Diary: Science friction
It seems even sci-fi geeks can indulge in a spot of retrospective offence, says Natalie Haynes
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How well does online punditry translate on the printed page? Stephen Howe finds out
Lost in the maelstrom
Fifty years after CP Snow’s celebrated lecture the ‘two cultures’ are further apart than ever, finds Eliane Glaser
Book review: 2666 by Roberto Bolaño
Bolaño's extraordinary epic lives up to the hype, says Daniel Miller
Film review: Watchmen
Heard this comic book adaptation is bad? You don't know the half of it, says Fred Rowson
God Trumps Part II
Still struggling to choose the top religion? Pigeonhole yourself for all eternity with the second part of our cut-out-and-keep metaphysical card game. Devised by Christina Martin, illustrated by Martin Rowson
From Fatwa to Jihad by Kenan Malik
Lindsay Johns is impressed by Kenan Malik's take on Rushdie and race
Book Review: Questions of Truth: God, Science and Belief by John Polkinghorne and Nicholas Beale
AC Grayling rips into the latest attempt to bridge the God-science gap
Film review: The Class
This acclaimed story of a year in a Paris classroom captures school life brilliantly, says Fred Rowson
Film review: Vicky Cristina Barcelona
A return to form for Woody Allen? Think again, says Fred Rowson