Margaret Atwood is one of the most important and influential writers alive today. Her fiction explores and reflects the current cultural…

An in-depth look at cognitive scientist Steven Pinker's book Rationality: What it is, Why it seems Scarce, Why it Matters

A review of the Oscar winning film 'Gravity' considers the themes of isolation, death, sacrifice and rebirth.

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…

When newspaper columnist Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.) meets homeless, schizophrenic Juilliard-dropout Nathaniel Anthony Ayers Jr. (Jamie…

A review of the film The Spiderwick Chronicles.

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

A film review and discussion guide to 'Paddington'.

A review of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.