Monday January 13 2025

The Jessica Lal murder: The politics of whiskey

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Good Reads

An excellent list of deep dives, features, and profiles from around the web.

A list of good reads

The Quiz

Say hello to splainer’s weekly quiz. Nope, it isn’t boring!

A list of puzzling questions

Smart and Curious

The iconic stripes of global warming, Japanese whiskey craze & Kennedy staged his own murder!?

A list of curious facts

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Big edition: Digging For Iron

February 3 2025

A recent study has uncovered iron artefacts from 5,300 years ago that suggest Tamil origins.

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Big edition: Deepsixing Silicon Valley

January 28 2025

This ‘amazing’ made-in-China model has far-reaching implications for US industry and hegemony.

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Big edition: Crossing (De)Limit

January 20 2025

In this two-part Big Story, we lay out the looming tryst with our demographic destiny.

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Big edition: Tourist Trap

January 6 2025

We take a closer look at the state of Indian tourism—and key facts lost in the heated debate.

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