Society & Culture
Günter Grass and the German neurosis
19 Apr 2012
Maciej Zurowski looks at a literary scandal and the bourgeoisie's attempt to cope with its past
Tory glee and political fantasy
19 Jan 2012
David Douglass reviews Phyllida Lloyd (director) 'The iron lady' 2011, general release
A load of old balls
12 Jan 2012
Racism persists in society - but, as recent scandals show, serious analysis has been replaced by moral hysteria, argues James Turley
The other worlds of sci-fi and fantasy
22 Dec 2011
How do science-fiction and fantasy help us understand reality? James Turley investigates
What kind of commitment?
22 Dec 2011
Mike Belbin takes a look at the life of Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011
What made us human
22 Dec 2011
Simon Wells reviews Chris Stringer 'The origin of our species' Allen Lane, 2011, pp333,
Cameron in the court of King James
22 Dec 2011
The prime minister's speech on the King James Bible ticks every reactionary box going, argues James Turley
Education, not exam culture
15 Dec 2011
Education targets become ends in themselves, argues Michael Copestake
Keep quiet and drive
08 Dec 2011
There have been calls for Jeremy Clarkson to be sacked and hauled before the courts for his 'shoot the strikers' tirade. Harley Filben disagrees
Nothing to contribute
01 Dec 2011
The Durban conference on climate change is likely to be even more useless than its predecessors - James Turley argues it is time to serve notice on capital's stewardship of the environment
Love, mud and misery in Yorkshire
17 Nov 2011
Jim Moody reviews Andrea Arnold's (director) 'Wuthering Heights' 2011, general release
Political naives and coffee cobblers
03 Nov 2011
Jim Moody concludes his review of this year's London Film Festival
Waking the dead
03 Nov 2011
A Tory MEP has attracted derision for his loopy beliefs in the paranormal - but he is merely the tip of an iceberg of absurd mumbo-jumbo, argues James Turley
Living in the end times
27 Oct 2011
Ben Lewis reviews Lars von Trier's Melancholia (Nordisk Films, 2011, general release)
Leaving your front door unlocked
20 Oct 2011
Claire Fisher reviews Lionel Shriver, We need to talk about Kevin (Serpent's Tail, 2005, pp496,
Jailbirds, lovers and Chinese bureaucrats
13 Oct 2011
Jim Moody looks at some of the films on offer at this year's London Film Festival