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. Attention
  2. Culture
Two TV characters, a man and a woman, stand in front of a crossword cover walls of a room.

Ludwig’s clues to the answers we long for

Jack Chisnall
Puzzles preserve a fully realised truth in the clue, and, if we are willing to persevere, we will be rewarded.
5min read
Article
  1. Culture
  2. Music
A close-up of the black label of a blue vinyl record

Jack White’s breaking the biggest rule in rock 'n' roll

Belle Tindall
What if the greatest cultural moments were the ones barely anyone saw?
5min read
Explainer
  1. Books
  2. Culture
A modern vampire stairs at the face of his girlfried.

Bled dry: some red flags for those who hope to date a vampire

Ryan Stark
A philosopher's guide to undying love.
6min read
Article
  1. Culture
  2. Film & TV
A cartoon chase sees a car driven by a cow escaping from a car of baddies under a giant poster of their villainous boss.

Cartoon villains: who's the real baddie?

James Cary
What kind of villain do we want?
5min read
Review
  1. Awe and wonder
  2. Books
At dusk, three people sit on a field edge and look at the stars emerging.

Charles Taylor on how poetry seeks cosmic connections

Paul Weston
The philosopher yields an array of luminous insights.
6min read
Review
  1. Culture
  2. Film & TV
A mock classical ceiling painting depicts modern version of the classical gods.

Kaos shows why we might think twice before inviting the old gods back

Theodore Brun
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.

Seen & Unseen Aloud: cosy, beauty, and loving your neighbour

Natalie Garrett
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

Assisted dying and the cult of kindness 

Matthew Hall
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.

Seen & Unseen Aloud: Googling, Ukraine and dragons

Natalie Garrett
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.

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