With “Station Eleven”, apocalyptic fiction has come of age
In a post-Covid world, apocalyptic stories have matured and become far more interesting.
Culture
Book review: What Strange Paradise
A new novel by Omar El Akkad centres on the story of a Syrian boy seeking sanctuary in Europe.
For explorer Bruce Parry, the journey home may be the hardest
Television explorer Bruce Parry has trekked the Arctic and lived with Amazonian tribes. But can he build a community in rural Wales?
Book review: Video Games, Violence and the Ethics of Fantasy
Does the virtual nature of video game violence make it "okay to play"? Philosopher Christopher Bartel explores the moral implications.
Playground for the soul
HowTheLightGetsIn festival, in Hay-on-Wye this June, aims to change the way people think about philosophy.
In a word: “Immunise”
Michael Rosen's column on language and its uses.
Book review: Accidental Gods
Explorers from the time of Columbus have been revered as deities by the Indigenous peoples they encountered A new book asks why.
“We’re bringing philosophy into British culture”
We talk to Hilary Lawson about the philosophy festival he founded, the role of big questions in everyday life, and why postmodernism isn't as "dangerous" as its made out to…
Index: A History of the
The story of the humble index is dotted with big personalities, scandals and moral panics, as a fascinating new book explores.
Meet me in the metaverse
As our lives become ever more digital, how do we untangle “real” experiences from virtual ones – and should we?