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Train Dreams review: a quiet tale of enduring power

Train Dreams review: a quiet tale of enduring power

by Giles Broadbent | Dec 7, 2025 | Screen

Bentley’s adaptation of Denis Johnson’s novella lets Joel Edgerton carry a story of grief, solitude and survival told in hushed, resonant rhythms.

Populist Insurgency Movement ‘WeCan’ Admits: We Can’t

Populist Insurgency Movement ‘WeCan’ Admits: We Can’t

by Giles Broadbent | Dec 5, 2025 | Humour

Facing huge bills and growing apathy, Ravengate’s populist insurgency movement WeCan has disbanded, with organisers admitting, “We actually can’t.”

How Western storytelling changed with us

How Western storytelling changed with us

by Giles Broadbent | Nov 30, 2025 | Story

How shifting from communal tales to individual heroes reshaped our sense of magic, selfhood and what a story is even for.

9 things Western storytelling never warned you about

9 things Western storytelling never warned you about

by Giles Broadbent | Nov 23, 2025 | Story

Discover how non-Western story traditions – cyclical, communal and porous – can expand your writing beyond the usual linear arc.

Why stories are the glue that holds us together

Why stories are the glue that holds us together

by Giles Broadbent | Nov 16, 2025 | Story

From fireside myths to modern fiction, stories helped us survive by teaching empathy, choices, consequences and how to live as a group.

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