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Arts & Culture
What’s next in pop culture?
UVA experts in music, film and literature tell us what they’re looking forward to in 2026.
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Arts & Culture
Home for the holidays? Here’s what to read
UVA Library staff recommend the favorite things they read in 2025.
Randy Campbell dressed as Santa Claus standing beside a UTV on the Lawn in front of the UVA Rotunda
Arts & Culture
This skinny Santa has a big heart and a real beard
After showing up as a last-minute stand-in, Facilities Management employee Randy Campbell has grown into Santa’s role.
a mother and daughter walking through some arches covered in holiday lights at Winter Wander
Arts & Culture
Winter Wander becomes a holiday tradition filled with love
The annual event has sparked more than 25 engagements and raised over $50,000 for local charities.
Jane Austen books arranged on a wooden surface, with classic hardcover editions beside a smartphone playing the Sense and Sensibility audiobook.
Arts & Culture
Jane Austen was not popular in her lifetime. Why do we love her today?
On the novelist's 250th birthday, a UVA English professor explains why Austen's vivid characters and universal themes continue to resonate.
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Arts & Culture
Q&A: In the AI age, why are the humanities still relevant?
At UVA, fewer students are majoring in liberal arts, gravitating instead to STEM courses. But the College’s dean argues that AI needs the humanities.
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Arts & Culture
Why Spotify Wrapped turns your music habits into a social event
UVA experts say the annual announcement satisfies our need to belong by sharing the music that shapes our lives.
a collage of Polina Chesnakova's professional photo, graduating from UVA, cooking, and some professional photos of her recipes.
Arts & Culture
UVA alumna stirs memories where her food-writing career began
Polina Chesnakova returns to Charlottesville with a new cookbook steeped in the recipes and memories that sparked her food-writing journey.

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