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…

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…

Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a very unusual sort of criminal. Along with the pragmatic Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), he is paid to…

Having suffered a drawn-out divorce, a failed rebound relationship and a debilitating bout of depression, Elizabeth Gilbert decides to go…

A review of The X-Files: I Want to Believe.

Why do people do the things they do? It’s a question the world’s greatest philosophers, theologians, scientists and doctors…

This essay attempts to do two things. Firstly, it seeks to offer a brief tour of some of the developments in western literature,…

Review of Amazing Grace in the light of whether religion is a force for good or for bad.

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