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  How geopolitical tensions tainted the 2026 Asian Games

  The 2026 Asian Games in Japan drew to a close on October 4 following two weeks of competition between 45 countries and territories across 43 sports.

  SyndicatedJung Woo Lee, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Leisure Policy, University of Edinburgh6 Oct 20264 min read

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  Taylor Swift’s new video marks her ghostly return to Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca

  In 2020, Taylor Swift told us she read Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca, the 1938 bestseller about a young bride haunted by the memory of her husband’s glamorous first wife.

  SyndicatedEmma L. Davies, PhD Researcher in English Literature, University of Bristol6 Oct 20264 min read

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  Russia is using Ukraine’s children to win its occupation – and the wider war

  A year or so after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the city of Murmansk in Russia’s Arctic north-west marked its annual regional day with a celebration for children.

  SyndicatedVladyslav Havrylov, Research Consultant at the Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War, King's College London5 Oct 20264 min read

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  Nina Simone, Langston Hughes and their forgotten creative collaboration

  Many music fans know that Nina Simone’s 1965 hit “I Put a Spell on You” helped establish the 32-year-old singer as the “High Priestess of Soul.”

  SyndicatedJason Miller, Assistant Lecturer, North Carolina State University1 Oct 20266 min read

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  ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ winks and blows a blood-soaked kiss at horror films of queer past

  Oversexed teenagers, invincible killers and a deserted cabin – what could possibly go wrong?

  SyndicatedScott Malia, Associate Professor of Theatre, College of the Holy Cross29 Sept 20266 min read