Vincent Van Gogh is now a solid fixture in our cultural vocabulary. I need only mention sunflowers or a bandaged ear to conjure up his life…

A review of the recent Sherlock Holmes films and BBC TV series.

One of the many changes which the Internet has brought into our lives is that it is remarkably easy to masquerade as something we're not.…

Drawing on recent scientific arguments including evolutionary explanations of morality and the latest experiments in neuroscience, as well…

I'm not sure exactly what makes someone a phenomenon, but anyone who has managed to win 62 music awards in two years and has produced a…

The following is an extract from Philip Vander Elst's full paper of the same title. The whole paper can be downloaded from the link on the…

Writer / directors Joel and Ethan Coen’s latest cerebral masterpiece is a fable on the purpose of morality, and the reasons for…

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…

Teachers lurk anxiously behind tinsel-covered curtains; excited children wait for their big moment; and nervous parents hope that their…