Jesus Christ, It’s Elizabeth Holmes!

Art history reveals Silicon Valley's latest applicant for the job of messiah.

Nov 5 • Anna Troberg

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October 2026

Spoiler Alert: We’ve Gone Soft

On murder, Shakespeare, soggy bottoms and why being a delicate flower spoils the fun.

Oct 29 • Anna Troberg

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Ode to the Museum Shop

Stealing a Rembrandt is frowned upon, but you can still take a little bit of the magic home.

Oct 22 • Anna Troberg

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What a Time to Be Dead

Greta Garbo is back, selling ball bearings. And somehow, that's not what bothers me the most.

Oct 15 • Anna Troberg

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And That’s Why I Don’t Hand Out Stars

Reviews love handing out verdicts. Culture just doesn’t give a sh*t about them.

Oct 8 • Anna Troberg

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September 2026

Culture Packs a Punch

What to Know Before You Unzip It

Sep 28 • Anna Troberg

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Those Lucky Bastards

They haven’t heard the song yet. I have. It’s a problem.

Sep 20 • Anna Troberg

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Reader, I Didn’t

How I skipped school for Jeanette Winterson, stumbled over Italo Calvino and washed up in Jack the Ripper’s changing room.

Sep 13 • Anna Troberg

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Moby-Dick and I Are Seeing Other People

The canon is great, but there’s no shame in a little cultural promiscuity.

Sep 3 • Anna Troberg

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August 2026

Why I Cry With Strangers on the Internet

Culture is clearly up to something behind our backs. And apparently Dolly Parton and ABBA are in cahoots.

Aug 28 • Anna Troberg

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Bad Bunny and All the Wonderful Things We Do Not Know (Yet)

The Super Bowl had, in fact, not booked a newcomer for halftime. How I realised cultural literacy is less about showing off what you know and more about…

Aug 18 • Anna Troberg

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Black Sabbath, Dana Scully and a Nun Walk Into a Bar

Dana Scully can make scientists. Black Sabbath can apparently make nuns. Culture expands the possible. Power has always had a problem with that.

Aug 12 • Anna Troberg

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