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. Film & TV
Two superheroes, deadpool and Wolverine, stand and crouch respectively, in a desert like place.
Here's why a knowing take on post-modernity's void strikes a chord.
9min read
Explainer
  1. Art
  2. Culture
Two people run though a darkened art gallery towards a body lying amongst photography paraphanalia
What to do when confronted with contentious culture.
5min read
Explainer
  1. AI
  2. Culture
blue cables converge on a server.
The second in a three-part series exploring the implications of technology.
5min read
Podcast
  1. Character
  2. Culture
Two men in seats adress a pyjamap-clad Ronald Regan.
A summer box set special. Emerson Csorba's three articles on purpose and character.
1min read
Review
  1. Art
  2. Culture
A black and white illustration shows a man holding a walk stick standing among tomb-like structures.
Artist Richard Kenton Webb converses with the blind poet in his former home.
5min read
Column
  1. Culture
  2. Football
A dejected looking football manager ponders his feet while standing beside a pitch.
We all fail. Not just Southgate, Biden and Sunak.
4min read
Review
  1. Art
  2. Culture
An impressionist painting of runners bunched together on the bend of a track.
Art captures how sport and religion are entwined throughout history.
5min read
Review
  1. Culture
  2. Film & TV
A coupe sit on outdoor steps against a blue sky. One holds a plate and the other looks towards them.
Memory and the meaning of suffering.
5min read
Explainer
  1. AI
  2. Culture
A caveman holding a hammer looks at a bench on which are a broken bicycle and a laptop.
The first in a three-part series exploring the implications of technology.
6min read
Podcast
  1. Books
  2. Culture
Two men in Tudor clothing converse in a street
C.S. Lewis' storytelling, Shardlake, and the mistakes that set us apart.
1min read
Article
  1. America
  2. Conspiracy theory
A runner passes a church and a flag in an America suburb, under billowing clouds.
A returning American feels the heat generated by contesting ‘realities'.
6min read
Review
  1. Culture
  2. Football
A footballer takes a penalty kick.
Football is a global language and the shootout is the end to Shakespearian tragedy.
5min read