During the pandemic, there was a sudden renewal of interest in Harold Ramis’s 1993 film “Groundhog Day” — especially its bleaker aspects. But this missed its sophistication and humanity, to say nothing of its acute depiction of moral growth.
In a screen saturated age, is literacy under threat?
What do we lose when we lose the capacity for boredom?
Goya’s “Saturn” and its moral challenge
Politics, farce ... and Fawlty Towers
What are playlists doing to our ability to listen to music?
Dickens’s philosophy of generosity: Revisiting “A Christmas Carol”, 180 years on
How much should we expect from the state?
Should drivers of electric vehicles be taxed more to use the roads?
What is social cohesion, what cultivates it, and what undermines it?
What is the moral case for a ceasefire in Gaza?
What’s behind the anger? On Virginia Woolf’s “A Room of One’s Own”
Do we know what the result of the Voice referendum means?
Is it time to reconsider Australia’s bipartisan commitment to “stopping the boats”?
Some deaths matter more to us than others — but should they?
Can young people stay politically engaged without becoming disillusioned with democracy?
Travel is bad for the climate — but what if it’s also bad for us?
What’s the point of blame? When is it right to forgive?
Can democracy withstand the strategic use of online confusion?
In a critical age, are we losing the ability to say why we love what we love?
Facing the darkness: The moral challenge of Goya’s “Saturn devouring his son” (1823)
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