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.

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  1. Community
  2. Culture
A football stand displays a long banner with text on it.

As the season starts, here's why fans go mad for football

Henry Corbett
The game is part of life, but not all of life
4min read
Article
  1. Art
  2. Culture
A sculptor works on a carved face emerging from a stone larger than her

Emily Young: the sculptor listening as the still stones speak

Jonathan Evens
Unlocking the stillness, from underwater sculpture to St Paul's Cathedral
5min read
Editor's pick
  1. America
  2. Culture
Viewed from behind, Trump raises a fist.

Molly Worthen on the charismatic leaders of America's cosmic drama

Nick Jones
The plots and plotters that hold us spellbound
8min read
Review
  1. Books
  2. Culture
Bill Gates talks from behind a table with a small sign bearing his name.

How a card game, going off-grid, and a great teacher, shaped Bill Gates

Krish Kandiah
A new biography explores the man who shaped the digital decades
5min read
Article
  1. Culture
  2. Purpose
A mock ad for the perfect job.

The secret to finding your perfect job is to ignore the influencers

Thomas Sharpe
There’s too much vocational shame on LinkedIn
4min read
Review
  1. Culture
  2. Film & TV
Captain Pike of Star Trek.

Great storytelling elevates this Star Trek hero to messiah status

Giles Gough
Before Captain Kirk, came a compelling commander
6min read
Review
  1. Books
  2. Culture
A nuclear explosion glows red and orange against the night sky.

Nuclear War A Scenario: the book that imagines the inconceivable

Simon Burton-Jones
It's the most depressing book that you really need to read
5min read
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