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Rah Rah, Ramen

The slurpy, savoury story of a Japanese sensation

OLD SCHOOL

I started playing the trumpet at 42. Why learning new skills as an adult is easier-and more fun-than you think

Jaywalkers, Photocopiers and Other Mysteries

THRILLERS AND DETECTIVE SHOWS are all the rage on television, yet the real mysteries of life go unsolved.

Run Like a Girl

Fusing personal essays with long-form reportage, The Day I Became a Runner is a poignant and insightful appraisal of Indian women athletes in a deeply gendered society

A WINTER BOOST

NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE

FOUND: PRISTINE CORAL REEF

GOOD NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Between a Mouse and a Green Place

A pacifist plant-lover faces off a hungry horde

Magical Facts About the World of Disney

13 THINGS

Unique Ways to Give

Here are the innovative ways people are helping those in need-even when money is tight

A Ride for a Lifetime

An Uber trip took a detour when the driver offered his ailing passenger one of his kidneys

Holiday Magic

Real-life stories of comfort and joy

7 Global Sleep Tips

One of these could be your key to a good night's rest

A Tasty Way To Boost Gut Health

NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE

Books

His Majesty's Headhunters: The Siege Of Kohima That Shaped World History, by Mmhonlümo Kikon, Penguin

Get Along With Anyone

Whether you get cornered by a chatterbox or embarrassed by a jokester, you can turn things in your favour

Illuminating Facts About Fireworks

13 THINGS AND FACTS ABOUT FIREWORKS

Troubled Waters

A deftly made survivaldrama, Kaala Paani lays bare human strength and frailty during crises

Splendid Isolation

On a visit to Iceland, I discovered an island of primal landscapes and enigmas-and a sense that you are never alone

The Company of Cats

Despite a reputation for being wily, mysterious and aloof, domestic felines have long woven themselves into our art, literature and language across the years

YASMEEN LARI'S CHANGE OF HEART

The former 'starchitect' who designed gleaming towers for Pakistan's corporate elite now rebuilds villages devastated by natural disasters

I SURVIVED!

THE PEOPLE IN THESE THREE STORIES HAVE NOTHING IN COMMON EXCEPT FOR ONE THING THEY FACED DEATH AND LIVED TO TELL ABOUT IT

How I Tried to Stop Snoring

I wanted a quick fix, even if it meant strapping a glorified bike pump to my face

Soothe the Sunday Scaries

How to replace workweek dread with Funday

A History of You

How to write a memoir—and why you should

FIXING CARS FOR THOSE IN NEED

COMMUNITY Collecting enough empty drink cans to buy a car may sound impossible, but the residents of Mooloolah Valley in Queensland, Australia, know it isn’t. Since 2018, the non-profit Cans for Cars has been fixing up used vehicles and donating them to those in need—using only recyclables to raise funds.

THE TRIUMPH OF THE BOOK

THE PRINTED BOOK is back. Recent studies have shown that students retain more information when they read a hard-copy book compared to reading on a digital device.

Lending a Well-Trained Hand

A martial artist who has a troubled history with cops stops to save one

Beneath The Sea Ice

A dive into sub-zero Arctic waters uncovers long-kept secrets

No More Aches?

How we may (finally) be outsmarting joint pain

RD RECOMMENDS

ENGLISH After a stellar career filled with cinematic masterpieces like Goodfellas, The Wolf of Wall Street, Taxi Driver and Gangs of New York, director Martin Scorsese reunites with actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro to bring his first ever Western to the big screen in KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON.