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.

Podcast
  1. Books
  2. Culture
Paris' Pantheon temple displays a flag and banners.

Seen & Unseen Aloud: publishing, and paganism

Natalie Garrett
Faith's revival in publishing and Graham Tomlin on the choice of faith, secularism and modern paganism.
1min read
Explainer
  1. Belief
  2. Culture
An arm and hand stretch out in front of some, a narrow street is the background.

The questions that nobody can escape

Silvianne and Barnabas Aspray
Seeking answers about beginning, meaning, and of the end, explain why religion refuses to disappear.
7min read
Podcast
  1. Culture
  2. Holidays/vacations
A pair of sunglasses beside a swimming pool.

Seen & Unseen Aloud: summer special

Natalie Garrett
When the journey is the destination; the case for holidays, and getting the best out of downtime.
1min read
Review
  1. Culture
  2. Film & TV
A cartoon dog family stand in their kitchen

Help for the Heelers

From Mockingbird
The benevolent butterfly effect in Bluey’s season finale.
7min read
Review
  1. Culture
  2. Film & TV
Two superheroes, deadpool and Wolverine, stand and crouch respectively, in a desert like place.

Deadpool and Wolverine admit there’s only one story worth telling

James Lawrence
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

Controversial art: can the critic love their neighbour?

Jonathan Evens
What to do when confronted with contentious culture.
5min read
Explainer
  1. AI - Artificial Intelligence
  2. Culture
blue cables converge on a server.

How tech harvests our humanity

James Lawrence
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.

Seen & Unseen Aloud: people, politics and purpose

Natalie Garrett
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.

Paradise cottage: Milton reimagin’d

Jonathan Evens
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're pretty useless really

George Pitcher
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.

The collective effervescence of sport’s congregation

Jonathan Evens
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.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: 20 years on

Beatrice Scudeler
Memory and the meaning of suffering.
5min read