Be a Woman Once, Oh Lord!

Saturday April 26 2025

the advisory

Culture

Be a Woman Once, Oh Lord!

The betel bags were once accessories made of ornate, embroidered silk—the ultimate status symbol.

A list of crime thrillers with queer protagonists---including a mystery set in Namma Bengaluru.

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

A hybrid mix of tunes and podcasts that offer the pleasures of the car radio experience—except waaay better!

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

Netanyahu targets Iran next—claims Tehran was close to nine nukes.

ICE raids in LA spark protests, as Trump sends in the National Guard to clamp down.

Venice’s top architecture event opens with a rare, hopeful focus on climate resilience.