Spotify Wrapped ghosted NZ music again. Local artists and audiences deserve moreJesse Austin-Stewart, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
As social media age restrictions spread, is the internet entering its Victorian era?Alex Beattie, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Savvy politicians know how to ‘perform’ authenticity – the Jacinda Ardern doco offers a masterclassSusan Fountaine, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Spectacle, weirdness and novelty: what early cinema tells us about the appeal of ‘AI slop’Alfio Leotta, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
AI companies want copyright exemptions – for NZ creatives, the market is their best protectionGraeme Austin, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
NZ’s small music venues are struggling – but there are ways to help them thriveDave Carter, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University; Catherine Hoad, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University; Jesse Austin-Stewart, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University, and Oli Wilson, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Our medieval murder maps reveal the surprising geography of violence in 14th-century English citiesStephanie Brown, University of Hull and Manuel Eisner, University of Cambridge
The triumph of the Oasis reunion: Resilience rules the day as the Gallaghers end their feudRamona Alaggia, University of Toronto
A straight face, with a wink – the subtle humor of deadpan photographyEmilia Mickevicius, University of Arizona
Who was Jane Austen’s best heroine? These experts think they knowJulie Taddeo, University of Maryland; Emma Claire Sweeney, The Open University; James Smith, Royal Holloway, University of London; Katherine Halsey, University of Stirling; Leigh Wetherall Dickson, Northumbria University, Newcastle; Nada Saadaoui, University of Cumbria, and Victorina Gonzalez-Diaz, University of Liverpool
How Nollywood films help Kenyan housemaids make sense of their livesSolomon Waliaula, Maasai Mara University
Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born to Run’ still speaks to a nation vacillating between hope and despairLouis P. Masur, Rutgers University
Do big gigs alter economies? What the Oasis tour reveals about how we spendMarcel Lukas, University of St Andrews
AI has passed the aesthetic Turing Test − and it’s changing our relationship with artTamilla Triantoro, Quinnipiac University
Calling me home: how a Matariki anthem wrote a new chapter in the story of Māori country musicKirsten Zemke, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
