Cultural Capital
James Marriott, Naomi AldermanA newsletter about ideas, literature and the arts
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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Akhenaten's hips, the dawn of the ... post-oral society !?, medieval people loved their children, the wisdom of Diana Athill
The Courtyard of a House in Delft by Pieter de Hooch
Hello,
Welcome to Cultural Capital! In The Times this week I was in an uncharacteristically optimistic mood, wondering whether the public could ever tire of political rage. And if so, h...
Odyssey verdict, the age of British gloom, why modern parents are so happy, Seven Types of Ambiguity, could books make a comeback like vinyl?
Sappho and Alcaeus by Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Hello,
Welcome to Cultural Capital. In The Times this week I wrote about Christoper Nolan’s Odyssey and the current trend towards cinematic gloom:
In Christopher Nolan’s new film of the Odysse...
The evils of whimsy, how dementia is being defeated, great description of snow, terrible AI posters
Avignon from the West by Camille Corot
Hello!
In The Times I wrote about Britain’s unfortunate addiction to whimsy exemplified by the media indulgence of the (in my view) not particularly funny comedy candidate Count Binface:
It’s ofte...
Are conservatives more post-literate than liberals?, America 100 years ago, hurrah for economic growth and a lock of Dr Johnson's hair
Evening Atmosphere by Harald Sohlberg
Hello!
Welcome to Cultural Capital. My forthcoming book about the decline of reading, The New Dark Ages goes to the printers this week! It’s out on the 3rd of September.
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Did YIMBYs cause the industrial revolution? Would Grok vote for Biden? Did Frank Kermode destroy English literature? Should we bring back autodidacts?
Bonfire Celebrating Midsummer Night by Nikolai Astrup
Hello,
Welcome to Cultural Capital! In The Times I wrote about why we need to bring back autodidacts:
I always feel myself particularly drawn to the bloody-minded spirit of the Birm...
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bestselling novelist (eg The Power), games creator (eg Zombies, Run!), broadcaster (eg Human Intelligence). genuinely interested in almost everything. sometimes people call me a ‘public intellectual’ and I quite like it.
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