Teenagers: A Natural History by David Bainbridge
Bill Thompson gets down with the kids
Culture
Once on a Moonless Night by Dai Sijie
Philip Womack barely survives the tedium of a new Chinese novel
The Artist, the Philosopher and the Warrior by Paul Strathern
Brenda Maddox enjoys some Renaissance history
One track mind
Laurie Taylor hopes he’s not a running joke
In the burning house
In 2005 Russian artist Anna Alchuk was publicly vilified and put on trial for her involvement in the Caution:Religion! exhibition. Three years later she drowned herself. Her husband, the philosopher…
Bad Faith Awards 2008
Following a tough campaign and a hard-fought election, we can finally announce last year's most scurrilous enemy of reason
Before the dawn
Thirty years after the revolution consumerism and political apathy dominate Iran. But a new generation may change that, says Nasrin Alavi
Diary: Trump cards
Our religions game seemed to annoy everyone. Result! says Christina Martin
Editorial: Fine lessons
Funny how atheists enjoying themselves can be so threatening to believers
Defending The Family
Jeff Sharlet responds to James Crabtree's review of his book The Family