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A good guide to Almaty aka the “other Switzerland” 

A good guide to Almaty aka the “other Switzerland”

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We recommend: The best new book releases

June 14 2025

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

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Found in translation: A v. good list of Kannada lit

June 7 2025

Discover wonderful tales of caste and queerness, myth and memory, love and alienation.

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Tabletop travel: A wonderful list of photo books

May 31 2025

Travel through the pages with this exciting list of photo books.

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We recommend: The best new book releases

May 24 2025

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

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The un-tourist’s guide to Europe: Vienna

May 10 2025

Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan offers a culture vulture guide to Vienna.

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The un-tourist’s guide to Europe: Rome

April 5 2025

Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan has all you need to know to wander the piazzas like a Roman.

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A Kangra guide: Get thee to a Tibetan nunnery

March 8 2025

Treks, pottery, Tibetan thalis, cricket and even indie cinema. Kangra has it all.

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The un-tourist’s guide to Europe: Berlin

February 22 2025

Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan offers an insider guide to Berlin—the first in a fab new ‘un-tourist’ series.

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We recommend: The best new movies and TV series

June 14 2025

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

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We recommend: The best new movies and TV series

June 7 2025

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

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We recommend: The best new movies and TV series

May 31 2025

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

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We recommend: The best new movies and TV series

May 24 2025

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

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Throwback soundtrack: Is classical music staging a comeback?

June 14 2025

Classical music seems to be having a moment from ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ to ‘Four Seasons’.

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We recommend: The best new global music

June 7 2025

The splainer team curates the best new global beats of the past month.

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Commute companion: A drive time playlist

May 31 2025

Our drive time playlist that combines eclectic music and intriguing podcasts.

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We recommend: The perfect pool party playlist

May 24 2025

Definitive list of pool party bops—from iconic to K-pop.

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

June 14 2025

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

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Ace the base: A list of foundations, skin tints, concealers and more

May 24 2025

Tried and tested base makeup recommendations from the splainer fam.

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Just bag this: Eye candy for your arm

February 22 2025

A good-looking, hardy handbag (or wallet) is hard to come by. Happily we have a tried and tested list for you.

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Kings of condiments: Handy list of masalas & pastes

January 25 2025

An excellent list of premixes, masalas, and pastes that will make you a culinary queen/king.

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Big edition: Trump Bombs Iran

June 23 2025

Seven B-52 stealth bombers pounded three nuclear plants in Iran. We look at possible outcomes.

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Big edition: Bombs Away!

June 16 2025

Netanyahu targets Iran next—claims Tehran was close to nine nukes.

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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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