How did two of rock’s great enchanters come to mirror a culture losing its sense of wonder? Their journeys from awe to rigidity reveal a world increasingly shaped by suspicion and cynicism.

The latest full-cast Harry Potter audiobook is a technical marvel, but its real fascination lies in what it revives: a moment ...

Pessimism has acquired cultural prestige, while a sense of hopeful optimism tends to be treated as intellectual weakness. Yet history and faith insist despair doesn't equate with depth, and that ...

Falling birthrates, rising longevity and artificial intelligence will reshape the global economy in the coming century.

Once my prayers resonated, Smilingly within my soul / But in this windy tower God is driven out / And all that is left to me Is his son's last despair / To feed the scattered remnants of my hope.

Victoria is trying to solve youth crime with two clashing instincts: a token investment in care alongside a cascade of punishment, revealing a deeper national preference for vengeance, speed, and ...

Anne Elvey’s (C)loud confronts clerical child abuse by exposing how it corrodes religious language itself, asking whether ...

The canonisation of Carlo Acutis promises new relevance in the digital age. But critics warn that fast-tracked canonisation ...

We’ve never been better at measuring time, or worse at living in it. Precision brought convenience, but also pressure, ...