No Such Thing
No phrase of Margaret Thatcher caused as much uproar, and was so wilfully misinterpreted, as "There is no such thing as society." As usual
Well Worth an Arm and a Leg
Book review of Holy Bones, Holy Dust: How Relics Shaped the History of Medieval Europe by Charles Freeman and Walsingham: Pilgrims and Pilgrimage by
Being Is Believing
Book review of A Philosophical Retrospective: Facts, Values and Jewish Identity by Alan Montefiore Alan Montefiore has been continuously engaged in teaching, writing and
Bring on the Girls
Book review of A Man of Parts by David Lodge
Good But Not Great
Book review of The Pale King by David Foster Wallace Virginia Woolf’s reputation has always baffled me. I have tried her books repeatedly over
What Is It Like To Be Conscious?
Our minds evolved to make life worth living, a new theory claims
The Assassin of Painting
A new exhibition at Tate Modern succeeds in freeing Miró the artist from Miró the brand…
Shelley’s Arab Spring
In the wake of the Arab Spring, Percy Shelley's The Revolt of Islam looks mightily prophetic