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When society comes apart at the seams
(10 minute read) James Bradshaw finds the predictions of an American academic eerily accurate, but discovers in them ideas for a better future.
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Editorial: Carpe Diem!
(1 minute read) We need to squeeze the full juice out of every moment life offers us, argues Ronnie Convery.
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Home sweet home?
(5 minute read) A loving refuge, a frightening prison, a symbol of exclusion … A house can be any of these, Maddy Fry considers.
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Orwell on Religion
(8 minute read) James Bradshaw examines the great writer’s love-hate relationship with faith.
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George Orwell on Revolution
(7 minute read) James Bradshaw casts an eye over the great writer’s insights - and oversights - in his treatment of politics and religion.
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Wrestling with our angels
(2 minute read) We need courage to confront our deepest fears and shame in order to overcome them, says Nicole Law.
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Listen to the music within
(3 minute read) Nicole Law finds inspiration for a new and better year in the words of a poem.
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Don’t cancel, forgive
(4 minute read) We must choose ‘between forgiveness and condemnation’, says the great French thinker Rémi Brague. Rafael Miner reports.
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Child’s play
(4 minute read) In this poetic exploration, Joseph Evans is learning - and helps us to learn - what it means to be a child.
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From pagan Yule to carols and cribs
(8 minute read) Jasmine Jones uncovers the history of Christmas as we know it, from pagan Yule to carols and cribs.
