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. Culture
  2. Fun & play
A set of be-socked feat rest on a leaf strewn step beside a book and a cup of coffee.

Cosy season: creating meaning amid the mundane

Belle Tindall
We’re romanticising our way through the year.
2min read
Article
  1. Art
  2. Belief
An art structure of a circular peak sits on the chequered floor of a cathedral.

How the curious react to creativity in a cathedral

Stuart Haynes
The moved, confused and impressed.
4min read
Review
  1. Books
  2. Culture
A fan holds an upside down football scrarf that reads 'Juergen is a red'.

The book to help you fall back in love with football

Jonathan Rowlands
Neil Atkinson’s Transformer isn’t the straightforward biography of Jurgen Klopp.
5min read
Review
  1. Books
  2. Culture
A podcast guest speaks in front of a mic.

Filterworld: algorithmic anxiety is flattening our culture

Simon Burton-Jones
The rule of vanilla lets our unfeeling gadgets decide what’s best for us.
4min read
Podcast
  1. Culture
  2. Music
a map depicts US states coloured red and blue.

Seen & Unseen Aloud: new episode

Natalie Garrett
Stories vs. facts, saying sorry, and music to wander too.
1min read
Review
  1. Belief
  2. Culture
Two war photographers creep along a shadowy corridor.

Kate Winslett delivers the performance of her life, in a film that doesn’t look away

George Pitcher
The true quality of witness shines in Lee Miller’s biopic.
4min read
Article
  1. Character
  2. Culture
Preisdent Putin stands behind a lectern with a gold door and Russian flag behind him.

What is Putin thinking? And how would you know?

Emerson Csorba
The self-centeredness of modern culture is antithetical to strategic thinking.
6min read
Article
  1. America
  2. Conspiracy theory
a map depicts US states coloured red and blue.

US election: the primal stories trumping facts

Jared Stacy
Projections and polls cannot capture the power of stories shaping identity.
5min read
Column
  1. Character
  2. Confession
On a street, two men confront each other face to face.

‘Yet All Shall Be Forgot?’ Saying sorry has never been more difficult

Roger Bretherton
Acknowledging wrongdoing is vital for any society to flourish. So why do we find it so difficult to apologise, especially online?
8min read
Review
  1. Culture
  2. Film & TV
Two men stand off against each other, one holds a holstered gun.

Rebel Ridge switches the code on corrupt coppers and body counts

Krish Kandiah
An action movie tackling the all-time low trust in public bodies.
6min read
Interview
  1. Books
  2. Culture
A stern looking football manager stares hard, with a stand of supporters behind him.

Transformer: how Jurgen Klopp gave belief to a team and city

Jonathan Rowlands
Neil Atkinson talks about his new biography of the redemptive Liverpool manager.
10min read
Podcast
  1. Ageing
  2. Culture
Two middle age rock star brothers pose for the camera in a black and white picture

Seen & Unseen Aloud: Britpop, parents and Marvel

Natalie Garrett
Oasis and two Prime Ministers, aging parents, and Deadpool & Wolverine's nihilism.
1min read