How do we know who or what to trust? This is one of the key questions of the world we live in today. So many claims compete for our trust:…

“It takes a worried man to sing a worried song.” So croons popular singer Paolo Nutini in a song on his latest album Sunny Side…

A review of the book God Explained in a Taxi Ride.

Reviews of some of Joanne Harris' novels, including Chocolat.

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

How can we be transformed through suffering? Surprisingly, the eighties cult film The Karate Kid offers some insights. If you're unfamiliar…

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…

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

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