“It takes a worried man to sing a worried song.” So croons popular singer Paolo Nutini in a song on his latest album Sunny Side…

A review of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek film.

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 film The Spiderwick Chronicles.

A look at how the rise of mass media has helped us create alternative 'electronic universes' – worlds where God has no place.

It seems like we can't do without God; or anyway something like him. 'In each of us there is an empty hole in the shape of God', said…

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

Why the growing popularity of Jane Austen? Is it accidental, a typical postmodern temporary fad, or is there some deeper reason for the…

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