Culture

Our curated articles offering new takes on the big themes and questions in our culture. Plus reviews of books, film, media and experiences. Culture is one of four key themes covered by Seen & Unseen.

Review
  1. Culture
  2. Death & life
A couple sit on outdoor seats, her resting her head on his shoulder.
A fresh expression of lost, stolen, love.
5min read
Article
  1. Attention
  2. Culture
A collage image shows a person holding their head, with a wash of warm colours over the scene.
The Age of Intellect has given way to the Age of Imagination.
5min read
Review
  1. Art
  2. Awe and wonder
A woman dressed in dark Victorian clothes sits on a street among angels.
The artist’s child-like sense of wonder saw heaven everywhere.
5min read
Interview
  1. Assisted dying
  2. Culture
A woman wearing a red jacket stands formally beside an office stair case.
“What disabled people need is assistance to live, not to die.”
5min read
Review
  1. Culture
  2. Film & TV
A couple sit at a table in a diner talking intensely.
Love is the core of every truly good sweeping story.
8min read
Podcast
  1. Culture
  2. Death & life
A woman guest on a podcast sits at a table with a mic in front, gesturing to the side with both hands.
The leading forensic scientist talks with Justin and Belle about her work and our reluctance to look death in the eye.
1min read
Article
  1. Art
  2. Culture
A painting depicts a man a prophet pointing skywards while another person sleeps on the ground
What looters, curators and today's public find in a genre that survives the centuries.
5min read
Podcast
  1. Culture
  2. Podcasts
A hand held out is gentle grasped by a turning person.
Celebrating friendship, mediating on who is my neighbour, and bonding on a quiz show.
1min read
Interview
  1. Art
  2. Attention
An artist sits in front of a board covered in images, canvases and paper.
Why the overlooked and everyday capture the creative gaze.
5min read
Article
  1. Community
  2. Culture
Four quiz show contestants stand behind a table with the show host.
Chasing the prize isn't everything on the TV quiz show.
5min read
Review
  1. Culture
  2. Film & TV
In a retro-future styled office, workers stand or sit around a pod of desks.
We can't contain trauma to just one sphere of our lives.
4min read
Review
  1. Comedy
  2. Culture
A movie still shows a Roman amphitheatre, covered in body parts, over which a sign reads 'children's matinee'.
The universe is still not making sense.
7min read