Monday May 19 2025
Culture 

How China won the India-Pakistan war

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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

Tombstones for Roman pets, GoT armour made in India and belly-proud seals

A list of curious facts
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A jaw-dropping admission in Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest

May 20 2025

Aaj ki khabar includes warrant-less arrests of US immigrants and ‘post facto’ enviro clearances.

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Postwar madness at Ashoka: The arrest of Ali Khan Mahmudabad

May 19 2025

Aaj ki khabar includes postwar madness at Ashoka and New Delhi’s travel plan via Myanmar.

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Donald does the Middle East: An Indian horror show

May 16 2025

Aaj ki khabar includes Trump’s Middle East tour-turned-horror-show and Orcas in Iceland.

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Cannes 2025: Enough with the ‘naked dressing’!

May 15 2025

Aaj ki khabar includes no more ‘naked dressing’ at Cannes and New Delhi’s tariff war slapback.

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A heatwave in India: Who pays?

The Big Story

What does it mean to live—or die—in ‘extreme heat’—when you’re poor?

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Smart & Curious

Smart and Curious

The Portuguese Banksy, a cool spray-on sneaker, and Coppola’s hotel for filmmakers.

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The hidden energy cost of AI

The Big Story

The rise of AI has come with high energy consumption. Can sustainability and innovation go hand in hand?

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Smart & Curious

Smart and Curious

Hollywood’s fave shooting locations, world’s tallest bike, and female gamers in India.

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Saturday May 17 2025

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Combat culture: An Indian history of martial arts 

Combat culture: An Indian history of martial arts

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Read

A great list reading that cuts through the fog of war and propaganda.

Footnotes to a ceasefire
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Cook

Family recipes that make for a great kid-friendly meal.

Feed that child: Family recipes
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Listen

From Haydn to jazz riffs, music kids will love.

Get ‘em young: A child’s guide to classical music
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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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Beating a retreat: Five hill stations to discover

Travel

Five hill stations with the promise of discovery—no tourist traps included.

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If you’re curious about opera+metal, you will love this…

Listen

Discover the magical madness created by the collab of heavy music with opera.

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A royal affair: Ancient adornments and bespoke bijoux 

Culture

Royalty, colonialism and craftsmanship are intrinsic to the long and violent history of jewellery in India.

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A poppin’ list of pop culture reads

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Delicious reads on everything from rom-coms to mix tapes and the ‘IKEA effect’.

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Big edition: Drones of War

May 12 2025

In part one, we look at the deeper story of the India-Pakistan war—the weapons each side used.

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Big edition: Adani Takes Mumbai

May 5 2025

How a billionaire gained control over a city’s real estate—under the guise of slum redevelopment.

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Big edition: Rivers of Rage

April 28 2025

India has suspended the Indus Water Treaty and threatened to disrupt Pakistan’s water supply.

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Big edition: Sign of Alien Life

April 21 2025

New data suggests a distant planet may host alien life—but is the biosignature a load of bs?

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