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  • Photo Essay - Weekly Features

    Offerings to the Gods

    12 April 2026

    Maureen Tai — Excerpt: Beyond the baseline, offerings vary. Sometimes, it depends on the deity.

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    Feline Frivolity

    26 April 2026

    A Haven for Winged Wanderers: Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary

    26 April 2026
  • Culture - Photo Essay - Travelogue - Weekly Features

    Shinkansen Diaries: Discovering Japan by Rail (Part 2 – Hiroshima)

    12 April 2026

    Michael Smith — Excerpt: In layout and style, Hiroshima Museum is no different to many other museums around the world; nevertheless, it was to leave a lasting impression on us all.

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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

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    10 May 2026
  • ASAP Corner - Books

    The Real Thing in Tom Stoppard’s The Real Thing

    9 April 2026

    Kathiravan Annamalai — Excerpt: The Real Thing challenges its audience to figure out what is genuine and real amidst different layers of theatricality and contrasting viewpoints.

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    Excerpt from This is Where We Say Goodbye, Howard McKenzie-Murray (ISBN 9781760996437, Fremantle Press, 2026)

    25 May 2026

    “The Road Taken: On Perumal Murugan’s Neduneram” by Kathiravan Annamalai

    25 May 2026

    “The Poetry of Inner Landscapes: Neera Kashyap’s The Art of Unboxing” by Anjana Basu

    22 May 2026
  • Humour - Weekly Features

    House of Lou

    5 April 2026

    Howard McKenzie-Murray — Excerpt: One of us said, “There should be a perfume. Baby-poo perfume.” And someone else goes, “Baby-Poo, by Chanel. For those special occasions.”

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

    24 May 2026

    “Monkey Business” by Ed Meek

    24 May 2026

    We’ll Be Fine, Probably

    17 May 2026
  • Humour - Weekly Features

    Unflushed Fiction

    5 April 2026

    Sadie Kaye — Excerpt: “One of the builders has done a poo in our downstairs toilet. Call me.” I suddenly felt feverish in the sub-Arctic airconditioned meeting room. I tried to shut off the call. Much too late.

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