Tuesday January 11 2022

Game, Set… Match?

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Sanity Break #1

The great Sidney Poitier recently passed away at the age of 94. Did you know he spoke with a thick Bahamian accent and was illiterate—an aspiring actor not able to read a script! Watch him tear up in gratitude for the person who taught him to read: an elderly Jewish waiter who showed kindness to an immigrant busboy.

Sidney Poitier on how he learnt to read

Headlines that matter

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

Headlines That Matter

Sanity Break #2

The underwater photography of visual artist Christy Lee Rogers is every bit as gorgeous as Baroque paintings of the likes of Carvaggio, Rubens et al.

‘Muses’ by Christy Lee Rogers

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

August 18 2025

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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