To the arts section, panoptic means breadth; an all-encompassing approach to the arts and culture in which we all engage.
Just as we said goodbye to the ‘Beast from the East’, an ex Russian spy gets poisoned by a rare nerve agent. Coincidence? Yes. But it’s no coincidence that we’re bringing you our favourite singles that we’ve been jamming out to over the last few days.
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Spike Jonze’s ‘Her’ is more than an unconventional and intense romantic drama. Under its sci-fi premises, it hides a philosophical reflection upon personhood, consciousness and body, and the relationship between them.
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The Beast from the East has hit the British shores hard, but we here at The Panoptic aren’t ready to be shown up by a sprinkling of snow. Single of the Week is fighting back against the cold. This week, we’re bringing you a fascinating range of songs. From Welsh pop to South Korean/French fusion, we’ve got some real treats for you.
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There’s been some really mixed weather over the last few weeks. The Siberian snow showers that are heading our way are the latest in this meteorological rollercoaster of a year. One thing that has remained consistent through-out this madness is a serving of our favourite singles once a week. This week, we’re treating you to a touch of George the Poet with a smattering of Shakka. Enjoy!
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Black Panther: the latest instalment in the Marvel Universe is a powerful reclamation of blackness and redefines African nations as anything but ‘shithole countries’.
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Follow our Singles of the Week here. Brooklyn Jones, ‘Wild Love’ by James Bay James Bay is back with a very different sound and a very different look. His signature long locks and hat have got the chop, and his acoustic and well meaning sound has undergone a similarly drastic change. This new single has…
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A Serious Play About World War II isn’t very serious. It isn’t really about World War II. If we’re being honest, it’s barely a play.
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Next week, we celebrate and express our true feelings to our nearest and dearest. Yep, you guessed it, it’s Pancake Day. To tie you through until then, we’ve got a little treat in store for you. From the musically varied Panoptic team, we bring you our favourite singles that we’ve been jamming out to over the last few days and the ones to watch in 2018.
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The fourth studio outing, Little Dark Age, from indie-psych’s best-known stalwarts is clearly a compromise between critical approval and personal creative vision, but walking the thin red line between both fields has never sounded better.
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There are some found-footage films out there today which could serve as hopeful signs that the genre isn’t slowly and painfully asphyxiating itself after all. Unfortunately, this is not that film.
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