Cricket is the new football, or so they say. This year’s [2005] Ashes Test Series between England and Australia has defined the…

Climate change is one of the key issues of our time. But what should we make of the fervour of the environmental movement?

Beyoncé is incredibly popular. What makes her music resonate so deeply with people?

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?

The setting for the video of 'No Light No Light', the second single from 2011's Ceremonials – a traditional church building complete…

A review of the film Lincoln.

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…