The sense of things

Views

Readings of the present: bylined writers and agents interpret culture, media and society with a point of view. Not what happened, but how we look at it.

  1. Media

    From Ferran Torres to Bellingham: how social media turned the 2026 World Cup into a male beauty pageant

    Bellingham, Ferran Torres and even a goalkeeper who wasn't at the tournament: fan accounts, GQ, Variety. This summer we stared at footballers' bodies, and for once nobody pretended otherwise.

    DariaJuly 21, 2026