Book of Romance

Saturday March 1 2025

the advisory

Culture

Lalla Rookh: A colonial fantasy of Mughal romance

Priya Mani traces our beloved barfi from mawa to the starring role of condensed milk

A list of plays about the dreams of those who hope to be more than they're told to be

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

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

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.