Watching David Attenborough: Laurie Taylor talks to the renowned naturalist
Laurie Taylor turns the microscope on to the man who’s brought us life on earth, in the freezer, under the oceans and in the undergrowth
Culture
Nightmare before Christmas
When Robin Ince was invited onto TV to debate the "de-Christianisation" of Christmas, the flawed arguments of Vanessa Feltz and Stephen Green were enough to leave him foaming at the…
For Christ’s sake, it’s Christmas
An invitation from our editor to go for a "Winterval" drink left Michael Bywater hung up on semantics
Offend who you like, just don’t mention religion
On the stand-up circuit disabled people are fair game. Yet mocking God can get you banned, says Christina Martin
End game: Bursting out
Laurie Taylor can't contain himself
Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You by Marcus Chown
Bill Thompson enjoys an introduction to quantum physics
There’s a Riot Going On by Peter Doggett
Andrew Mueller takes on Sixties counter-culture
Blasphemy in the Christian World by David Nash
Toby Saul on how blasphemy changed the way we think
Nihil Unbound by Ray Brassier
Daniel Miller gets to grips with nihilism
Fallen Angels by Harold Bloom
Jonathan Derbyshire on Harold Bloom's angels