The last Crusade
The claim that Christianity provides the bedrock of Western culture might serve the interests of extremists, but it is a betrayal of a far more complex history, argues Kenan Malik
Culture
A life in eight ads
Sam Delaney measures out his days in iconic adverts
Brain rot
What is neuroscientist Susan Greenfield on about? asks Sally Feldman
Book review: The Tyranny of Choice by Renata Salecl
Nina Power appreciates a sharp critique of consumerism
Book review: Barefoot into Cyberspace by Becky Hogge
Bill Thompson embraces the digital revolution
Book review: Humanity 2.0 by Steve Fuller
Angela Saini is frustrated by Steve Fuller
Quiz: a tea-time teaser
Rational thought is required in the humanist tearooms, in Quizmaster Chris Maslanka's latest New Humanist quiz
Book review: Collected Ghost Stories by MR James
Stephanie Merritt has some rational praise for MR James's classic tales of the supernatural
Apocalypse then
As John Martin's visions of Armageddon go on show at Tate Britain, Aaron Rosen argues that they are powerful because they're genuinely scary
Never let me go
Laurie Taylor finds it hard to say goodbye