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

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…

‘You can live your life without limitations and become anyone you want to be.’ Disease and injury, ageing and ugliness, death…

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:…

Dawn Bundy is a fifteen-year-old English girl. She is not especially attractive, and she doesn’t really fit in. Her best friends are…

The Shawshank Redemption has earned a reputation for being one of the most popular films of all time. Despite an unimpressive performance…

A review of the film of Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass.

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

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