Cultural Diet - October 2025

I haven’t done one of these for a few months, but I feel like I’ve finally got back on track and caught up with life since my Canada trip. Here’s a list of everything I’ve consumed this month (culture-wise).


🎵 Music


🤘 Gigs

  • 24-10 Antony Szmierek @ WHP, Manchester: Poor sound issues from the local lad but the new tunes sound decent.
  • 24-10 Confidence Man @ WHP, Manchester: This is the tenth time I’ve seen them and while they are still undeniably fun, the novelty has worn off somewhat. I had a good dance wearing a great coat.
  • 30-10 Haim @ Co-op Live, Manchester: I knew this would be a good gig, but I wasn’t expecting just how good. They are incredibly talented and funny and even though the majority of their set was from the new album (it’s the album tour after all) I had a thoroughly good evening.

📚 Books

  • La Belle Sauvage by Phillip Pullman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📺 TV

  • Platonic S2 (Apple TV) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • King & Conqueror (BBC) ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Invasion (Apple TV) ⭐️⭐️⭐️

🍿 Film

  • One Battle After Another (Cinema) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Interstellar (Amazon) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️