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Japanese macabre: A reading list

Japanese macabre: A reading list

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Eat

A morning Khasi meal in Shillong, from First Bite, a new book about Indian breakfast.

The ja-and-sha breakfast experience

Art

The Heritage Lab highlights lesser known Lucknow photographers from the 19th century.

The forgotten photographers of Lucknow

Watch

Here’s the splainer team’s recommended list of new releases.

We recommend: The best new movies and TV series

Buy

Souk recommends a fab list of must-buys for your shopping cart.

Five things we’re loving this week

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Big edition: Greatest Hits Album

August 25 2025

The splainer team, past and present, picked the Big Stories we most loved and are proud of.

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Big edition: Invisible India

August 18 2025

The declining number of foreign tourists has caused panic. The boa constrictor in the room? Smog.

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Big edition: Whose Hero Is It Anyway?

August 11 2025

We cut through mythmaking around the man who presided over the not-so ‘golden age of Tamils’.

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Big edition: Russian Bear in the Room

August 4 2025

We can’t afford to give up Russian oil or weapons without enduring some serious self-harm.

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