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:…

The statistics are every bit as mind-boggling as the spectacle. A reported budget of $280,000,000 makes James Cameron’s Avatar one of…

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

A review of Russell Brand's My Booky Wook.

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

A review of the TV series Spooks.

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

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

This helpful summary of philosopher Charles Taylor's work examines what it means to live in a secular age.