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. Culture
  2. Fun & play
A family pose for a picture at Disneyland

I disobeyed Disney’s command to 'celebrate happy’

Natalie Garrett
You don’t have to live your best life
5min read
Review
  1. Culture
  2. Film & TV
THe Fantastic Four stand on a podium

The Fantastic Four taught me about family, truth and the end of the world

Krish Kandiah
The whole film has a grown-up sophistication about what really matters.
6min read
Review
  1. Culture
  2. Film & TV
A couple site on a sofa, one holds a guitar

I’m going to cling on to The Ballad of Wallis Island

Steve Dew-Jones
This comedy about fans and idols touches the heart too
5min read
Essay
  1. Art
  2. Culture
An art deco poster shows the heads of three woman against a beach background.

From egalitarian to elite: 100 years of Art Deco

Sarah Basemara
Birthed by a lost generation, its legacy is not what its creators sought
7min read
Review
  1. Books
  2. Culture
A person lying on a beach holds a book up to read.

Find your next holiday read with the top picks of the Re-Enchanting guests

Tom Rippon
Recommendations across the genres.
4min read
Review
  1. Culture
  2. Music
Bruce Springsteen crouches down and holds a hand out to a sea of outstretched hands

As the congregation gathers Bruce Springsteen leans hard into hope

Elizabeth Wainwright
Chords of confrontation and communion
6min read
Review
  1. Culture
  2. Film & TV
A family sit together watching a trial in a court.

Unforgivable: Jimmy McGovern’s brave storytelling

Henry Corbett
Intelligent, understanding, and compassionate stories of a family affected by abuse
5min read
Article
  1. Art
  2. Belief
A metak sculpture outlines an altar, stands on a beach.

Critics and curators are missing this about contemporary artists

Jonathan Evens
An interview with Jonathan Anderson
5min read
Article
  1. Books
  2. Culture
A painting show Adam and Eve wide-eyed after the fall.

When the penny drops, on the Salt Path or a London street

Susan Gray
Being taken in unleashes dark, unpalatable emotions
6min read
Article
  1. Belief
  2. Books
A regency woman writes with a quill

Jane Austen’s satire helped her survive a dark culture

Beatrice Scudeler
Amid folly and frailty, she allowed her characters the possibility of forgiveness
5min read
Review
  1. Culture
  2. Film & TV
Superman talks to his dog amid the ice.

Boom! I love this new Superman!

Yaroslav Walker
Eschewing ennui, it’s a great fairy tale for the modern age
5min read
Article
  1. Culture
  2. Holidays/vacations
A sunset over an island casts golden light on the sea and a beach.

This is why we must go down to the sea

Paul Bradbury
Stepping off the shore restores more than our sanity
5min read