TV When I was in my first year of school I used to attend bible study meetings. I wasn't a Christian. It was that moment we all go...

Life This last couple of days have been spent at a Philosophy of Film conference at Liverpool University. I'm feeling hot and drained...

Journalism "The ongoing Diana saga provides a particularly clear illustration of the way in which the Daily Express constructs it...

Sport No hold on... Film No erm ... Whatever. Tonight, ahead of the World Cup (because everything seems to be ahead of the World Cup at ...

Audio An extraordinary and slightly improbable thing happened tonight. I've just got back from seeing Simon 'Dickens' Callow...

Film "See the problem is that a LOT happens in this film that should have enough of an emotional impact to make you feel like you...

Film I've just got back from seeing Simon Callow give a talk at my FACT Liverpool about writing his new book 'Hello America'...

Books "After a generation out of print, the original Choose Your Own Adventure series is back. First published in 1979, the books let...

Politics "In what may be the single most astounding fact from the election, one in every four Ohio citizens who registered to vote in...

Life And so my bewildering dissertation reading programme continues as I plunge into the depths of trying to understand how genres are def...

Theatre "It was widely stated that Jude Law was set to play Withnail in a West End adaptation of the 1987 film, but according to With...

TV I saw the new X-Men film last night. I didn't enjoy it in the end, partly because the screen was tiny and filled with teenagers ...

Food "With so many different fast food chains out there and so many hamburgers to choose from, it leaves one with some of life's ...

Film When I heard that hack director Brett Ratner had left the Superman project I was happy. When I heard that he'd replaced Bryan Si...

Food "IF an American tells you to go and try the best hamburger in town, you might start thinking of one of the American diners decor...

Music The theme from Tetris played on a badly tuned piano . But she's not the only one @ YouTube with the bug. There are thousands ....

Life I've handed my essay in and I'm in the process of trying to do some reading although with the summer and the fact that everyo...

Politics Since this seems to be a politics and plants sort of a day, lets join our correspondent Nick Robinson as he asks Just Why Is Gord...

Plants " There is more to nettles than just their sting. Butterflies love them, clothes are made from them, and they can even cure ac...

Politics "Federal authorities are actively investigating dozens of American television stations for broadcasting items produced by th...