An annual round up of the most memorable books of the year

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• best books
• year end special

Neither of them wants an economic MAD (mutually assured destruction), and this is a tactical pause. This is the third column in our Year End Special series on making sense of the biggest economic and geopolitical shifts and what they signal

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• US-China relationship
• US-China tech war
• The World in 2023
• year end special

Europe is caught between the left and right, antisemitism and Islamophobia, accepting asylum seekers and pushing back boats. The time for a delicate balancing act may be over. This is the second column in our Year End Special series on making sense of the biggest economic and geopolitical shifts and what they signal

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• The World in 2023
• year end special
• Europe

The existential threat to human civilization is not from wars, but from nuclear disaster and climate change. This is the first in our Year End Special series on making sense of the biggest economic and geopolitical shifts and what they signal

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• The World in 2023
• year end special
• Nuclear weapons
• climate change

A guide to movies and documentaries across genres

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• movies
• FF Life
• Documentaries

Kickstart the holiday season with a learner’s guide to everything wine: Books, movies, festivals and more

• Read Time : 9 mins

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• wine
• FF Life
• WSET certificate

Should decisions be judged based on their outcome? Or is there something more intrinsic about the quality of a decision?

• Read Time : 5 mins

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• personal finance
• FF Life
• investing

They could be your personal librarian and a digital assistant that can translate, summarise, and even help you learn a new language

• Read Time : 8 mins

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• OpenAI
• DALL·E
• ChatAI
• FF Life
• GPT-4
• Google Bard
• Chatbots
• ChatGPT

In investing, as in other decision, sometimes, walking down a path and being proven wrong eventually can be disastrous. Other times, it is not taking a risky path that may be the worst thing to do.

• Read Time : 6 mins

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• personal finance
• FF Life
• Decision Making
• investing

A flavour of Kolkata’s creative spark during the 10-day celebration of the Mother Goddess

• Read Time : 15 mins

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• Durga Puja pandals
• FF Life