Beyoncé is incredibly popular. What makes her music resonate so deeply with people?

How have artists tried to capture the paradoxes of the cross through their work?

Swan Lake is a beautiful, tragic story. The delicate art of ballet sensitively describes both the joy and turmoil of its main characters.…

Twenty questions to help us think more carefully about films - or to use in film discussion evenings.

The King's Speech is book-ended by two speeches. The first is a disaster, a deeply humiliating experience for Prince Albert, Duke of York…

A review of Mamma Mia! - the movie.

What would the world be like if no one had ever lied? Ricky Gervais's new film, The Invention of Lying, explores this question with the…

A review of Lily Allen's CD It's Not Me It's You.

A review of Robbie Williams' biography examines his search for value and reassurance.