Sean Cole

TV

Life as Big Keith from ‘The Office’: Ewen MacIntosh Reflects On His Defining Role

“I got through a lot of Scotch eggs.”
Sean Cole
2.21.24
TV

Life as a Kids’ TV Presenter: Kirsten O’Brien from 'SMart'

"For lots of women in kids’ telly, the exit strategy was to do FHM – quick waft of your bits and on you go."
Sean Cole
4.10.23
Music

What It’s Like Being a One-Hit Wonder

We spoke to Chumbawamba, Sweet Female Attitude and Nizlopi about what it feels like to strike gold just once.
Sean Cole
1.30.23
TV

Life as Ben from 'Outnumbered': What it Was Like Growing Up on TV

"If I got mobbed on the street, the jokes would blow up again at school."
Sean Cole
12.1.22
oral histories

The Oral History of ‘The Sims’, the World’s Most Enduring Game

"The Sims 4" is about to become free to play. We spoke to the game’s creators about how the whole thing came to be.
Sean Cole
10.14.22
VICE x GOAL

Hashtag United FC: Is a YouTube Channel Turned Club the Future of Football?

They already have more online followers than Everton and West Ham, but the club founded by YouTuber Spencer FC has even bigger dreams.
Sean Cole
4.5.22
My Life as...

Life as ‘The Wealdstone Raider’: What Happens When You Become a Living Meme

In 2013, 55-year-old Gordon Hill had his life turned upside down when a clip of him at a non-League football match went viral.
Sean Cole
10.1.21
TV

Life as a Reality TV Star: Stevi Ritchie On Being An 'X Factor' Novelty Act

"There are two precious moments for me. One was when my daughter gave me a hug on stage at Wembley. The other was taking Simon Cowell to Harvester."
Sean Cole
8.11.21
oral histories

An Oral History of 'Troll 2', the Best Worst Movie Ever Made

How a horror about vegan goblins, written and directed by Italians, filmed in Utah with a largely Mormon cast, became a cinematic sensation.
Sean Cole
2.23.21
TV

An Oral History of 'Marge vs The Monorail', the Episode That Changed 'The Simpsons'

"If a gun was put to my head, and they said, ‘Tell me the best episode of television ever,’ it’s this."
Sean Cole
11.5.20
TV

Remembering 'Big Brother', the Show That Birthed Reality TV as We Know It

Producers and former housemates reflect on the year 2000, a groundbreaking but simpler time when the height of scandal was "Nasty Nick" lying.
Sean Cole
1.31.19
diaspora football clubs

Introducing Sporting Khalsa, a Club With Deep Roots and Big Ambitions

Once almost entirely Asian in composition, Sporting Khalsa’s players are now drawn from a far wider demographic. Despite the changes, their original identity as a diaspora club endures.
Sean Cole
6.7.17
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