Tuesday October 12 2021

Unholy Terror

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Sanity Break #1

This is a moving clip from a 30-minute documentary titled ‘Filmisthaan’ by director Yasmin Kidwai. Yes, the film is a self-congratulatory tribute that features the who’s who of Bollywood. But there is also a great truth in this clip—where scriptwriter Rumi Jaffrey explains how this artificial world offers a priceless space to imagine the best version of ourselves as Indians.

A clip from ‘Filmisthaan’

Headlines that matter

Check out this edition for the most important stories from around the world today!

Headlines That Matter

Sanity Break #2

This is one of the lovely images in Kitty Wolf’s project titled ‘Boys Can Be Princesses Too’—where she takes photos of boys alongside adult princess performers.

‘Boys Can Be Princesses Too’

Smart & Curious

Here’s a list of intriguing things to pique your interest and wonder at our weird, wacky world.

Smart & Curious

Feel Good Place

Need an immediate pick-me-up? We have you covered! From hilarious animal clips to stuff that’ll make you go “lol why?!”, we have all you need to keep you sane on even your worst hair day.

Feel Good Place

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Big edition: Greatest Hits Album

August 25 2025

The splainer team, past and present, picked the Big Stories we most loved and are proud of.

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Big edition: Invisible India

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The declining number of foreign tourists has caused panic. The boa constrictor in the room? Smog.

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Big edition: Whose Hero Is It Anyway?

August 11 2025

We cut through mythmaking around the man who presided over the not-so ‘golden age of Tamils’.

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Big edition: Russian Bear in the Room

August 4 2025

We can’t afford to give up Russian oil or weapons without enduring some serious self-harm.

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