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.

Article
  1. AI
  2. Belief
An AI image of a person stood holding a phone with a bubble above their head, below them is a chatbot-like demon with a tail

Are AI chatbots actually demons in disguise?

Gabrielle Thomas
Early Christian thinkers explain chatbots better than Silicon Valley does
4min read
Article
  1. Culture
  2. Freedom
Two brown bears fight while baring their teeth.

Free speech for me, but not for thee

George Pitcher
A hate crime hoo-ha and the limits of free speech
4min read
Short story
  1. Culture
A barred window sits in a dark brick wall.

The Rat: a new short story

Theodore Brun
Climbing from containment
16min read
Article
  1. Character
  2. Culture
A composite images show a map of Europe with Destination X contestants pictures above.

Deceit is integral to success in Destination X

Cameron Wiltshire-Plant
Travel and trickery make for a miserable journey
5min read
Article
  1. Culture
  2. Film & TV
The cast of The Summer I Turned Pretty pose on a wedding set.

The summer we turned romantic

Belle Tindall
Belly, the other Taylor, and the defiant desire to get married
5min read
Article
  1. Culture
  2. Migration
Nigel Farage stands and gestures in front of a flag.

It's 2029 and PM Farage has reformed asylum

Steve Dew-Jones
Are refugees really no longer deserving of our protection?
6min read
Review
  1. Ageing
  2. AI
A woman confronts a man whose clone stands behind her.

Foundation shows you can’t ‘Ctrl+V’ a soul

Giles Gough
A sci-fi classic unearths transhumanism’s flaws
5min read
Review
  1. Art
  2. Culture
AN experessionist painting shows a face with a large open smile and many eyes.

Genesis Tramaine: the painter whose faces catch the spirit

Jonathan Evens
New York's expressionist devotional artist
5min read
Article
  1. Belief
  2. Culture
Wednesday Adams scowls while Enid smiles.

Wednesday works wonders bringing the outsiders in

Lauren Westwood
Tim Burton’s echoes of C.S. Lewis
5min read
Article
  1. AI
  2. Culture
A seated teenager stretches back bored, a phone is on the table in front of them

Could thinking and feeling become futile pastimes in the future?

Jamie Mulvaney
AI, and more, is eroding our agency, we need to act now
6min read
Review
  1. Addiction
  2. Culture
A nun on a white horse, gallops across a snowy field, in black and white

Mother Vera: from heroin addict to heroine helping the recovering

Susan Gray
The horse-loving orthodox sister with a liturgy for life, and a dilemma.
5min read
Article
  1. Culture
  2. Fun & play
Influencer Molly_Mae poses beside her luggage.

How were your holidays, Molly-Mae?

Susan Gray
How to deal with the disappointment of influenced vacations
5min read