When Robin Ince was invited onto TV to debate the "de-Christianisation" of Christmas, the flawed arguments of Vanessa Feltz and Stephen Green were enough to leave him foaming at the mouth
An invitation from our editor to go for a "Winterval" drink left Michael Bywater hung up on semantics
On the stand-up circuit disabled people are fair game. Yet mocking God can get you banned, says Christina Martin
Laurie Taylor can't contain himself
Bill Thompson enjoys an introduction to quantum physics
Andrew Mueller takes on Sixties counter-culture
Toby Saul on how blasphemy changed the way we think
Daniel Miller gets to grips with nihilism
Jonathan Derbyshire on Harold Bloom's angels
High flying, visual acrobatics, visceral shocks – Russia’s greatest director used the tricks of the circus to captivate the crowds. Owen Hatherley takes a seat in Eisenstein’s big top