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Culture

Only human

Early 2021's cultural highlights: meditative documentaries, introspective music, and a besotted auteur's story.

  • Issue #141
  • 6 min read
Scene from the film Apples showing a person in contemplation
Architecture

Book your ticket

A children’s library housing 18,000 books has been gifted to Osaka by an architect who calls the city home.

  • Issue #140
  • 4 min read
Book your ticket
Books

Room for all

Having a library isn't about hoarding stuffy, leather-bound books. It could just be a modest bedside pile. It's more about keeping a paper trail of where you've been and what you were thinking.

  • Issue #137
  • 7 min read
Pocket Atlas of Remote Islands book cover by Judith Schalansky
Film

In living memory

Luca Guadagnino crafts an intimate coming-of-age drama on a US military base, while Apple's acquired Iranian spy thriller offers geopolitical intrigue.

  • Issue #137
  • 6 min read
Two teenagers sitting on rocky coastline overlooking the sea, with other beachgoers visible in the background
Entrepreneurialism

Words of wisdom

Lessons on running a firm don’t always come from business books. We meet successful leaders and entrepreneurs who share the takeaways that have helped them to achieve their career goals.

  • The Entrepreneurs #3
  • 4 min read
Words of wisdom
Culture

Call of the weird

As this unusual summer turns to autumn it seems the most striking cultural offerings around reflect the times. From a spooky take on the civil rights-era to alien hunters, dystopian societies and Japanese electropop.

  • Issue #136
  • 6 min read
Call of  the weird
Film

New views

This month’s cultural recommendations will keep you in the know, from South Korean crime drama to the latest pop releases.

  • Issue #134
  • 13 min read
New views
Culture

Get in on the action

A guide to the best new culture to watch, read and listen to. Featuring Oliver Hermanus's beautiful South-African drama, Damien Chazelle’s jazzy new musical and a documentary about experimental homes.

  • Issue #133
  • 5 min read
Get in on the action

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