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From Madame de Pompadour to punks and pussy protest hats, pink has always been the colour of choice for those who dare to make a statement.
From factors like the number of extra games to the time non-competing players go on break, having the World Cup in the middle of the domestic season could increase injuries.
With his delightful drawings for children’s books, the British illustrator has helped to promote and preserve a rich graphic arts heritage in the UK.
It’s a favourite Christmas film in households across the world – but how did the muppet take on Charles Dickens become such an unlikely enduring classic? A Jim Henson expert explains.
As opponents of the Whitehaven Colliery protest, an expert on the cultural history of British landscapes revisits an 18th-century poem that reminds us of the town’s industrious spirit.
Recipes inspired by the social scene of 1800s London or which made their first appearance in a Dickens novel.
To understand the origins of the Yorkshire pudding Christmas dinner debate we need to turn the clock back to the time when the original pudding was first created.
From plane stairs that lead nowhere to paintings of empty towns, these artists depict the experience of Albanian immigrants.
Fans hoping to find an incisive message about the climate crisis in the Avatar sequel will be disappointed, as a geopolitical climate expert explains.
25 Years of Garage has good intentions, but this scene-documenting film makes some familiar mistakes.
TikTok is shaping the music industry like never before, but with rumours that the app may soon launch its own streaming service, the stakes for creative freedom are high.
Using poetry to explore climate change can empower and inspire people to act and make a difference.
An expert in contemporary British monarchy analyses the first three episodes of Harry + Meghan, the headline-grabbing Netflix show from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Stormzy’s new album contains some deeply personal reflections on faith.
With tours from emo mainstays My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy and Paramore, this year has heralded new life for a genre fans thought had died out.
With the discovery of several thousand new pages of Hegel’s lecture notes, fans are hoping his famously tricky philosophy may become easier to understand – this expert isn’t so sure.
Rutland’s Roman villa caused a media storm when it was first discovered in 2020 – now researchers have returned to uncover even more surprises.
May the Dharma be with you.
Classic books like Jane Eyre took on new meanings while the lengths of others made us aware of our mortality.
It’s not just you – there’s a reason swearing is so satisfying.
The film meticulously details the day-to-day life of a widow and her son.
Balenciaga blamed the photographer for a now-pulled advert which featured sexually charged imagery of children – as an advertising expert, it’s hard to believe the furore wasn’t planned.
Hockney’s 20 Flowers and Some Bigger Pictures depict joy in the humdrum of domesticity.
From ghostly love stories to political satires and southern gothic thrillers, these are the best fiction books according to our academics.