Category: Culture


  • Last Month in Culture: August 2018

    August has come and gone. Culture Editor Ellis breaks down this month’s notable releases.

  • Aggretsuko: A Cartoon Take On Corporate Culture

    There’s more to this cute red panda than meets the eye. Amber-Louise breaks it all down.

  • British podcast, My Dad Wrote a Porno, to get an HBO comedy special

    The popular British podcast is heading to HBO for a one-off comedy special to be aired next year.

  • Review: Disenchantment (Part One, Episode One)

    Abi Cutler reviews the ‘disenchanting’ first episode of Matt Groening’s new animated comedy series.

  • Review – We Happy Few

    Jack Nash takes his Joy and ventures to Wellington Wells in the search of the truth behind We Happy Few.

  • Lessons I’ve Learnt From: Peep Show

    Records Executive Tom Brewster ponders what life lessons, if any, we can take away from the affably-British Peep Show.

  • Review: Gone Rogue’s ‘The Time Machine’ at the Edinburgh Fringe

    The Gone Rogue production is on this week and next, at theSpace @ Venue45.

  • Review: Better Call Saul (Season 4, Episode 1)

    Joe Williams reviews the “intense” and “beautiful” opening episode of the Breaking Bad spin-off’s fourth season.

  • Closer to The Edge: Source vs. Adaptation

    The book is always better than its adaptation, right? Our writers discuss.

  • Last Month in Culture: July 2018

    Culture Editor Ellis takes a look back over July’s television, video gaming and theatrical releases.

  • Review: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Season 4a)

    Unbreakable or unremarkable? Charlotte Colombo reviews the Netflix comedy’s fourth season.

  • Review: The Spectrum Retreat

    The unsettling hotel of BAFTA-Winning YGD Dan Smith doesn’t inspire a long stay. Records Executive Tom Brewster checks in.

  • Lessons I’ve Learnt From: Dark Souls

    Everyone knows that video games teach us nothing, right? Culture Editor Ellis ponders the significance of Dark Souls.

  • Review: SS Mendi at NST City

    News Editor Katja Stout reviews the Nuffield Theatre’s poignant and humorous new show.