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  • Humour - Weekly Features

    “Monkey Business” by Ed Meek

    24 May 2026

    Yes, it’s true that the two monkeys who’ve been arrested for dealing drugs, Munni and Hamid, were living under my roof but let me assure you that I had no idea what they were up to.

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    “Wait, FUCKSHITPISSDIE isn’t a Beatles Cover Band?” by Dan Dellechiaie

    24 May 2026
  • Humour - Weekly Features

    We’ll Be Fine, Probably

    17 May 2026

    Deepthi Arun Kumar — Excerpt: We admit, / doctors are gross, / inventive but disgusting. / We’d have it no other way.

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  • Humour - Weekly Features

    Roses are Red, Poems are Better

    17 May 2026

    Lena Hadley — Excerpt: But you’ve overtaken / My criminal wishes / Now I adorn all my threats / With love hearts and kisses

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    24 May 2026
  • Culture - Photo Essay - Travelogue - Weekly Features

    Shinkansen Diaries: Discovering Japan by Rail (Part 3 – Oita)

    10 May 2026

    Michael Smith — Excerpt: Being in the suburbs, we got to see regular Japanese life, rather than the tourist’s view.

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    “The Paan Daan Trail” by Saeed Ibrahim

    31 May 2026

    “Chronicle of the Scarred Mountains” by Gunjan Joshi

    31 May 2026

    A Haven for Winged Wanderers: Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary

    26 April 2026
  • Travelogue - Weekly Features

    Through Tea, Forest and Mist: Exploring the Dooars

    10 May 2026

    Anasuya Basu — Excerpt: A road trip through the Dooars in the winter month of January not only invigorates with its crisp, chilly wind and clear skies, but also fills the senses with its vistas of mountains, mist, and lush tea gardens.

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    Shinkansen Diaries: Discovering Japan by Rail (Part 3 – Oita)

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    19 April 2026

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    12 April 2026
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