Tuesday, 04 December 2012 17:39
Are Women Being Ignored? Is it Idiotic to Even Ask This?
On analysing myself for an unconscious prejudice that leaves 50% of the population out of the picture.
Sunday, 02 December 2012 17:44
JK Rowling on Addiction
The Harry Potter scribe's new novel looks at social responsibility, specifically about addiction.
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Sunday, 09 September 2012 17:43
Will Our Dysfunction Eclipse Our Brilliance?
The big question in Ian McEwan's novel Solar.
Monday, 03 September 2012 17:09
Literary Excerpt: Portia de Rossi on Eating and Exercise
From her autobiography Unbearable Lightness.
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Tuesday, 28 August 2012 02:27
Why Wicked Is Important
It's more than just a hit musical about a witch.
Sunday, 19 August 2012 23:51
The Many Variations on the Wizard of Oz
How much do we love The Wizard of Oz as a culture? Here's how much.
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Monday, 11 June 2012 17:07
Six Perspectives on Why the Zombie Apocalypse Is So Popular
What six bloggers think...
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Sunday, 10 June 2012 20:16
What's With All the Vampires, Wizards and Zombies All of a Sudden?
This could actually mean that we're climbing up the evolutionary ladder.
Sunday, 10 June 2012 00:23
Saturday Night Jukebox: William Gibson on Steely Dan
What the author of Neuromancer has to say about the Two Against Nature
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Monday, 16 January 2012 03:25
Literary Excerpt: Tina Fey On Being Told "Women Aren't Funny"
Taken from Ms. Fey's recent book Bossypants.
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