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Does BBC Civilisations get its four stories of collapse correct? Experts weigh in

Jane Austen’s friendships defied social class – and empowered her writing

Testimony: new documentary shows a stark reckoning with Ireland’s Magdalene past

Game of Wool: Fair Isle knitting row reveals why culture and tradition matter

The medieval folklore of Britain’s endangered wildlife ‘omens’

Skims has put merkins back on the fashion map. A brief (and hairy) history of the pubic wig

Why the National Gallery is creating a public panel to help shape its future

The takeaway from the Venice Biennale saga: the art world faces deep and troubling structural inequality

Ireland’s basic income scheme for artists points at how governments could help sectors in crisis

Fantasy rugby: how the animal kingdom could help you form a winning team

Blood, bruises and belief: how England’s women’s rugby team embody physical and mental endurance

Animal Farm at 80: why the animals really matter in Orwell’s parable about communism

The story of Apollo and Daphne in Ovid’s Metamorphoses needs a new translation for the #MeToo era

Caravaggio’s Medusa: why we need to look the Gorgon in the eye

Malorie Blackman’s Noughts and Crosses uses critical dystopia to challenge us to build a better future

Le Carré, Bacchae and radical feminist punk art – what to see and watch this week

Monsters, menopause and bold women – what to see, read and visit this week

Booker prize 2025: the six shortlisted books, reviewed by experts

Down Cemetery Road: Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson delight in this light conspiracy thriller

Introducing Jane Austen’s Paper Trail – a new podcast from The Conversation