Margaret Atwood is one of the most important and influential writers alive today. Her fiction explores and reflects the current cultural…

We imagine war is tough. We know it puts great strain on soldiers. But is war a drug? Even ‘the supreme drug of human…

Climate change is one of the key issues of our time. But what should we make of the fervour of the environmental movement?

Some guidelines on how to run a film discussion evening and how to choose a suitable film.

A review of the film Lincoln.

When newspaper columnist Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.) meets homeless, schizophrenic Juilliard-dropout Nathaniel Anthony Ayers Jr. (Jamie…

A review of the book and film of Watchmen.

The Shawshank Redemption has earned a reputation for being one of the most popular films of all time. Despite an unimpressive performance…

Jodi Picoult is not an author to shy away from controversial topics. Her novels cover issues such as rape, suicide pacts and genetically…