Why are so many of the films and TV shows we enjoy obsessed with the end of the world?

Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day? The consumerist flip.

A review of the film The Great Gatsby.

The dwarves have all the best songs. Whether they are singing raucous ditties about smashing Bilbo’s best crockery or low, mournful…

"Make them remember you." The Doctor’s advice to Amy and Rory as they faced the Parliament of the Daleks (episode 1: 'Asylum of the…

According to the Romans, ‘bread and circuses’ were the key to keeping a population content. As long as their immediate physical…

Vincent Van Gogh is now a solid fixture in our cultural vocabulary. I need only mention sunflowers or a bandaged ear to conjure up his life…

What do we do when opportunities come our way? Do we sit back and watch them pass us by, or do we seize the day and chase our dreams? It is…

Vampires are currently one of the biggest phenomena in popular culture. They are central to hit television series like True Blood, Being…