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Lapis de Goa: Fashion accessory that heals 

Lapis de Goa: Fashion accessory that heals

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We recommend: The best new book releases

July 5 2025

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

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Binge reads: Books with 150 pages or less

June 21 2025

A great list of little books, across genres to conquer in a single sitting or two.

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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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A good guide to Almaty aka the “other Switzerland”

June 21 2025

A guide to the 'Switzerland of Central Asia' which offers way more than scenery.

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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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We recommend: The best new movies and TV series

July 5 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 28 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 21 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 14 2025

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

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A pop culture guide to Brand Mozart

July 5 2025

Mozart—the man and his music—has been used to sell pretty much everything.

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We recommend: Podcasts for science nerds

June 28 2025

A fascinating list of science podcasts by the splainer team.

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Killer Hollywood soundtracks: ‘80s and up

June 21 2025

Forgotten gems from 80s and 90s Hollywood movie soundtracks.

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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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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: Splainer's Sliding Doors

July 14 2025

Splainer’s news edition will shut down on August 29. Editor/founder Lakshmi Chaudhry explains why.

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Big edition: Welcome to Souk

July 7 2025

Next week, splainer launches Souk—a marketplace of wonderful products worth your time and money.

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Big edition: Black (Un)Box

June 30 2025

A detailed New York Times investigation uncovers more answers than Indian agencies.

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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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