In comics, novels and films, the modern cult of the 'New Gothic' reveals a keen hunger for non-religious rebirth.
Gunther Kaufmann: Actor who was a favourite of Fassbinder
Monday 21 May 2012
The German-American actor Günther Kaufmann was brought to the screen by the director Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
Dom Joly: Tweets to followers ratio too high? You may be a loony
Sunday 13 May 2012
My second week of hidden camera filming around the UK is over and it has taught me a lot about three of our most visited tourist towns.
The Western Lit Survival Kit: How to Read the Classics Without Fear, By Sandra Newman
Sunday 06 May 2012
Debunking literature's untouchables
Diary: Bad news for libel lawyers is good news for free speech
Friday 04 May 2012
Two of the most notorious libel cases of modern times have involved defendants called Singh. Singh 1 was Simon Singh, an author and journalist who was sued by the British Chiropractic Association over an article that criticised what he described as bogus practices. After the case had dragged on for two years, three law lords warned that "this litigation has almost certainly had a chilling effect on public debate which might otherwise had assisted potential patients".
Just what exactly can we expect from Kratos in God of War: Ascension?
Friday 27 April 2012
Across five games and through much of ancient Greece he’s wreaked havoc, but where should Kratos be heading now?
See the RSC's Written on the Heart for £35
Wednesday 11 April 2012
Book now – 90 performances only. Limited season from 19 April
Archbishop of Canterbury makes appeal to the young
Sunday 08 April 2012
Young people's hostility towards faith is not as extreme as society perceives with many taking the issue of religion seriously, the Archbishop of Canterbury will say in his Easter sermon.
Take a deep breath: Discover the power of oxygen at a transformational breathing retreat
Friday 06 April 2012
Lanzarote airport. Sugar-hyped children. Suntans. A smattering of leopard print. One lone female on a plastic seat, weeping. Reader, she was me, after an intensive breathing retreat.
Cambodia anger atplan to copy Angkor Wat
Thursday 08 March 2012
It is often said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Not so, perhaps, when it comes to ancient Hindu temples.
Angkor's away! India plans larger than life copy of Cambodia's iconic temple
Thursday 08 March 2012
Cambodians protest as construction begins on copy that will be world's tallest Hindu temple
Mormons posthumously baptise Anne Frank
Saturday 25 February 2012
Anne Frank, the famous diarist and Holocaust victim, was put to death on account of her Jewish faith. But earlier this month, she was nonetheless secretly co-opted into the Mormon Church.
Letters: Gay marriage, yes, but keep the state out of it
Friday 24 February 2012
I rarely disagree with Sir Ian McKellen's views on gay rights, but on this occasion I must. I do not believe that gay couples should have the right to a state-recognised marriage. I believe that the state should not recognise any union except a civil partnership, which makes things easier for legal purposes such as pensions, parenthood and inheritance.
Nepalese police arrest dozens for smoking cannabis at Hindu festival
Monday 20 February 2012
Police in Nepal say they have arrested dozens of people for smoking cannabis at a religious festival where holy men had received permission to indulge in the drug.








