Edgar Morin obituary French sociologist and philosopher who developed a transdisciplinary approach to the big questions of our time The Guardian - UK · Jun 10
Why are screen villains always drinking milk? Whether its Alex DeLarge from A Clockwork Orange (1971), Hans Landa from Inglourious Basterds (2009), Homelander from The Boys (2019–), or Anton Chigurh from No Country for Old Men (2007) – there’s no denying there’s something sinister about onscreen milk drinkers. The Conversation · Nov 18, 2025
My search for the perfect steak frites in Paris, the staple of French brasserie cuisine It’s on every prix fixe menu in France, but which restaurant serves up the best incarnation in the capital? I stomped and chomped my way across the city to find out The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2025
AI companies want copyright exemption, but the arts minister says there are ‘no plans’ to weaken these laws. What’s going on? “We have copyright laws,” said arts minister Tony Burke last week. “We have no plans, no intention, no appetite to be weakening those copyright laws based on this draft report that’s floating around.” The Conversation · Aug 13, 2025
Mont Ventoux: The magic, mystique and legend of the Giant of Provence As the Tour prepares to climb Mont Ventoux on stage 16, we look into why the climb is so revered. Cycling Weekly · Jul 11, 2025
Roland Barthes declared the ‘death of the author’, but postcolonial critics have begged to differ Our cultural touchstones series examines works that have had a lasting influence The Conversation · Jul 2, 2025
Universality by Natasha Brown review – clever satire of identity politics Slyly investigating language and bias in media culture, this follow-up to Assembly confirms Brown as one of the most intelligent voices writing today The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2025
Roland Barthes talks about the punctum, that special detail, often small or unexpected, that jumps out and really grabs the viewer’s emotion, a poignant detail that pierces or wounds the viewer Art of Seeing #84. Benedict Brain explores the wild Australian landscape and the theories of Roland Barthes Digital Camera World · Dec 26, 2024
"Ironic" debate settled once and for all Megan Volpert looks at what irony is through the lens of various philosophers Salon · Nov 29, 2024
2023's rise of AI doesn't just risk making games worse, it turns criticising them into an existential nightmare Please generate a subheader for a subject that fills me with dread. PC Gamer · Dec 15, 2023