Monday June 16 2025
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Bibi bombs Iran: Master stroke or armageddon?

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Good Reads

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

A list of good reads

The Quiz

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

A list of puzzling questions

Smart and Curious

Brazil’s life-like baby doll obsession, water sommeliers, and Pitbull fans looking the same.

A list of curious fads

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Israel vs Iran: The geopolitical state of play

June 17 2025

Aaj ki khabar includes geopolitics of the ME horror show and another bad omen for ad agencies.

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The Air India crash: What we know now

June 16 2025

Aaj ki khabar includes an update on the Air India crash and plastic that dissolves.

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Dreamliner crash in Ahmedabad: Everything we know

June 13 2025

Aaj ki khabar includes the Air India crash in Ahmedabad and our Club World Cup curtain raiser.

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Tale of two toxic spills: A Kerala story

June 12 2025

Aaj ki khabar includes toxic spills in Kerala and “forced labour” in a sexual wellness company.

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Assisted evolution: When humans play God

The Big Story

Scientists are trying to alter the evolutionary course of animals—so they can survive it.

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Smart & Curious

Smart and Curious

The rare and elusive white moose, binding books with human skin & a fake social media app.

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Deconstructing the ‘epidemic of loneliness’

The Big Story

How do we measure and define loneliness? The answers aren’t very straightforward.

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Smart & Curious

Smart and Curious

A space garbage truck, Ayatollah Khomeini’s Indian origins & Chinese company’s ‘unhappy leave’.

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Saturday June 14 2025

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Throwback soundtrack: Is classical music staging a comeback?

Throwback soundtrack: Is classical music staging a comeback?

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Buy

A fine list of teas and tisanes—served with very useful brewing tips.

The tea drop: The best loose leaf, blends & tisanes

Read

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

We recommend: The best new book releases

Watch

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

We recommend: The best new movies and TV series

Culture

In this excerpt, Sudha Tumbe recounts learning Korean in ‘Mind Your Language’-style in Seoul.

Mind your Korean: Language classes in Seoul

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An illustrated history of manuscript paintings

Culture

Part one of MAP Academy’s series on the exquisite art of manuscript painting.

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Thaals, thaalis and theories

Eat

Food sequencing—a traditional science or modern myth? Explore the logic of the humble thaali.

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Hidden gems: Underrated Coke Studio performances

Listen

First.wav curates awesome, lesser-known Coke Studio performances for you to discover.

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Wanted: Good grooming for guys

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An essential list of self-care for men.

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Big edition: ICE(d) Out in LA

June 9 2025

ICE raids in LA spark protests, as Trump sends in the National Guard to clamp down.

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Big edition: Architecture of the World

June 2 2025

Venice’s top architecture event opens with a rare, hopeful focus on climate resilience.

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Big edition: Code Red

May 26 2025

Born of first-world problems, Indian IT made money—now AI does the grunt work. What’s next?

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Big edition: Red Dragon Rising

May 19 2025

Beijing’s victory should be a strategic wakeup call. Our greatest nemesis is not Islamabad.

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