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Film review: Angels & Demons Web Exclusive (June 2009)
Could the latest Dan Brown blockbuster be the best film of the year so far? asks Fred Rowson
Which Pope Am I? Web Exclusive (May 2009)
Thinking of taking the reins in Vatican City? Wondering how your Papacy might pan out? Size up your Christian credentials by taking our exclusive personality test (Devised by Christina Martin)
Bad dream Web Exclusive (May 2009)
Contrary to what Angela Saini argues, there are few demonstrable benefits from genetic modification of crops, and huge potential risks, says Emma Hockridge of the Soil Association
Pimping Ida Web Exclusive (May 2009)
The real missing link in the Ida story is that between modern science and PR, says Kenan Malik
Endgame: Star struck Vol.124, Issue 3 (May/June 2009)
How Laurie Taylor was nearly Russell Crowe
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel Vol.124, Issue 3 (May/June 2009)
Philip Womack is blown away by Hilary Mantel's historical epic
The Earth Moves: Galileo and the Roman Inquisition Vol.124, Issue 3 (May/June 2009)
Marcus Chown learns how the Catholic Church silenced Galileo
The Monstrosity of Christ: Paradox or Dialectic? by Slavoj Žižek and John Milbank Vol.124, Issue 3 (May/June 2009)
Nina Power tires of Slavoj Žižek and his monstrous essays
The Pure Society: From Darwin to Hitler by André Pichot Vol.124, Issue 3 (May/June 2009)
Benjamin Noys discovers the modern mutations of eugenics
No fear Web Exclusive (May 2009)
I’m not disdainful of blogs, I just want them to live up to their democratic promise. Stephen Howe responds to Owen Hatherley

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Editorial: Faith in freedom
When it comes to threats to our freedoms we all need to pay attention
Mills and minarets
The proving grounds for the government's policy to prevent home-grown Jihad are the industrial towns of the North. Paul Sims investigates
Red alert
Is it a symbol of submission or of authority? Of glamour, lust or danger? Sally Feldman uncovers the myriad shades of lipstick
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