Peter Hoskin writes about politics and culture, particularly the very modern coalescence of cinema, gaming, television and tech. His articles have appeared in the Times, the Times Literary Supplement, Paris Review, the Spectator and elsewhere. He is a former online editor of the Spectator and was the founding deputy editor of Drugstore Culture.
Peter Hoskin
Executive Editor
“For me, working at Tortoise has really been about working with our members. They broaden the range of ideas and viewpoints going into our – and my – journalism, resulting in a much richer end product. This is certainly true of my main area, cultural journalism: our Slow Reviews series is being developed with plenty of member involvement.”
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Friday 17 September 2021
How Nicki took over politics
It’s easy to laugh at the rapper’s strange outbursts, but precedents set by Elvis Presley and Donald Trump suggest that swollen testicles are a problem for all of us
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Tuesday 14 September 2021
Care about #MeToo? Then pay attention to these video games
One of the biggest games studios in the world, Blizzard Entertainment, faces a reckoning. Could it become one of the few corporate casualties of the movement against sexual harassment?
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Friday 20 August 2021
Slow Reviews Part IV
Dark Souls
Peter Hoskin on a game that made its players die, die and die again
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Monday 16 August 2021
Slow Reviews Part IV
Slow Reviews, Part IV: Introduction and contents
The cultural artefacts that changed the world around them
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Monday 16 August 2021
This week in Tortoise: Slow Reviews, Part IV
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Monday 2 August 2021
This week in Tortoise: Slow Down for Summer
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Monday 26 July 2021
This week in Tortoise: The Lost Olympics
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Thursday 8 April 2021
Slow Reviews Part III
Shadows
Peter Hoskin on a US movie that was made far from Hollywood – geographically and in spirit
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Monday 5 April 2021
Slow Reviews Part III
Slow Reviews, Part III: Introduction & contents
The cultural artefacts that changed the world around them
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Friday 22 January 2021
The Trump hangover
Further reading
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Friday 15 January 2021
The Vaccine
Further reading
The coronavirus vaccine is a remarkable scientific achievement – but so, too, is vaccination in general. Here is a selection of extra reading material, from history books to recent polling numbers, so that you can discover more
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Monday 21 December 2020
Slow Reviews Part II
Slow Reviews, Part II: Introduction & contents
The books, films, records, paintings and other cultural artefacts that changed the world around them
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Thursday 10 December 2020
Year of the Screen
‘Anyone want to play Among Us?’
Peter Hoskin on the glorious convening power of games
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Monday 7 December 2020
Year of the Screen
2020 was the Year of the Screen
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Thursday 12 November 2020
Creative Sensemaker, 12 November 2020
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Monday 19 October 2020
Recession 2021
Recession 2021 Introduction & contents
From a health crisis to an economic catastrophe. This week, Tortoise gazes into Britain’s difficult future
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Thursday 6 August 2020
Infodemic II
Civility and sincerity
The Tortoise Take: what’s next? How can we deal with the super-spreaders?
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Thursday 7 May 2020
News Alert
Social media is the problem/answer
The tech platforms are hurrying to fix themselves during the pandemic. But is it enough? And will it stick?
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Wednesday 29 January 2020
Three women homeless
Taking action
Society must respond. Here’s how we can make a start
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Friday 24 January 2020
The collected works of Dominic Cummings
The Vote Leave supremo and Boris Johnson adviser has written himself into history – one blog post at a time
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Thursday 9 January 2020
Tech States: Apple
Sourcing and further reading
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Thursday 9 January 2020
Tech States: Apple
Part VIII
Artificial Intelligence: Hey Siri, what’s the story?
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Thursday 9 January 2020
Tech States: Apple
Part VII
Security: The right to privacy
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Wednesday 8 January 2020
Tech States: Apple
Part VI
Domestic policy: facing both ways
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Wednesday 8 January 2020
Tech States: Apple
Part V
Cultural affairs
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Tuesday 7 January 2020
Tech States: Apple
Part IV
Foreign policy: The great game
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Tuesday 7 January 2020
Tech States: Apple
Part III
The economy: who gets rich?
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Tuesday 7 January 2020
Tech States: Apple
Part II
Apple’s constitution
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Monday 6 January 2020
Tech States: Apple
Welcome to Apple
A one-party state
The tech giants have as much money and influence as nations. So what if we reported on them like countries? What would Apple be? A liberal China…
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Sunday 24 March 2019
The Beat goes on
- The writer Lawrence Ferlinghetti celebrates his 100th birthday today with the publication of a new novel
- His poetry is among the most popular and penetrating of the 20th century, although his greatest accomplishments lie outside of his books
- As a bookseller, publisher and anti-censorship campaigner, he supported some of modern culture’s most significant movements – including the Beat Generation