In our multicultural, global, politically correct era, is there still a British sense of...

I admit: I am entirely without reason or sense when it comes to Bob Dylan. But there’s...

Abkhazia wants independence. Could an ancient game help?

In March 2012 China's most flamboyant politician was fired. Now his wife has been charged...

AL Kennedy's take on British humour

Arabella Weir regrets poking fun at female neuroses

Henning Wehn explains the subtle differences between British and German humour

Even if the economy improves, living standards may not

We need to overcome the barriers keeping people out of work

Jemima Khan, Jon Snow and others tell Prospect about their best presents—and the worst

Darker, deeper winter drinks

The meaning of wristwatches

Life as an onboard lecturer

Brits helped invent the alpine winter holiday. The love endures

Giving in the long term

In February Dickens will turn 200. A tidal wave of celebrations approaches. But the fuss...

Planet Chaplin, Iran's Mr Bean and making Manuel Neapolitan

Athletes are using more performance-enhancing technology than ever. But how much is too...

The Arab Spring may turn out better than you expect

It’s in Britain’s interests to be more involved in Europe

The continent is handling the crisis much better than it seems

The Pompidou Centre transformed our relationship with buildings

Fifty years on from Ernest Hemingway’s death

Look who’s crossing

Our wariness of Europe reveals deeper issues about our identity

BT's copper reserves, Blackberry-related road safety and fashion salaries

There would be an end to compensation culture, a return to old-fashioned manners, and...

Six cultural events to check out this month, from star-gazing to Kafka-esque cabaret

Prince Charles, protests at St Paul's and Samoa's missing day

The Guantánamo illusion, Richter in the US and think tanks

Extracts from memoirs and diaries on parties

Bronwen Maddox introduces the latest issue of Prospect

Peter Higgs tells James Elwes that without the Higgs boson, our physical model of the...

The boson in simple terms

A Nobel prizewinning physicist looks past the Higgs boson to dark matter, technicolour...

Cosmology, cosmetics and more

Nietzsche has appealed to Americans on the right and left for over a century. They have...

Daniel Kahneman was one of the founders of behavioural economics in the 1970s. His new...

Comparing a film to a videogame is usually a form of abuse. Yet, argues Tom Chatfield,...

This year saw 3D stutter, with many of 2011’s best films returning to the early...

Geoff Dyer picks out the highlights of his year of reading, from Alan Hollinghurst to...