Are critics right to call it a new dark age? Film, music, TV — no new entries in popular culture seem to stack up to the classics. Some believe we are living in a cultural void.
‘Bach would be a hedge-fund manager’
Modern man: 18th Century composer Johann Sebastian Bach reimagined as Michael Burry, the American hedge fund manager whose prediction of the 2008 financial crash inspired the hit film The Big Short. Glossary
Roaring Twenties - A period of economic prosperity in Western countries in the 1920s, known for rapid social and cultural change.
Dadaism - An anti-establishment art movement developed in 1915 with a tendency towards the absurd.
Cerebral - Of or relating to the brain or the intellect.
Franchises - When a company or person is given the rights to market or create a company's goods in an area. Or a concept used to market a series of products — such as Harry Potter or Bond.
Foes - Enemies.
Black hole - A region of space where the force of gravity is such that no matter or radiation can escape.
Bach - Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period.
Hedge fund - An investment fund in which wealthy individuals and companies pool their resources together to achieve better returns.
Zeitgeist - A German word meaning "spirit of the age".
Nostalgia - The feelings of happiness and slight sadness you get when remembering the past.