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Dame Cicely Saunders

Michael Cook | 30 July 2005

The remarkable woman who founded the modern hospice movement died this month in the institution she founded.

The great brain robbery

Carolyn Moynihan | 29 July 2005

What do drugs do the developing teenage brain? Trevor Grice talks to MercatorNet about the latest news on recreational drugs and why The Great Brain Robbery is the most stolen book in his home country, New Zealand.

The dictatorship of moral relativism

Christopher Martin | 29 July 2005

The Pope has warned of the emergence of a dictatorship of moral relativism. But how can having no fixed principles be a dangerous principle?

March of the Penguins

William Park | 29 July 2005 | comment 1

A spell-binding French documentary chronicles the saga of the journey of emperor penguins across the Antarctic to breed and feed.

Rewriting the book about African development

Seamus Grimes | 29 July 2005

The world needs a deeper philosophical approach towards development policy if we are to deal with the crushing problems of Africa.

Betraying British Muslims

Christopher Martin | 22 July 2005 | comment 1

In the wake of the London bombings, there is much talk of the religious intolerance of British Muslims. What about the religious intolerance of the anti-Censorship crowd?

A Kibbutz Childhood Remembered

Francis Phillips | 22 July 2005

The latchkey children of today's working parents are not the only generation to miss out on a loving family life. There was also life in a kibbutz.

Tipping the balance

Dwight Duncan | 22 July 2005

Distinguished, polite, intelligent, poised, competent, honest and direct: the press has run out of adjectives to describe President Bush's Supreme Court nominee. What should we really be looking for?

Fashioning tomorrow’s woman

Sarah Phelps Smith | 22 July 2005

Fashion is not just for the frivolous. For the professional woman of the 21st century, fashion awareness is a cultural responsibility.

Classic photography on the net

Michael Cook | 22 July 2005

Two New York photo collections are collaborating on a website which will be the biggest collection of great images in the world.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Matthew Beard | 17 July 2005

At 672 pages, the latest instalment in the Harry Potter series will be too short for diehard fans, says our high school reviewer.

Fighting abuse

Paul B Hunker III | 15 July 2005

Pornography is not a trivial offence because it can lead to ever-greater degradation, writes a US government lawyer who deals with sexual exploitation.

Can schools do emotional education?

Carolyn Moynihan | 15 July 2005 | comment 1

The British Government soldiers on in its effort to replace parents who fail to meet the Warm Body Standard of minimal child care.

Harry Potter, Hogwarts and all

Susan Reibel Moore | 15 July 2005

Millions of muggles all over the world devoured the sixth volume of Harry Potter this weekend. An expert in children's literature discusses whether the series helps or harms children.

Does religion cause all the trouble in the world?

Christopher Martin | 15 July 2005

People often point the finger at religion as the source of violence and fanaticism. Does this make sense?

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