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
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 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 9 January 2020
Tech Nations: Apple
Sourcing and further reading
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Thursday 9 January 2020
Tech Nations: Apple
Part VIII
Artificial Intelligence: Hey Siri, what’s the story?
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Thursday 9 January 2020
Tech Nations: Apple
Part VII
Security: The right to privacy
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Wednesday 8 January 2020
Tech Nations: Apple
Part V
Cultural affairs
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Wednesday 8 January 2020
Tech Nations: Apple
Part VI
Domestic policy: facing both ways
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Tuesday 7 January 2020
Tech Nations: Apple
Part III
The economy: who gets rich?
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Tuesday 7 January 2020
Tech Nations: Apple
Part II
Apple’s constitution
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Tuesday 7 January 2020
Tech Nations: Apple
Part IV
Foreign policy: The great game
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Monday 6 January 2020
Tech Nations: 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…