Defying the Gods
Salman Rushide's latest short stories reviewed by Bonnie Greer
Culture
Christian cruelty
Victor LewisSmith demands the right to die painlessly
Easy does it
A slow tale reviewed by Alan Brownjohn
A word from our sponsor
Laurie Taylor is startled by his mail bag
Ecstatic Rapping
Antonia Quirke falls for a preacher man
The future of journalism
Paul Barker can see change coming
Let’s have a heated debate
Victor Lewis-Smith on TVs dysfunctional gabbers
Gore blimey!
Andrew Tudor shudders at the latest horror
Virgin Love
Jeremy Stangroom on a Danish debut novel
Superior Sniggers
by Julian Baggini