The inscription “He is Odin’s Man” is in a round half circle over the head of a man.
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The discovery of the oldest recorded mention of the Norse god Odin pushes the age of this deity back at least 150 years.
Dancers Elizabeth Riley and Jamie Constance wearing the sensor suits.
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The language of dance is often lost on a general audience. Now new research has used sensor suits to discover patterns of movement-based communication in ballet performance.
Hundreds of thousands of hours of broadcasting history are available for the first time.
National Library of Wales
The Wales Broadcast Archive in Aberystwyth brings together the archives of the BBC, ITV and S4C under one roof.
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It might have been a show about a zombie apocalypse adapted from a hugely popular game but The Last of Us managed to offer audiences a lot of novel material.
Logan Paul and KSI promoting Prime.
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The Youtube stars have created something of a commercial blueprint by harnessing the platform’s algorithms to maximise Prime’s exposure.
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An uncompromising writer who wrote about the dark and light of postwar Japan
Peatlands at Forsinard in Sutherland, northern Scotland.
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Peatlands have always had a place in art, writing and poetry. In times of global warming these cultural reflections can help open up debate about the biodiversity and climate crisis.
EPA-EFE/Neil Hall
The crisis has highlighted unresolved questions about the role of journalism in the age of social media.
Details from the poster for Everything, Everywhere, All At Once.
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Everything, Everywhere, All at Once invokes Daoism, the Chinese school of thought that pursues balance and harmony.
Chris Hemsworth as Thor in Marvel Studios’ The Dark World from 2013.
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Ancient tales of gods and heroes and medieval Scandinavia help us make sense of things like masculinity, betrayal, revenge and the end of the world.
Sasha Huber film still from Rentyhorn.
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Sasha Huber’s work often involves renaming colonial landmarks, including a mountain in Switzerland.
Guillermo del Toro poses backstage with his Oscar.
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Del Toro’s Pinocchio stands out because it couples existential issues with real-world historical catastrophes.
The Colchester vase, dating to the later second century AD.
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The Colchester vase contains the remains a male of about 40 years of age and not of local origin. Could he have been a gladiator?
Ukraine were the winners of Eurovision 2022.
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Moving the voting system away from experts could be interpreted as a tactic to include American audiences.
The Strokes in a still from the documentary.
Meet Me In the Bathroom/Colin Lane
The oral history showcases how the indie music scene became a way for many New Yorkers to channel their grief after 9/11.
The Ciutat de la Justícia by David Chipperfield Architects, in Barcelona, Spain.
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Chipperfield is not interested in creating something iconic or instantly recognisable as his. Instead, he sees architecture as a service, a vehicle for civic and public good.
Paul Mescal as Calum in Aftersun.
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The synth and strings signature of Oliver Coates’ score are combined with the isolated vocals of David Bowie and Freddie Mercury to haunting effect.
Rogan Productions
A new three-part series brings together a wealth of material and voices to present new films, photographs, stories and theories about the brilliant artist.
Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg in series four of You.
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Season four of You delves into the misogyny and monstrous behaviour that can lurk beyond university facades.
Research has shown that the UK read more during the pandemic.
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Many established poets published lockdown poems offering their perspective on the power of poetry to make sense of the pandemic.
Chris Brown performing in 2022.
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How fans attending Chris Brown’s sold out UK tour are referencing race in their arguments against the singer’s ‘cancellation’.
Chloe Zhao won the Best Director Oscar for Nomadland in 2021.
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Awards aren’t just about improving chances in the eyes of funders – the recognition of an award can mean the difference between stopping and continuing.
A scale model of a statue dedicated to Lady Rhondda has been revealed by the sculptor, Jane Robbins.
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Lady Rhondda was a suffragette, a business leader and an editor. A statue of her is expected to be revealed in Newport, south Wales, next year.
Goosebumps are the latest children’s classics to be embroiled in the revisions controversy.
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Sensitivity edits benefit copyright holders, who wish to keep less tasteful elements of the works they control out of the public eye.
Stories about witches are having a resurgence.
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These new witches are rarely comparable to traditional dirty hags. The new witch is often beautiful, at once dark, gothic, ethereal and wild.