It is time for real creatives to start building their own spaces. Here is why. substack.com/home/post/p-...

In this latest Culture Decoder article I explore two recent events which should give #entertainment and #media giants some cause to carefully consider their next steps theculturedecoder.substack.com/p/the-protes...

The next Culture Decoder article is going to take a look at the protest power of subscription services and how they’re shaping consumer and corporate behaviours. A LOT to talk about there! substack.com/@thecultured...

Some reflections on the cultural impact of the wealth divide here… open.substack.com/pub/thecultu...

Versailles 2.0 - we all know how this ends, right? theculturedecoder.substack.com/p/versailles...

When in Freiburg, you gateau do it.

Starting to see too much evidence of centrists veering to the right, believing it will make them electable. Wrong side of the fault line guys, the right will just continue to pull you and eventually will do so into an abyss.

The latest Culture Decoder article looks at the risks of 'Cognitive Offload' aka externalising our critical thinking to #AI. theculturedecoder.substack.com/p/forget-a-t... Subscribe for more!

Hey @zackpolanski.bsky.social & @zoegardner.bsky.social I think you’re both brilliant but the recent podcast really needed to address many people’s issues with the cultural integration of immigrants rather than immigration. This concern is never discussed by the left, so a missed opportunity here.

'Cognitive Offloading' is something we need to be adopting with very real caution. theculturedecoder.substack.com/p/forget-a-t...

The latest article from my ‘Culture Decoder’ newsletter explores how the current #AI experience is starting to resemble some kind of Douglas Adams style fever dream. Subscribe for more, you’ll like it. open.substack.com/pub/thecultu...

We're now living in an oddly familiar technology fever dream...

I’m liking the new Observer but this current top of the page article feels like it should have been written about five years ago as it’s addressing a non-trend that has always been there in Hollywood. observer.co.uk/culture/film...

Super busy week so no ‘Culture Decoder’ newsletter ‘till the next - but here’s some recent articles in case you missed them…

What’s worse that a Bullshit Job? A Phantom Job - and we’re being spooked by them more and more. open.substack.com/pub/thecultu...

A vocation which feels like it lacks value isn’t ideal - however a more culturally damaging trend has started to spook us over the past few years. Latest article from my 'Culture Decoder' newsletter - please subscribe & make it your regular haunt 👻 theculturedecoder.substack.com/p/bullshit-j...

The latest Culture Decoder article takes a look at the different forms of atomisation we’re all experiencing across #socialmedia - and how #AI isn’t likely to improve that. open.substack.com/pub/thecultu...

Product placement is best used as a subtle nudge, rather than….whatever the hell this new ‘War of the Worlds’ adaption from Amazon was. www.creativebloq.com/entertainmen...

Picking up on theme of societal atomisation from my newsletter yesterday - this article addresses it also. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...

We call it ‘social’ media because we expect shared experiences and community. These days though, there’s a whole lot of atomisation going on. My thoughts on that here - subscribe for more #culture and #tech insights and perspectives. open.substack.com/pub/thecultu...

Coming tomorrow on 'The Culture Decoder' newsletter - 'Who needs nukes when we’re so keen to atomise ourselves?  Sign up here for your weekly drop - substack.com/@thecultured...

Back in 2016 I discovered the mutation of politics which we’re all now accustomed to - and eventually figured out how it happened. open.substack.com/pub/thecultu...

The dopamine hit we get when someone we like – or think we like – texts us back can unfortunately become a metric for our self-worth.

CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.  Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

As a new wave of age check regulations debuts, open internet advocates warn that the uptick in use of circumvention tools in the UK is part of an escalating cat-and-mouse game between governments and internet users seeking to remain anonymous.

Looking forward to diving into this one @annakornbluh.bsky.social

This first article explores an incident in 2016 when I first discovered how politics was warping into a new form of entertainment - and how I eventually understood why this was. #politics #entertainment theculturedecoder.substack.com/p/august-201...

These two graphs resulted in a major learning for me back in August 2016 - and of a trend that has spin our world on its axis.

Let’s get started… open.substack.com/pub/thecultu...