback?
A fine list of teas and tisanes—served with very useful brewing tips.
We pick the best new book releases for your reading pleasure.
Here’s the splainer team’s recommended list of new releases to binge-watch.
In this excerpt, Sudha Tumbe recounts learning Korean in ‘Mind Your Language’-style in Seoul.
Part one of MAP Academy’s series on the exquisite art of manuscript painting.
Food sequencing—a traditional science or modern myth? Explore the logic of the humble thaali.
First.wav curates awesome, lesser-known Coke Studio performances for you to discover.
An essential list of self-care for men.
ICE raids in LA spark protests, as Trump sends in the National Guard to clamp down.
Venice’s top architecture event opens with a rare, hopeful focus on climate resilience.
Born of first-world problems, Indian IT made money—now AI does the grunt work. What’s next?
Beijing’s victory should be a strategic wakeup call. Our greatest nemesis is not Islamabad.