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

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

What can we learn from the current obsession for nostalgia?

At one time, every parent and child knew all about Nativity plays. Many will have memories and photographs of tea-towel-adorned shepherds,…

David Cronenberg built his reputation on making challenging, boundary-breaking films which explore sexuality, violence and death. So…

Some thoughts about the film Prometheus and the human search for meaning.

An old lady in a headscarf is buying a pint of milk in a local shop. She’s surprised by the price of the milk, and disturbed by the…

Perhaps a society truly becomes lost when it doesn't know how lost it is. This is the eerie suggestion put forward by Never Let Me Go,…

The world's only consulting detective steps into the 21st Century in the BBC series Sherlock. Benedict Cumberbatch portrays the titular…