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Congratulations to Brian Thornton from Winchester University who is the 2025 winner of The Conversation Prize for writers, for his story Convicting the Innocent, a look at the systemic barriers facing people wrongly convicted of a crime.

Brian Eno and Dutch artist Bette A. will release What Art Does in January

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High-end possessions artfully placed in grey plastic security trays are giving #foodstagram a run for its money

A beanstalk murder; the heroines of Greek myth; a history of AI; a mysterious golden island, and more

Primary school students have been reading TikTok sensation Icebreaker, an enemies-to-lovers romance about a figure skater and an ice hockey player. The cartoon cover features a ponytailed girl (who looks to be in her tweens) in a sparkly purple costume, smiling up at a much taller boy holding a hockey…

Edna O’Brien has died at age 93

After early novels that won international acclaim but were banned at home, the Irish author had a prolific career lasting more than half a century