A Russian love letter to colonial India

Saturday July 1 2023

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Culture

A Russian love letter to colonial India

90s kid Namrata Sunderesan tells us about her journey with cheese—with delicious recipes to boot.

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

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

A list of songs that help drummer Aarifah Rebello pick up her sticks.

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

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

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

In part two, we look at the mainstreaming of the Manosphere—and its spread to our shores.