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New ear resolution: Sanjoy Narayan on the iconic Sennheiser HD 600 headphones

A digital rip of Led Zeppelin’s Ten Years Gone is like a 3D soundscape. Miles Davis’s Kind of Blue sounds brand-new. This is music as it was meant to be heard.

These humble German cans that can be bought for about $270 are the audiophile’s equivalent of a beat-up Fender guitar: a tool that melts into the art instead of stealing the spotlight.
Updated on May 24, 2025 06:04 PM IST

Doctors by Nature: Read an excerpt from a book about how animals heal themselves

We can play a role too. In this chapter, author Jaap de Roode explores how the modern urban garden shapes animal and insect ‘pharmacies’.

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Updated on May 24, 2025 05:58 PM IST
ByJaap de Roode

Blocked buster: Deepanjana Pal on the tussle over the release of Bhool Chuk Maaf

The tug-of-war between theatrical dates and streaming release has entered a new phase, with a ₹60-crore lawsuit thrown in.

Bhool Chuk Maaf, starring Rajkummar Rao, needn’t have had such a crisis of confidence. With just a two-week window before it becomes available on streaming, the odds are now stacked against its theatrical run.
Updated on May 23, 2025 04:04 PM IST
ByDeepanjana Pal

What came before the UN?: In Egypt, China, ancient bids to administer the world

Idealism, a hunger for power and a wish to prosper have driven some of the earliest efforts to build a world order.

The remarkable Terracotta Army was crafted during the Qin dynasty, in the 3rd century BCE. At one point, this dynasty aimed to govern “all under heaven”. (Shutterstock)
Updated on May 23, 2025 03:59 PM IST
BySukanya Datta

For best results: Why countries group together, despite the UN

The earliest of these groupings – NATO – dates to just four years after the United Nations was formed. What role does the UN play, amid these alliances?

A child on a swing outside a Kyiv building bombed by a Russian missile. When fading or dysfunctional multilateralism doesn’t meet a country’s interests, it will find other ways to exert influence or extract resources. This is where the role of the UN becomes vital. (Getty Images)
Updated on May 23, 2025 03:55 PM IST
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