If the 1930s were Hollywood’s decade of confidence, then the 1940s are when that confidence begins to fracture. This is not an era defined by a single style or movement, but by a gradual shift in...
Motormouth Marty Mauser is a grade-A shit heel. A 1950s hustler with a tommy gun delivery who won’t take no for an answer. He’s a lithe, wiry, fuck stick, spidering his way through New York city...
With the anniversary theater run of the original Lord of the Rings trilogy being complete, I have found myself in conversation about The Two Towers again. In the year 2026, the second installment of...
There's an odd moment that hits somewhere in your 30s or 40s when you realise you've been listening to the same Beautiful South albums for 20 years. Not because Blue Is The Colour isn't brilliant -...
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 /...
People don’t generally have a very positive association with slugs. They’re slimy in a way that’s considered gross, and people blame them for eating food they plant. So seeing Slime Mother, a...
Opened in 1836, the Botanical Gardens in Sheffield in the north of England cover 19 acres and include 5,000 species of plants. In many ways, it’s very grand and reflective of the trends in...
Ben McCann, Adelaide University Catherine O’Hara, the beloved actor and comedian who has died aged 71, occupied that rare position in contemporary screen culture: a comic actor, a cult figure and a...
The Netherlands had a right wing government for less than a year, and the administration was not very effective on any of the urgent issues and threats facing our time. But it did manage to achieve...
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 /...
