Saturday June 7 2025

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Drinking Chi: A brew for all seasons 

Drinking Chi: A brew for all seasons 

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Culture

A diverse list of plays to check out across cities—including treats for the kids. as well.

Drama time: An excellent calendar of plays

Read

Discover wonderful tales of caste and queerness, myth and memory, love and alienation.

Found in translation: A v. good list of Kannada lit

Watch

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

We recommend: The best new movies and TV series

Listen

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

We recommend: The best new global music

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Big edition: Splainer's Sliding Doors

July 14 2025

Splainer’s news edition will shut down on August 29. Editor/founder Lakshmi Chaudhry explains why.

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Big edition: Welcome to Souk

July 7 2025

Next week, splainer launches Souk—a marketplace of wonderful products worth your time and money.

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Big edition: Black (Un)Box

June 30 2025

A detailed New York Times investigation uncovers more answers than Indian agencies.

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Big edition: Trump Bombs Iran

June 23 2025

Seven B-52 stealth bombers pounded three nuclear plants in Iran. We look at possible outcomes.

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