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Keeping Time
Lisa Jardine reflects on the history of timepieces and the power of clocks and watches.
Red Dress Sense
Red may be now fashionable, but in the past it was powerful, reflects Lisa Jardine.
The Horror of War
Lisa Jardine says commemorating a war should not mean losing sight of its horror.
When fiction comes to the historian's rescue
Lisa Jardine on how fiction can be more useful than fact in helping us understand the past
Why Orwell Is the Supreme Mediocrity
Will Self takes on one of the nation's best-loved figures, George Orwell.
What's Funny?
Will Self reflects on comedy, asking what really makes us laugh.
The Affliction of Consumption
Will Self reflects on the power of modern-day consumption and the effect it has on us.
Believing in Beliefs
Will Self offers a weekly reflection on a topical issue.
The Changing Nature of Utopias
Will Self reflects on what the changing nature of utopias says about us.
Is patriotism the last refuge of the scoundrel?
Will Self reflects on what really lies behind our sense of patriotism.
