flash_info_sources.json

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    "version": "2.0",
    "description": "Flash Info source registry — domain-organised, weekend supplement priority",
    "total_sources": 112,
    "domains": 22,
    "last_updated": "2026-03",
    "priority_order": "Weekend supplements first — all other domains — cinema last",
    "non_rss_note": "Wikipedia and Internet Archive handled via Python scraper — see scraper_targets block"
  },
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      "new_pages_rss": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:NewPages&feed=rss",
      "tamil_wikipedia_new": "https://ta.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:NewPages&feed=rss",
      "did_you_know_page": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Recent_additions",
      "india_portal": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:India",
      "tamil_culture_portal": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Tamil_Nadu"
    },
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      "india_magazines_rss": "https://archive.org/services/collection-rss.php?collection=IndiaIndependentMagazines",
      "illustrated_weekly_search": "https://archive.org/search?query=illustrated+weekly+india&output=rss",
      "india_today_archive": "https://archive.org/search?query=india+today+magazine&output=rss",
      "sport_pastime_india": "https://archive.org/search?query=sport+pastime+india&output=rss",
      "reader_digest_india": "https://archive.org/search?query=readers+digest+india&output=rss"
    }
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      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "IDEAS_PHILOSOPHY",
      "label": "Aeon Magazine",
      "site": "https://aeon.co",
      "rss": "https://aeon.co/feed.rss",
      "why": "Best cross-domain ideas source. Philosophy, psychology, science — analogy goldmine. Weekend supplement quality."
    },
    {
      "id": "D01-S02",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "IDEAS_PHILOSOPHY",
      "label": "Psyche Magazine (Aeon sister)",
      "site": "https://psyche.co",
      "rss": "https://psyche.co/feed",
      "why": "Psychology and philosophy of the human condition. Practical essays. Strong hook material."
    },
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      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "IDEAS_PHILOSOPHY",
      "label": "Arts and Letters Daily",
      "site": "https://aldaily.com",
      "rss": "https://aldaily.com/feed",
      "why": "Curated digest of best ideas writing globally. Philosophy, literature, history, culture."
    },
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      "id": "D01-S04",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "IDEAS_PHILOSOPHY",
      "label": "Indian Philosophy Blog",
      "site": "https://indianphilosophyblog.org",
      "rss": "https://indianphilosophyblog.org/feed",
      "why": "Indian philosophical traditions ancient to modern. Rare English-language source on Indian thought."
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    {
      "id": "D01-S05",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "IDEAS_PHILOSOPHY",
      "label": "Open Culture",
      "site": "https://www.openculture.com",
      "rss": "https://www.openculture.com/feed",
      "why": "Free cultural and educational media. Philosophy, lectures, historical documents made accessible."
    },
    {
      "id": "D02-S01",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "SCIENCE_NARRATIVE",
      "label": "Nautilus Magazine",
      "site": "https://nautil.us",
      "rss": "https://nautil.us/feed/",
      "why": "Best long-form science narrative. Every article builds to a philosophical insight. Analogy-rich."
    },
    {
      "id": "D02-S02",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "SCIENCE_NARRATIVE",
      "label": "Quanta Magazine",
      "site": "https://www.quantamagazine.org",
      "rss": "https://api.quantamagazine.org/feed/",
      "why": "Math, physics, biology written for intelligent non-scientists. Exceptional clarity. Completely free."
    },
    {
      "id": "D02-S03",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "SCIENCE_NARRATIVE",
      "label": "The Guardian — Science",
      "site": "https://www.theguardian.com/science",
      "rss": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/rss",
      "why": "Accessible science with cultural angle. Free, high quality, updated daily."
    },
    {
      "id": "D02-S04",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "SCIENCE_NARRATIVE",
      "label": "BBC Future",
      "site": "https://www.bbc.com/future",
      "rss": "https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/science_and_environment/rss.xml",
      "why": "Accessible science with cultural angle. Strong sentence hooks. High surprising-fact density."
    },
    {
      "id": "D02-S05",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "SCIENCE_NARRATIVE",
      "label": "ScienceDaily — Mind and Brain",
      "site": "https://www.sciencedaily.com",
      "rss": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/rss/mind_brain.xml",
      "why": "Research news for non-scientists. Mind, behaviour, neuroscience — hook material."
    },
    {
      "id": "D02-S06",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "SCIENCE_NARRATIVE",
      "label": "Knowable Magazine",
      "site": "https://knowablemagazine.org",
      "rss": "https://knowablemagazine.org/rss.xml",
      "why": "Science journalism from peer-reviewed research. Rigorous but accessible. Free."
    },
    {
      "id": "D03-S01",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "HISTORY_GLOBAL",
      "label": "World History Encyclopedia",
      "site": "https://www.worldhistory.org",
      "rss": "https://www.worldhistory.org/rss2/?lang=en",
      "why": "Best free world history resource. Non-profit, peer-reviewed, accessible writing."
    },
    {
      "id": "D03-S02",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "HISTORY_GLOBAL",
      "label": "BBC History",
      "site": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/history",
      "rss": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c8qx35nw0rlt/rss.xml",
      "why": "Popular history writing. Surprising facts and counterintuitive takes on well-known events."
    },
    {
      "id": "D03-S03",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "HISTORY_GLOBAL",
      "label": "Smithsonian Magazine",
      "site": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com",
      "rss": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/",
      "why": "History, science, culture crossovers. Weekend supplement equivalent. Rare cross-domain examples."
    },
    {
      "id": "D03-S04",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "HISTORY_GLOBAL",
      "label": "History Today",
      "site": "https://www.historytoday.com",
      "rss": "https://www.historytoday.com/feed",
      "why": "British history magazine. Narrative approach. Good analogy potential from obscure historical episodes."
    },
    {
      "id": "D03-S05",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "HISTORY_GLOBAL",
      "label": "History Hit",
      "site": "https://www.historyhit.com",
      "rss": "https://historyhit.com/feed/",
      "why": "Accessible history stories. Good counterintuitive fact density."
    },
    {
      "id": "D03-S06",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "HISTORY_GLOBAL",
      "label": "Damn Interesting",
      "site": "https://www.damninteresting.com",
      "rss": "https://www.damninteresting.com/feed/",
      "why": "Long-form articles on obscure true stories from history, science, psychology. Every article earns the name."
    },
    {
      "id": "D04-S01",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "INDIAN_HISTORY",
      "label": "Live History India",
      "site": "https://www.livehistoryindia.com",
      "rss": "https://www.livehistoryindia.com/feed",
      "why": "Best Indian history storytelling in English. Culture, heritage, places, people. Weekend supplement quality."
    },
    {
      "id": "D04-S02",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "INDIAN_HISTORY",
      "label": "Puratattva — Indian Heritage Architecture",
      "site": "https://puratattva.in",
      "rss": "https://puratattva.in/feed",
      "why": "Indian history through architecture and heritage sites. Specialist knowledge, accessible writing."
    },
    {
      "id": "D04-S03",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "INDIAN_HISTORY",
      "label": "Madras Courier",
      "site": "https://madrascourier.com",
      "rss": "https://madrascourier.com/feed/",
      "why": "Chennai-focused. Culture, history, society. High relevance for Tamil Nadu content."
    },
    {
      "id": "D04-S04",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "INDIAN_HISTORY",
      "label": "Sanskriti Magazine",
      "site": "https://www.sanskritimagazine.com",
      "rss": "https://www.sanskritimagazine.com/feed",
      "why": "Indian culture and heritage — history, traditions, civilisation. Free RSS."
    },
    {
      "id": "D04-S05",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "INDIAN_HISTORY",
      "label": "Indian History Blog",
      "site": "https://deepak-indianhistory.blogspot.com",
      "rss": "https://deepak-indianhistory.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default",
      "why": "Deep Indian history ancient to modern. Well-researched individual blogger."
    },
    {
      "id": "D04-S06",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "INDIAN_HISTORY",
      "label": "Navrangi India — Ancient Indian History",
      "site": "https://navrangindia.in",
      "rss": "https://navrangindia.in/feeds/posts/default",
      "why": "Ancient Indian culture, architecture, temples, monuments. Blog by retired geologist."
    },
    {
      "id": "D05-S01",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "TA",
      "domain": "TAMIL_CULTURE_LITERATURE",
      "label": "Vikatan RSS",
      "site": "https://www.vikatan.com",
      "rss": "https://www.vikatan.com/rss",
      "why": "Tamil magazine group. Headlines from Ananda Vikatan, Junior Vikatan, Aval Vikatan. Free RSS tier only."
    },
    {
      "id": "D05-S02",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "TA",
      "domain": "TAMIL_CULTURE_LITERATURE",
      "label": "Dinamalar",
      "site": "https://www.dinamalar.com",
      "rss": "https://www.dinamalar.com/rss.asp",
      "why": "Tamil daily newspaper. Literary and cultural sections on weekends."
    },
    {
      "id": "D05-S03",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "TA",
      "domain": "TAMIL_CULTURE_LITERATURE",
      "label": "Dinamani",
      "site": "https://www.dinamani.com",
      "rss": "https://www.dinamani.com/rss.aspx",
      "why": "Tamil newspaper with literary supplement. Good Sunday feature coverage."
    },
    {
      "id": "D05-S04",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "TA",
      "domain": "TAMIL_CULTURE_LITERATURE",
      "label": "Puthiya Thalaimurai",
      "site": "https://www.puthiyathalaimurai.tv",
      "rss": "https://www.puthiyathalaimurai.tv/feed",
      "why": "Tamil news and culture channel. Feature content available free."
    },
    {
      "id": "D05-S05",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "TA",
      "domain": "TAMIL_CULTURE_LITERATURE",
      "label": "Tamil Murasu Singapore",
      "site": "https://www.tamilmurasu.com.sg",
      "rss": "https://www.tamilmurasu.com.sg/feed",
      "why": "Global Tamil perspective from Singapore. Broader diaspora cultural angle."
    },
    {
      "id": "D05-S06",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "TA_EN",
      "domain": "TAMIL_CULTURE_LITERATURE",
      "label": "Tamil Oneindia",
      "site": "https://tamil.oneindia.com",
      "rss": "https://tamil.oneindia.com/rss/tamil-general-feeds.xml",
      "why": "Tamil culture, lifestyle, society. Mix of Tamil and English feature content."
    },
    {
      "id": "D06-S01",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "LANGUAGE_LINGUISTICS",
      "label": "Aeon — Language",
      "site": "https://aeon.co",
      "rss": "https://aeon.co/c/language/feed.rss",
      "why": "Philosophy of language, linguistics, how language shapes thought. Excellent analogy material."
    },
    {
      "id": "D06-S02",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "LANGUAGE_LINGUISTICS",
      "label": "Language Log",
      "site": "https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu",
      "rss": "https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?feed=rss2",
      "why": "Academic linguists writing for general public. Language, culture, usage, etymology. Surprising facts daily."
    },
    {
      "id": "D06-S03",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "LANGUAGE_LINGUISTICS",
      "label": "OED Word of the Day",
      "site": "https://www.oed.com",
      "rss": "https://feeds.feedburner.com/oed/wordoftheday",
      "why": "Etymology and word histories. Surprising origin stories for common words."
    },
    {
      "id": "D07-S01",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "PSYCHOLOGY_BEHAVIOUR",
      "label": "Psyche Magazine",
      "site": "https://psyche.co",
      "rss": "https://psyche.co/feed",
      "why": "Psychology and human condition essays. Practical and philosophical. Strong hook material."
    },
    {
      "id": "D07-S02",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "PSYCHOLOGY_BEHAVIOUR",
      "label": "Cognition Today",
      "site": "https://cognitiontoday.com",
      "rss": "https://cognitiontoday.com/feed/",
      "why": "Cognitive science made accessible. How people think, decide, perceive. Indian blogger."
    },
    {
      "id": "D07-S03",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "PSYCHOLOGY_BEHAVIOUR",
      "label": "ScienceDaily — Psychology",
      "site": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/mind_brain/psychology/",
      "rss": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/rss/mind_brain/psychology.xml",
      "why": "Latest psychology research translated for general readers. Good for counterintuitive findings."
    },
    {
      "id": "D07-S04",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "PSYCHOLOGY_BEHAVIOUR",
      "label": "BPS Research Digest",
      "site": "https://digest.bps.org.uk",
      "rss": "https://digest.bps.org.uk/feed/",
      "why": "Psychology research distilled into readable summaries. High surprising finding density."
    },
    {
      "id": "D07-S05",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "PSYCHOLOGY_BEHAVIOUR",
      "label": "Greater Good Magazine Berkeley",
      "site": "https://greatergood.berkeley.edu",
      "rss": "https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/feeds/news",
      "why": "Science of wellbeing, compassion, human connection. Accessible research summaries."
    },
    {
      "id": "D08-S01",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "DESIGN_CRAFT",
      "label": "It's Nice That",
      "site": "https://www.itsnicethat.com",
      "rss": "https://www.itsnicethat.com/rss",
      "why": "Design and visual culture. Cross-domain creativity hooks. Globally respected publication."
    },
    {
      "id": "D08-S02",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "DESIGN_CRAFT",
      "label": "Designboom",
      "site": "https://www.designboom.com",
      "rss": "https://www.designboom.com/feed",
      "why": "World's first online design magazine. Architecture, design, art, technology intersections."
    },
    {
      "id": "D08-S03",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "DESIGN_CRAFT",
      "label": "Eye on Design AIGA",
      "site": "https://eyeondesign.aiga.org",
      "rss": "https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/feed/",
      "why": "Design culture and criticism. Visual communication, typography, graphic design essays."
    },
    {
      "id": "D08-S04",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "DESIGN_CRAFT",
      "label": "Print Magazine",
      "site": "https://www.printmag.com",
      "rss": "https://www.printmag.com/feed/",
      "why": "Visual culture and design history. Cultural impact of design writing."
    },
    {
      "id": "D08-S05",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "DESIGN_CRAFT",
      "label": "My Modern Met",
      "site": "https://mymodernmet.com",
      "rss": "https://mymodernmet.com/feed/",
      "why": "Art, design, photography, inspiring stories. Cross-domain positive culture content."
    },
    {
      "id": "D09-S01",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "FOOD_AGRICULTURE",
      "label": "Serious Eats",
      "site": "https://www.seriouseats.com",
      "rss": "https://www.seriouseats.com/feeds/all.rss.xml",
      "why": "Food science and cooking as systems thinking. Rich in process analogies."
    },
    {
      "id": "D09-S02",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "FOOD_AGRICULTURE",
      "label": "Down to Earth — Food Agriculture",
      "site": "https://www.downtoearth.org.in",
      "rss": "https://www.downtoearth.org.in/rss/food-and-agriculture",
      "why": "India food systems, agriculture, environment. Relevant local context."
    },
    {
      "id": "D09-S03",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "FOOD_AGRICULTURE",
      "label": "Civil Eats",
      "site": "https://civileats.com",
      "rss": "https://civileats.com/feed/",
      "why": "Food systems, agriculture policy, sustainability. Good cross-domain analogies."
    },
    {
      "id": "D10-S01",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "ARCHITECTURE_BUILT_ENVIRONMENT",
      "label": "ArchDaily",
      "site": "https://www.archdaily.com",
      "rss": "https://feeds.feedburner.com/Archdaily",
      "why": "World's most visited architecture resource. Projects, interviews, ideas."
    },
    {
      "id": "D10-S02",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "ARCHITECTURE_BUILT_ENVIRONMENT",
      "label": "Dezeen",
      "site": "https://www.dezeen.com",
      "rss": "https://www.dezeen.com/feed/",
      "why": "Architecture, interiors, design news. Cultural context for built environment."
    },
    {
      "id": "D10-S03",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "ARCHITECTURE_BUILT_ENVIRONMENT",
      "label": "SAH Blog — Architectural Historians",
      "site": "https://www.sah.org",
      "rss": "https://www.sah.org/publications/sah-blog/feed",
      "why": "History of architecture — cross-cultural, historical analogies."
    },
    {
      "id": "D10-S04",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "ARCHITECTURE_BUILT_ENVIRONMENT",
      "label": "Landscape Architecture Magazine",
      "site": "https://landscapearchitecturemagazine.org",
      "rss": "https://landscapearchitecturemagazine.org/feed/",
      "why": "Landscape, cities, built environment. Nature-human interface writing."
    },
    {
      "id": "D11-S01",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "MUSIC_SOUND",
      "label": "Pitchfork — News",
      "site": "https://pitchfork.com",
      "rss": "https://pitchfork.com/rss/news/feed.xml",
      "why": "Music criticism and cultural context. Long-form music essays with strong cultural hooks."
    },
    {
      "id": "D11-S02",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "MUSIC_SOUND",
      "label": "The Wire Magazine",
      "site": "https://www.thewire.co.uk",
      "rss": "https://www.thewire.co.uk/rss.xml",
      "why": "Experimental and world music writing. Indian classical, jazz, global music culture."
    },
    {
      "id": "D11-S03",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "MUSIC_SOUND",
      "label": "Carnatic Music Corner",
      "site": "https://www.carnaticmusiccorner.com",
      "rss": "https://www.carnaticmusiccorner.com/feed/",
      "why": "Indian classical music analysis. Deep cultural context for Tamil music tradition."
    },
    {
      "id": "D12-S01",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "ECONOMICS_MONEY",
      "label": "Aeon — Economics",
      "site": "https://aeon.co",
      "rss": "https://aeon.co/c/economics/feed.rss",
      "why": "Economics through philosophical and cultural lens. Counterintuitive takes on money and systems."
    },
    {
      "id": "D12-S02",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "ECONOMICS_MONEY",
      "label": "Economic and Political Weekly",
      "site": "https://www.epw.in",
      "rss": "https://www.epw.in/rss",
      "why": "Rigorous India economics, politics, society. Academic quality, accessible essays."
    },
    {
      "id": "D12-S03",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "TA",
      "domain": "ECONOMICS_MONEY",
      "label": "Naanayam Vikatan",
      "site": "https://www.vikatan.com/naanayam",
      "rss": "https://www.vikatan.com/rss/naanayam",
      "why": "Tamil personal finance and business. Accessible economics for Tamil readers."
    },
    {
      "id": "D12-S04",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "ECONOMICS_MONEY",
      "label": "Atanu Dey — Deeshaa",
      "site": "https://deeshaa.org",
      "rss": "https://deeshaa.org/feed/",
      "why": "Indian development economics and systems thinking. Contrarian takes."
    },
    {
      "id": "D13-S01",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "SOCIETY_IDENTITY",
      "label": "The Atlantic",
      "site": "https://www.theatlantic.com",
      "rss": "https://www.theatlantic.com/feed/all/",
      "why": "Long-form ideas and cultural essays. Society, identity. Counterintuitive takes."
    },
    {
      "id": "D13-S02",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "SOCIETY_IDENTITY",
      "label": "The Caravan Magazine",
      "site": "https://caravanmagazine.in",
      "rss": "https://caravanmagazine.in/feed",
      "why": "India's best long-form narrative journalism. Culture, politics, society. Weekend supplement quality."
    },
    {
      "id": "D13-S03",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "SOCIETY_IDENTITY",
      "label": "Scroll.in Arts and Culture",
      "site": "https://scroll.in",
      "rss": "https://scroll.in/feed",
      "why": "Indian arts, culture, ideas. Supplement-quality writing on society and identity."
    },
    {
      "id": "D13-S04",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "SOCIETY_IDENTITY",
      "label": "The Wire India",
      "site": "https://thewire.in",
      "rss": "https://thewire.in/rss",
      "why": "Indian culture, media, science. Quality opinion on society and identity."
    },
    {
      "id": "D13-S05",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "SOCIETY_IDENTITY",
      "label": "Open Democracy",
      "site": "https://www.opendemocracy.net",
      "rss": "https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/rss.xml",
      "why": "Global ideas on democracy, culture, identity. Counterintuitive and underrepresented perspectives."
    },
    {
      "id": "D14-S01",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "MEDIA_JOURNALISM",
      "label": "Nieman Lab Harvard",
      "site": "https://www.niemanlab.org",
      "rss": "https://www.niemanlab.org/feed/",
      "why": "Journalism futures, media business, digital culture. Meta-content for media professionals."
    },
    {
      "id": "D14-S02",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "MEDIA_JOURNALISM",
      "label": "afaqs India",
      "site": "https://www.afaqs.com",
      "rss": "https://www.afaqs.com/rss.xml",
      "why": "Indian media and advertising industry. Relevant to content strategy and broadcast context."
    },
    {
      "id": "D14-S03",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "MEDIA_JOURNALISM",
      "label": "Columbia Journalism Review",
      "site": "https://www.cjr.org",
      "rss": "https://www.cjr.org/feed",
      "why": "Journalism culture and media criticism. Press freedom, editorial craft, industry analysis."
    },
    {
      "id": "D14-S04",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "MEDIA_JOURNALISM",
      "label": "Poynter",
      "site": "https://www.poynter.org",
      "rss": "https://www.poynter.org/feed",
      "why": "Journalism practice and media ethics. Practical craft writing."
    },
    {
      "id": "D15-S01",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "TECHNOLOGY_AI_CULTURE",
      "label": "Wired",
      "site": "https://www.wired.com",
      "rss": "https://www.wired.com/feed/rss",
      "why": "Technology-culture crossovers. AI, systems, future of work. Cultural angle not technical specs."
    },
    {
      "id": "D15-S02",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "TECHNOLOGY_AI_CULTURE",
      "label": "MIT Technology Review",
      "site": "https://www.technologyreview.com",
      "rss": "https://www.technologyreview.com/feed/",
      "why": "Technology ideas with cultural context. AI ethics, implications, society. Free articles."
    },
    {
      "id": "D15-S03",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "TECHNOLOGY_AI_CULTURE",
      "label": "The Markup",
      "site": "https://themarkup.org",
      "rss": "https://themarkup.org/feeds/rss.xml",
      "why": "Technology accountability journalism. How systems affect society. Free, non-profit."
    },
    {
      "id": "D15-S04",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "TECHNOLOGY_AI_CULTURE",
      "label": "Fast Company",
      "site": "https://www.fastcompany.com",
      "rss": "https://www.fastcompany.com/rss",
      "why": "Creativity, systems thinking, work culture. Cross-domain hooks on technology and organisations."
    },
    {
      "id": "D15-S05",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "TECHNOLOGY_AI_CULTURE",
      "label": "arXiv CS AI",
      "site": "https://arxiv.org",
      "rss": "https://rss.arxiv.org/rss/cs.AI",
      "why": "AI research headlines. Useful for AI-in-filmmaking content track. Titles and abstracts only."
    },
    {
      "id": "D15-S06",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "TECHNOLOGY_AI_CULTURE",
      "label": "Harvard Business Review",
      "site": "https://hbr.org",
      "rss": "https://hbr.org/rss",
      "why": "Management ideas with analogy potential. Systems thinking applied to organisations."
    },
    {
      "id": "D16-S01",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "TRAVEL_GEOGRAPHY",
      "label": "Atlas Obscura",
      "site": "https://www.atlasobscura.com",
      "rss": "https://www.atlasobscura.com/feeds/latest",
      "why": "Wonders, strange places, hidden history. Every article is a flash snippet candidate."
    },
    {
      "id": "D16-S02",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "TRAVEL_GEOGRAPHY",
      "label": "Amusing Planet",
      "site": "https://www.amusingplanet.com",
      "rss": "https://www.amusingplanet.com/feeds/posts/default",
      "why": "Fascinating places, cultural curiosities, geographical surprises. Perfect flash snippet source."
    },
    {
      "id": "D16-S03",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "TRAVEL_GEOGRAPHY",
      "label": "eNidhi India",
      "site": "https://www.enidhi.net",
      "rss": "https://www.enidhi.net/feeds/posts/default",
      "why": "South India travel writing from Chennai perspective. Culturally grounded."
    },
    {
      "id": "D16-S04",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "TRAVEL_GEOGRAPHY",
      "label": "Be on the Road",
      "site": "https://www.beontheroad.com",
      "rss": "https://www.beontheroad.com/feed/",
      "why": "India travel writing. Regional cultural context."
    },
    {
      "id": "D17-S01",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "BOOKS_LITERARY_CRITICISM",
      "label": "The Guardian Books",
      "site": "https://www.theguardian.com/books",
      "rss": "https://www.theguardian.com/books/rss",
      "why": "Book reviews and literary essays with strong analytical sentences. Free, updated daily."
    },
    {
      "id": "D17-S02",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "BOOKS_LITERARY_CRITICISM",
      "label": "Anuradha Goyal Book Reviews",
      "site": "https://www.anuradhagoyal.com",
      "rss": "https://www.anuradhagoyal.com/feed/",
      "why": "Top Indian book review blogger. Literature, travel, culture. Well-curated."
    },
    {
      "id": "D17-S03",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "BOOKS_LITERARY_CRITICISM",
      "label": "Frontline Books and Ideas",
      "site": "https://frontline.thehindu.com",
      "rss": "https://frontline.thehindu.com/feed/",
      "why": "India's top magazine. Books, ideas, culture sections. Weekend supplement equivalent."
    },
    {
      "id": "D17-S04",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "BOOKS_LITERARY_CRITICISM",
      "label": "The Hindu Books",
      "site": "https://www.thehindu.com/books",
      "rss": "https://www.thehindu.com/books/?service=rss",
      "why": "Indian literary criticism. Books reviewed with cultural context."
    },
    {
      "id": "D17-S05",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "BOOKS_LITERARY_CRITICISM",
      "label": "Baradwaj Rangan Film and Books Blog",
      "site": "https://baradwajrangan.wordpress.com",
      "rss": "https://baradwajrangan.wordpress.com/feed/",
      "why": "India's best English film critic. Cross-domain analogy-rich writing. Confirmed active March 2026."
    },
    {
      "id": "D18-S01",
      "tier": 3,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "INDIAN_CINEMA",
      "label": "Film Companion South",
      "site": "https://www.filmcompanion.in",
      "rss": "https://www.filmcompanion.in/feed",
      "why": "Indian film analysis. High writing quality. Last priority domain per brief."
    },
    {
      "id": "D18-S02",
      "tier": 3,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "INDIAN_CINEMA",
      "label": "NDTV Movies",
      "site": "https://movies.ndtv.com",
      "rss": "https://feeds.feedburner.com/NdtvMoviesNews",
      "why": "Indian film news. Last priority domain. Included for completeness."
    },
    {
      "id": "D19-S01",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "SPORTS_SOCIETY",
      "label": "The Guardian Sport",
      "site": "https://www.theguardian.com/sport",
      "rss": "https://www.theguardian.com/sport/rss",
      "why": "Sports writing as social and cultural commentary. Identity, society, politics through sport."
    },
    {
      "id": "D19-S02",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "SPORTS_SOCIETY",
      "label": "Wisden India Cricket Culture",
      "site": "https://www.wisdenindia.com",
      "rss": "https://www.wisdenindia.com/feed/",
      "why": "Cricket as Indian cultural lens. Long-form essays on cricket, society, history."
    },
    {
      "id": "D19-S03",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "SPORTS_SOCIETY",
      "label": "Scroll.in Sports Field",
      "site": "https://scroll.in/field",
      "rss": "https://scroll.in/field/feed",
      "why": "Indian sports journalism with cultural depth. Good cross-domain hook source."
    },
    {
      "id": "D20-S01",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "ENVIRONMENT_ECOLOGY",
      "label": "Down to Earth",
      "site": "https://www.downtoearth.org.in",
      "rss": "https://www.downtoearth.org.in/rss",
      "why": "India environment, science, society. Strong factual hooks relevant to Indian context."
    },
    {
      "id": "D20-S02",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "ENVIRONMENT_ECOLOGY",
      "label": "The Guardian Environment",
      "site": "https://www.theguardian.com/environment",
      "rss": "https://www.theguardian.com/environment/rss",
      "why": "Environment news and analysis with cultural and societal context. Free, updated daily."
    },
    {
      "id": "D20-S03",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "ENVIRONMENT_ECOLOGY",
      "label": "Mongabay India",
      "site": "https://india.mongabay.com",
      "rss": "https://india.mongabay.com/feed/",
      "why": "India-specific environment and nature journalism. Strong local ecological writing."
    },
    {
      "id": "D20-S04",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "ENVIRONMENT_ECOLOGY",
      "label": "Yale Environment 360",
      "site": "https://e360.yale.edu",
      "rss": "https://e360.yale.edu/feed.xml",
      "why": "Global environment features. Long-form essays on ecology, climate, nature."
    },
    {
      "id": "D21-S01",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "WONDERS_STRANGE_FACTS",
      "label": "Atlas Obscura",
      "site": "https://www.atlasobscura.com",
      "rss": "https://www.atlasobscura.com/feeds/latest",
      "why": "THE source for wonders and strange facts. 20000+ curious places and stories. Every item is a potential flash snippet."
    },
    {
      "id": "D21-S02",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "WONDERS_STRANGE_FACTS",
      "label": "Futility Closet",
      "site": "https://www.futilitycloset.com",
      "rss": "https://www.futilitycloset.com/feed/",
      "why": "12000+ entertaining curiosities in history, literature, language, art, philosophy, mathematics. Updated daily. Pure Hook Bank material."
    },
    {
      "id": "D21-S03",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "WONDERS_STRANGE_FACTS",
      "label": "Amusing Planet",
      "site": "https://www.amusingplanet.com",
      "rss": "https://www.amusingplanet.com/feeds/posts/default",
      "why": "Fascinating places, cultural oddities, geographical surprises. High wonder-density writing."
    },
    {
      "id": "D21-S04",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "WONDERS_STRANGE_FACTS",
      "label": "Mental Floss",
      "site": "https://www.mentalfloss.com",
      "rss": "https://www.mentalfloss.com/rss",
      "why": "Fascinating facts, trivia, weird history. Bite-sized, highly readable. Excellent hook material."
    },
    {
      "id": "D21-S05",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "WONDERS_STRANGE_FACTS",
      "label": "Smithsonian Smart News",
      "site": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/",
      "rss": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/smart-news/",
      "why": "Daily surprising science and history news. Short, factual, wonder-inducing items."
    },
    {
      "id": "D21-S06",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "WONDERS_STRANGE_FACTS",
      "label": "Today I Found Out",
      "site": "https://www.todayifoundout.com",
      "rss": "https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/feed/",
      "why": "The backstory behind interesting facts. High hook density."
    },
    {
      "id": "D21-S07",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "WONDERS_STRANGE_FACTS",
      "label": "Ripley's Believe It or Not",
      "site": "https://www.ripleys.com",
      "rss": "https://www.ripleys.com/feed/",
      "why": "Strange facts, records, unusual phenomena. Pure wow-factor content."
    },
    {
      "id": "D22-S01",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "INDIA_LONGFORM_SUPPLEMENT",
      "label": "Frontline Magazine",
      "site": "https://frontline.thehindu.com",
      "rss": "https://frontline.thehindu.com/feed/",
      "why": "India's best long-form investigative magazine. Closest English equivalent to a serious weekend supplement."
    },
    {
      "id": "D22-S02",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "INDIA_LONGFORM_SUPPLEMENT",
      "label": "New Indian Express",
      "site": "https://www.newindianexpress.com",
      "rss": "https://www.newindianexpress.com/rss/feeds.htm",
      "why": "South India English paper. Strong Sunday supplement. Direct replacement for one of the four physical magazines."
    },
    {
      "id": "D22-S03",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "INDIA_LONGFORM_SUPPLEMENT",
      "label": "The News Minute",
      "site": "https://www.thenewsminute.com",
      "rss": "https://www.thenewsminute.com/rss",
      "why": "South India news and culture. Tamil Nadu culture, society, media. High local relevance."
    },
    {
      "id": "D22-S04",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "INDIA_LONGFORM_SUPPLEMENT",
      "label": "Outlook India Culture",
      "site": "https://www.outlookindia.com",
      "rss": "https://www.outlookindia.com/rss",
      "why": "Indian news magazine culture and society sections. Supplement equivalent."
    },
    {
      "id": "D22-S05",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "INDIA_LONGFORM_SUPPLEMENT",
      "label": "The Hindu Opinion",
      "site": "https://www.thehindu.com",
      "rss": "https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/?service=rss",
      "why": "India's newspaper of record. Opinion and ideas section. Free RSS."
    },
    {
      "id": "D22-S06",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "INDIA_LONGFORM_SUPPLEMENT",
      "label": "Indian Express Ideas",
      "site": "https://indianexpress.com",
      "rss": "https://indianexpress.com/feed/",
      "why": "Ideas section equivalent to Sunday supplement. High quality opinion and analysis."
    },
    {
      "id": "D21-S09",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "WONDERS_STRANGE_FACTS",
      "label": "Futility Closet",
      "site": "https://www.futilitycloset.com",
      "rss": "https://www.futilitycloset.com/feed/",
      "why": "12000+ entertaining curiosities from history, literature, language, art, philosophy, mathematics. Pure cross-domain wow material."
    },
    {
      "id": "D02-S07",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "SCIENCE_NARRATIVE",
      "label": "Quanta Magazine",
      "site": "https://www.quantamagazine.org",
      "rss": "https://api.quantamagazine.org/feed/",
      "why": "Math, physics, biology written for intelligent non-scientists. Exceptional clarity. Free."
    },
    {
      "id": "D03-S07",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "HISTORY_GLOBAL",
      "label": "Damn Interesting",
      "site": "https://www.damninteresting.com",
      "rss": "https://www.damninteresting.com/feed/",
      "why": "Long-form true stories from history and science. Every article earns the name."
    },
    {
      "id": "D21-S10",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "WONDERS_STRANGE_FACTS",
      "label": "Today I Found Out",
      "site": "https://www.todayifoundout.com",
      "rss": "https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/feed/",
      "why": "The backstory behind surprising facts. High hook density."
    },
    {
      "id": "D07-S06",
      "tier": 1,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "PSYCHOLOGY_BEHAVIOUR",
      "label": "BPS Research Digest",
      "site": "https://digest.bps.org.uk",
      "rss": "https://digest.bps.org.uk/feed/",
      "why": "Psychology research distilled into readable summaries. Counterintuitive finding density."
    },
    {
      "id": "D03-S08",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "HISTORY_GLOBAL",
      "label": "Ancient History Encyclopedia RSS",
      "site": "https://www.worldhistory.org",
      "rss": "https://www.worldhistory.org/rss2/?lang=en",
      "why": "Peer-reviewed world history. Rich in cross-domain analogies from ancient civilisations."
    },
    {
      "id": "D02-S08",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "SCIENCE_NARRATIVE",
      "label": "Knowable Magazine",
      "site": "https://knowablemagazine.org",
      "rss": "https://knowablemagazine.org/rss.xml",
      "why": "Science journalism from Annual Reviews. Rigorous but accessible."
    },
    {
      "id": "D08-S07",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "DESIGN_CRAFT",
      "label": "Core77 Design",
      "site": "https://www.core77.com",
      "rss": "https://www.core77.com/rss",
      "why": "Industrial design and craft. Process thinking, making, problem solving analogies."
    },
    {
      "id": "D20-S05",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "ENVIRONMENT_ECOLOGY",
      "label": "Hakai Magazine",
      "site": "https://hakaimagazine.com",
      "rss": "https://hakaimagazine.com/feed/",
      "why": "Coastal science and society. Rich natural world analogies."
    },
    {
      "id": "D19-S05",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "SPORTS_SOCIETY",
      "label": "The Ringer",
      "site": "https://www.theringer.com",
      "rss": "https://www.theringer.com/rss/index.xml",
      "why": "Sports culture and society writing. Cross-domain sports analogies."
    },
    {
      "id": "BIO-S01",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "SCIENCE_NARRATIVE",
      "label": "Famous Scientists",
      "site": "https://www.famousscientists.org",
      "rss": "https://www.famousscientists.org/feed/",
      "intake_type": "RSS",
      "why": "Narrative biographies of scientists with episodes and anecdotes. Ramanujan, C.V. Raman, Edison, Curie, Tesla, Newton, Darwin."
    },
    {
      "id": "BIO-S02",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "SCIENCE_NARRATIVE",
      "label": "Science History Institute",
      "site": "https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories",
      "rss": "https://www.sciencehistory.org/feed/",
      "intake_type": "RSS",
      "why": "In-depth narrative profiles of chemists, physicists, life scientists with historical context. Free, no paywall."
    },
    {
      "id": "BIO-S03",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "SCIENCE_NARRATIVE",
      "label": "Nobel Prize Biographies",
      "site": "https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/",
      "rss": "https://www.nobelprize.org/feed/",
      "intake_type": "RSS",
      "why": "Official biographies and lectures of all Nobel laureates. Free, authoritative, narrative style."
    },
    {
      "id": "BIO-S04",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "SCIENCE_NARRATIVE",
      "label": "MacTutor History of Mathematics",
      "site": "https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/",
      "rss": "https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/rss.xml",
      "intake_type": "SCRAPE",
      "why": "Scholarly story-driven biographies of mathematicians from ancient to modern. Deep historical context. Free."
    },
    {
      "id": "BIO-S05",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "SCIENCE_NARRATIVE",
      "label": "IAS Resonance Journal",
      "site": "https://www.ias.ac.in/listing/issues/reso",
      "rss": "https://www.ias.ac.in/rss/reso.xml",
      "intake_type": "SCRAPE",
      "why": "Indian Academy of Sciences. Classics and Masterclass series on scientific breakthroughs. Profiles of Indian scientists with personal reminiscences. Free open access."
    },
    {
      "id": "BIO-S06",
      "tier": 3,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "INDIAN_HISTORY",
      "label": "Vigyan Prasar",
      "site": "https://vigyanprasar.gov.in",
      "rss": "https://vigyanprasar.gov.in/feed/",
      "intake_type": "RSS",
      "why": "Indian government science communication. Biographies of Indian scientists. Homi Bhabha, C.V. Raman series. Free."
    },
    {
      "id": "BIO-S07",
      "tier": 3,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "INDIAN_HISTORY",
      "label": "The Better India - Innovation",
      "site": "https://www.thebetterindia.com/topics/innovation/",
      "rss": "https://www.thebetterindia.com/feed/",
      "intake_type": "RSS",
      "why": "Story-based articles on Indian grassroots innovators. Jugaad innovation, rural problem-solving, Tamil Nadu achievers."
    },
    {
      "id": "BIO-P01",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "IDEAS_PHILOSOPHY",
      "label": "Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy",
      "site": "https://iep.utm.edu",
      "rss": "https://iep.utm.edu/feed/",
      "intake_type": "RSS",
      "why": "Ancient Greek philosophy, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Nagarjuna, Chanakya. Story-driven contextual articles. Free, no paywall."
    },
    {
      "id": "BIO-P02",
      "tier": 2,
      "lang": "EN",
      "domain": "HISTORY_GLOBAL",
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