Pop X highbrow: The best classical crossovers

Saturday January 11 2025

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Pop X highbrow: The best classical crossovers

Skip the screen for the stage with these ten plays—featuring tales of totalitarianism and tenderness.

Analina Sanyal introduces us to handia—a desi rice liquor a bit like soju or sake.

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.

Beijing’s victory should be a strategic wakeup call. Our greatest nemesis is not Islamabad.

In part one, we look at the deeper story of the India-Pakistan war—the weapons each side used.

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.