A Dangerous Method
David Cronenberg built his reputation on making challenging, boundary-breaking films which explore sexuality, violence and death. So…
'Prometheus' Raises Big Questions
Some thoughts about the film Prometheus and the human search for meaning.
Is Christianity a Body-Hating Worldview?
Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion[1] is probably the most well known, or notorious, of the populist atheist manifestos that have…
Pontius Pilate - Have the Gospels Got it Right?
Giotto’s famous fourteenth century painting of Pilate [view it here] is an intriguing departure from the popular interpretation of…
The Flying Spaghetti Monster
Some New Atheists argue that belief in God is as sensible as belief in a Flying Spaghetti Monster. Greg explains why this is not the case.
Studying ... Art? Fine Art?
You've just arrived at art college. It's a pretty exciting time; for the first time in your life you are able to release the shackles of…
Do We Know Why We Are All Equal?
The forthright defence of the permissibility of "after-birth abortion" – infanticide – by two Melbourne-based philosophers in…
The Hunger Games
According to the Romans, ‘bread and circuses’ were the key to keeping a population content. As long as their immediate physical…
Brontes' "Eternal Powers"
The most recent strain of Brontemania, at large throughout 2011, included major film versions of Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights and the…