The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling novel The Kite Runner, set in the author’s homeland Afghanistan, became a Hollywood blockbuster…
Philip Pullman’s 'His Dark Materials'
To my mind, one of the main interests of Philip Pullman’s controversial trilogy is not specifically related to the books. It lies in…
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
A review of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Rationality: a critical review
An in-depth look at cognitive scientist Steven Pinker's book Rationality: What it is, Why it seems Scarce, Why it Matters
Transgender
A helpful talk for understanding transgender issues and thinking about how to respond to a transgender person.
Good Old Days
What can we learn from the current obsession for nostalgia?
The King's Speech
The King's Speech is book-ended by two speeches. The first is a disaster, a deeply humiliating experience for Prince Albert, Duke of York…
Is it God's Universe?
In a talk given at The Veritas Forum at the University of California, Santa Cruz, in February 2007, Professor Owen Gingerich, who has…
Last Chance Harvey
A review of the film Last Chance Harvey.