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
A mock classical ceiling painting depicts modern version of the classical gods.
The illusory glamour of Olympian gods titillates us once more.
5min read
Podcast
  1. Culture
  2. Death & life
A set of be-socked feat rest on a leaf strewn step beside a book and a cup of coffee.
Making the mundane meaningful, finding solace, and embracing a touch of doubt.
1min read
Article
  1. Assisted dying
  2. Culture
A tableau shows minature figures of two people, one sitting on a life size syringe and the other stands
I witnessed an assisted death. We need to be honest in the debate about it.
5min read
Podcast
  1. Culture
  2. Digital
A woman sits in a window sill.
Did the Google impulse started in the Garden of Eden? Ukraine visit, and contemporary dragon slaying.
1min read
Snippet
  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.
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.
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'.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Projections and polls cannot capture the power of stories shaping identity.
5min read