A New Testament scholar reviews Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code.

Climate change is one of the key issues of our time. But what should we make of the fervour of the environmental movement?

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

A review of the film of Dan Brown's Angels and Demons.

To my mind, one of the main interests of Philip Pullman’s controversial trilogy is not specifically related to the books. It lies in…

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

A film review and discussion guide to 'Paddington'.

The King's Speech is book-ended by two speeches. The first is a disaster, a deeply humiliating experience for Prince Albert, Duke of York…

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