Monday January 13 2025
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The Jessica Lal murder: The politics of whiskey

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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 list of puzzling questions
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Smart and Curious

The iconic stripes of global warming, Japanese whiskey craze & Kennedy staged his own murder!?

A list of curious facts
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Sexual abuse horror in Kerala

January 14 2025

Aaj ki taaza khabar includes sexual abuse horror in Kerala & Biden’s AI surprise for Nvidia.

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Sabse maha kumbh mela: A curtain-raiser

January 13 2025

Aaj ki taaza khabar includes the maha kumbh mela, and Meta's content-stealing strategy.

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The Gujarat Olympics model: Spend, spend, spend!

January 10 2025

Aaj ki taaza khabar includes pricey Gujarat Olympics model and China’s re-education camps.

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Rape allegations against Sam Altman

January 9 2025

Aaj ki taaza khabar includes rape allegations against Sam Altman and the LA wildfires.

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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 January 11 2025

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Pop X highbrow: The best classical crossovers 

Pop X highbrow: The best classical crossovers

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Culture

Skip the screen for the stage with these ten plays—featuring tales of totalitarianism and tenderness.

Drama time: An excellent calendar of plays
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Eat

Analina Sanyal introduces us to handia—a desi rice liquor a bit like soju or sake.

Say hello to handia: The rustic rice liquor    
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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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Holiday gift pairings to delight your heart!

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The Souk team’s holiday gift guide offers a twist on the usual, ho-hum holiday fare.

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Forget Mariah Carey: A guide to vintage X-mas carols

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Narendra Kusnur offers a festive dive into Christmas carols—and their unusual origin stories.

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Home and away: A holiday reading list

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

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Gujarati pulp fiction: Return of the bar dancer

Culture

A bar dancer-turned-housemaid is tempted into joining a dance class.

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Big edition: Tourist Trap

January 6 2025

We take a closer look at the state of Indian tourism—and key facts lost in the heated debate.

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Big edition: Crash Landing

January 2 2025

The Jeju crash claimed 179 lives. It is among the worst aviation disasters in Korean history.

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Big edition: Property Matters

December 16 2024

The first great political firefight of 2025 will centre on the Muslim tradition of donating property to God.

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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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