Mapping the Odyssey – what you should watch, read and listen to this weekNaomi Joseph, The Conversation
First House: a visceral story about the collapse of a ‘perfect’ life and the imagining of a new onePragya Agarwal, Loughborough University
New climate film triggers debate – here’s how to make those conversations constructiveRanda Lindsey Kachef, Birkbeck, University of London; King's College London and Edward White, Kingston University
Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead: a fitting end to the Harlem trilogy that is sure to make it a classic of New York fictionDouglas Field, University of Manchester
From the Falklands War to Maradona: why Argentina vs England is soccer’s fiercest rivalryFernanda Peñaloza, University of Sydney
Taxi Driver at 50: how Martin Scorsese’s film foreshadowed the manosphereNathan Abrams, Bangor University
Can we map The Odyssey? How ancient geographers and modern researchers have traced Odysseus’s travelsPragya Agarwal, Loughborough University
The real mystery behind Moana: after 1,700 years, why did Polynesians suddenly sail east?David Sear, University of Southampton; Manoj Joshi, University of East Anglia, and Mark Peaple, University of Southampton
Evil Dead Burn could breathe new life into a fragmented horror sagaKieran Foster, University of Nottingham
A forgotten young poet gives us a rare glimpse below stairs at the 1995 Pride and Prejudice’s Netherfield HallCatherine Clarke, School of Advanced Study, University of London
The 16th-century lesbian poet who could be Scotland’s answer to Gentleman JackDiane Watt, University of Surrey
How America came to love football – what you should listen, read and see this weekNaomi Joseph, The Conversation
Heartbreaking historical tales, unsettling scenes and shortlisted non-fiction – what to read, watch and see this weekAnna Walker, The Conversation
A handpicked history of floral art, kabuki on screen and a poetry competition – what to see, do and create this weekAnna Walker, The Conversation
Pets, plants and a ‘coming-of-old-age’ story – what to see and watch this weekAnna Walker, The Conversation
The Vikings were more than bearded marauders but Scandinavia’s national museums continue to project that imageJulia Håkansson, Lund University
The Bayeux tapestry and the hidden history of the women who embroidered itStephanie Brown, University of Hull
Ancient Egypt: Magic and Medicine – a brilliant exhibition showing the power of learning through artefactsChristian Knoblauch, Swansea University
David Hockney’s success is a testament to a Britain that supported working-class artists – the same cannot be said todayGregory Salter, University of Birmingham
Pieter Obels and Feng Xiao-Min: a compelling exploration of nature through steel and paintPippa Catterall, University of Westminster
I ran the Thames from source to sea – here’s what I discoveredVéronique Chance, Anglia Ruskin University
Craft hobbies can give you a voice – just as they did for the women of the Arts and Crafts movementAbigail Harrison Moore, University of Leeds
Who owns an AI generated song? What we can learn from the phonograph and the evolution of copyright lawsAnna Monnereau, Bangor University; Liverpool Hope University
Confessions II: a euphoric return to form that reveals a more vulnerable MadonnaRachel Sykes, University of Birmingham
During the Troubles, music shaped alternative identities for a generation of Northern Irish teenagersLauren Alex O'Hagan, The Open University
How Shakespeare’s The Tempest can help readers understand the hidden costs of AIXin Chen Cai, University of Hull and Xin Ying Lim, University of Hull
Mamma Mia! is Shakespeare’s Tempest in campy musical disguiseElizabeth Schafer, Royal Holloway, University of London
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is an early exploration of ‘romance fraud’Emma Linford, University of Hull
What the World Cup hydration breaks reveal about who governs men’s footballHaojin Zhou, Loughborough University and Mathew Dowling, Loughborough University
From falling to flow: why you should take up bouldering as a hobby for reasons beyond exerciseJacob Fairless Nicholson, UCL
The 2026 World Cup is the greatest architectural experiment in the tournament’s historyMark Gower, Kingston University
The TV industry still struggles with class inequality – access alone won’t fix itBeth Johnson, University of Leeds
This year’s Venice Biennale marks a major shift in European cultural politicsClare Carolin, King's College London
What Iran’s absence from the Venice Biennale reveals about art and politicsKatayoun Shahandeh, SOAS, University of London
The V&A catalogue row shows China’s censorship now travels through cultural supply chainsGe Chen, Durham University
Composting and water cremation: how the eco credentials of alternatives to burial add upLynn Akesson, Lund University
Video games are helping players imagine the realities of climate migrationConor Mckeown, University of Stirling
How installation art can make plastic waste more tangibleKatarina Dimitrijevic, Loughborough University
The revamped hiking trail regenerating an Italian region blighted by mafia stereotypesAurora Moxon, University College Cork
Indie sleaze: a brief fashion history, from messy rebellion to mainstream revivalCatrin Cousins, Cardiff Metropolitan University and Jo Wiltshire, Cardiff Metropolitan University
The Epstein Files: the AI podcast that sounds like journalism but isn’tKathryn McDonald, Bournemouth University
School dinners are changing: the strong emotions and memories around these meals reflect their social, economic and cultural importanceHeather Ellis, University of Sheffield
How the BBC’s Learn Cornish podcast could help boost this minority languageMerryn Davies-Deacon, Queen's University Belfast
