A return to Gilead
Book review: Margaret Atwood's The Testaments is an insight into the complexity of human nature. It is a gripping read.
Change the past to change the future
A lifetime of impossible days by Tabitha Bird considers how a small change in the past could transform the future when an ocean allows Willa to cross time.
When your feet just can’t keep still
Rocketman is larger than life, just like it's subject Elton John. It's also a story about love set to a brilliant soundtrack.
Unravelling modern grief
Grief is universal but in the age of oversharing, rarely expressed. Perhaps we need to learn to talk about loss in a new way.
Zoos: the last roar for the wild
The zoo is becoming a vital sanctuary for animals, as our world rapidly changes and the wilderness vanishes.
The hundred year old man returns
If world affairs are getting you down, it might be time for a hot air balloon with the hundred year old man.
The Rosie Result – a review
Graeme Simsion's The Rosie Result offers a gentle exploration of the power of labels in the conclusion to the Rosie Trilogy.
The age of robots is coming
Robotics and artificial intelligence are here with benefits and ethical concerns to consider.
Mystique and Eunuchs
Feminism might be a loaded term but with the gains it can offer both men and women, has it gone far enough?
Cyber is the new Cold War
Digital attacks are the newest form of warfare and a problem for states as well as private individuals.