An in-depth look at cognitive scientist Steven Pinker's book Rationality: What it is, Why it seems Scarce, Why it Matters

Why does crime fiction fascinate so many people? What might this show us about people's concerns today.

'Whispers of Redemption' in Maleficent, Disney's makeover of Sleeping Beauty.

I'm not sure exactly what makes someone a phenomenon, but anyone who has managed to win 62 music awards in two years and has produced a…

When newspaper columnist Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.) meets homeless, schizophrenic Juilliard-dropout Nathaniel Anthony Ayers Jr. (Jamie…

The sun rises over the townships of South Africa on 10th May 1994. And the question at the back of everybody's mind is posed aloud by the…

There are many people who will have switched off during the first five minutes of Skins, E4’s notorious wild-child. The show is…

A review of the book and film of Watchmen.

A look at how the rise of mass media has helped us create alternative 'electronic universes' – worlds where God has no place.