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.

Article
  1. Books
  2. Culture
Children sit in a library listening to a story
These physical monuments to our own ignorance instil knowledge and humility.
5min read
Review
  1. Culture
  2. Film & TV
A tapestry depicts a unicorn resting within a fenced enclosure.
‘The unicorn was a Christ-allegory’ and other lies.
5min read
Review
  1. Belief
  2. Culture
A family group stand and sit for a photo.
A force of nature voice that comes from the soul.
5min read
Column
  1. Culture
  2. Digital
Tom Cruise gestures with his fingers in an e-glove in front of his face
A justice ministry’s prejudicial database leaves no room for redemption.
4min read
Review
  1. Culture
  2. Film & TV
A bondsman looks to a colleague.
The Bondsman ‘literal evil’ fits so easily into today.
4min read
Review
  1. Books
  2. Culture
Bullet holes on a wall and white paint outlines mark the site of an execution
What happens when the mighty lose their thrones.
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Review
  1. Books
  2. Culture
Construction worker climb a steel framework.
Is this policy the antidote to the zero-sum game of politics?
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Review
  1. Books
  2. Culture
A neon sign depicts a message balloon with a heart symbol and a zero next to it.
Emotive love matters because it points to something truer, deeper, bigger.
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Review
  1. Belief
  2. Culture
A band lounge around.
Wonder about which love they sing of - earthly or divine.
5min read
Article
  1. Belief
  2. Culture
An actor dressed in an ancient Middle Eastern way is filmed by a large camera.
Today’s darker world of turmoil has viewers seeking solace.
4min read
Article
  1. Character
  2. Culture
Four actors dressed in black stand together
We want to feel the main character energy of each of the Beatles
4min read
Article
  1. Books
  2. Culture
Four young people peer through a window.
Ishiguro’s brilliant novel is the perfect Frankenstein story for today.
5min read