A weekly reflection on a topical issue.
Will Self reflects on the power of our relationship with fictional characters. "People need people w
Will Self finds himself driven to reconsider the nature and purpose of satire in the wake of the mur
Will Self reflects on the growing and vexed divide between people with and without children. "The re
Will Self regrets our growing lack of physical contact with one another and with the natural world a
AL Kennedy reflects on the importance of the beauty and creativity of art to sustain the human spiri
AL Kennedy reflects on the importance of learning languages and listening to one another. "More word
Adam Gopnick reflects on the Charlie Hebdo massacre. "The notion that what some have called France's
A L Kennedy reflects on what it means to pursue happiness in a world where "not having enough money
David Cannadine reflects on the history of the Queen's Christmas message. Following the success of t
In the last of his three talks on art Roger Scruton asks what constitutes real art, as opposed to cl
Philosopher Roger Scruton looks at kitsch in the second of his three talks on art. Kitsch, he says,
Philosopher Roger Scruton reflects on the difference between original art that is genuine, sincere a
John Gray argues that "thinking the unthinkable" as a way of making policy does nothing more than ex
John Gray points to lessons from the novels of Dostoevsky about the danger of ideas such as misguide
The new food substitute Soylent allows you to give up eating meals in order to have more free time.
John Gray reflects on why the advance of capitalism is not - as is widely believed - inevitable. He
Adam Gopnik identifies four different types of anxiety that afflict modern people and suggests ways
Adam Gopnik draws a poignant lesson on the nature of true love from the eyesore of love locks in Par
Adam Gopnik explains why the English are better at watching football than they are playing it and wh
