Beyoncé is good for feminism
Reactions to the pop megastar tell us much about race and gender. But let's not exaggerate the importance of celebrity voices in what should be a leaderless movement, says Reni…
Culture
The Spring 2014 New Humanist is out now!
Adam Curtis interviewed; sacred art from Dante to Tavener; the science of happiness and more...
Classless broadcasting: Benefits Street
The controversial documentary series Benefits Street reveals everything that’s gone wrong with Channel 4, argues Mark Fisher
Book review: George Orwell: English Rebel by Robert Colls
This article is from the Winter 2013 issue of New Humanist magazine. You can subscribe here. Robert Colls’s George Orwell: English Rebel claims to be the first book about the…
Book review: No Place Like Home by Judah Passow
The most pious may be the most photogenic, but both religious and secular Jews are thriving in 21st-century Britain, writes Anthony Clavane
Northern Irish theatre cancels play after pressure from Christian politician
A theatre in Co Antrim has cancelled two performances of a “blasphemous” play following complaints from a Christian politician. The play, entitled “The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged)”,…
The return of garden cities
The Deputy Prime Minister is enthusiastic, but the Mayor of London is opposed. Are new towns mere folly, or do they offer a humanist solution to the housing crisis?
What is it like to be an African-American atheist
A short documentary explores the experience of being an atheist in a society that equates blackness with being a believer
What Norwich City taught me about life
This piece is from the Winter 2013 edition of New Humanist. Subscribe here. Whenever I’m asked for a short biography, for a talk or a panel appearance, I always send…
Out of the ashes
A striking new documentary about Bosnia asks what happens to ordinary people when their lives are torn apart by war