A review of Robbie Williams' biography examines his search for value and reassurance.

This helpful summary of philosopher Charles Taylor's work examines what it means to live in a secular age.

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Yet another film foray into Wonderland demonstrates the abiding charm of Lewis Carroll’s Alice stories. But Tim Burton’s…

Dawn Bundy is a fifteen-year-old English girl. She is not especially attractive, and she doesn’t really fit in. Her best friends are…