A few weeks ago, a friend sent me an Instagram reel that made me laugh. This was because she knew - as I had not stopped talking about it - that I was getting very into a particular app on my phone....
Gill Plain, University of St Andrews This piece contains spoilers for Towards Zero. Agatha Christie, a middle-class English crime writer who preferred to be known as a housewife, is the world’s...
TV in the first half of the 2025 has been wonderfully fruitful. There has been a little bit of everything, from dark comedies and teen dramas, to post-apocalyptic adaptations and heartwarming family...
It would be fair to say that, generally speaking, I'm not much of a movie person. While others can quote entire scenes from their favourite films or debate the merits of different directors, I've...
This week, it was announced that Neil Druckmann will be stepping away from HBO’s The Last of Us series to focus on his work for Naughty Dog. Some background in case you are not aware: Druckmann and...
Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don't want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read /...
Summer is approaching, bringing with it the promise of long days, much-needed breaks, and that irresistible urge to get lost in a great story. It’s the perfect season to refresh our reading list...
July is especially jam-packed with new releases and has more creative ambition than you can imagine. From an electrifying Mexican action thriller to Lena Dunham's triumphant return to television,...
The UK is a small island studded with secrets and secret lairs. I’m not just saying that because I grew up amidst American expanses and am honestly in awe of how the British maximize every square...
I've been writing recently about science fiction book recommendations and it got me thinking about sci-fi art - and some of the spectacular artworks which the genre has inspired. Science fiction...
