WATCH: Something Special #7
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 /...
Good Bye, Lenin! and the fall of horcruxes
The head of Vladimir Lenin's statue hanging from a helicopter marks a turning point in Good Bye, Lenin! The 2002 film by Wolfgang Becker and starring Daniel Brühl recounts the aftermath of the fall...
“Fresh and deeply addictive”: Presumed Innocent review
Created by the prolific David E. Kelley and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Presumed Innocent is now available on Apple TV+ and has exploded the platform's ratings. In August 1987, a young and unknown...
Believing you deserve to be safe: when true crime gets it right
True crime series like Netflix’s Worst Roommate Ever and Worst Ex Ever seem exploitative on the surface. I mean, just look at the titles! Obviously, they’re meant to appeal to the lowest common...
7 British comedy podcasts to listen to when you need a giggle
I've nearly always got a podcast playing in the background, and a subscription list huge enough to be able pick different podcasts for different moods. Most people do not listen to podcasts that...
PLACE: Something Special #6
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 /...
Wake up to flavor: Latin American breakfasts that will turn you into a morning person
Most of us have a breakfast routine and we usually stick to it for the rest of our lives. After all, we grew up with the idea that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Traveling through...
“Dread clings to every frame”: Longlegs review
Some films tread gingerly around the edges of horror, harassing the audience with hints of dread before retreating to the safety of the familiar. Longlegs, however, is not one of those films....
Oasis tickets: how dynamic pricing works – and how touts may have driven up prices
Nicolas de Roos, University of Liverpool Tickets to see Oasis in 2025 went on sale at the end of August. Very few will have missed the news that the 17 concerts in the UK are sold out. When I...
Six podcasts guaranteed to make you look at the world differently
There are over 500 million podcast listeners around the world, so podcasts are a key way to disseminate – and consume – information. And in a world where there is more information at our...