Essays & reportage
17 February 2012
Without realising it, we seem to have entered a new geological epoch. Brett Evans looks at how we got there and what it means
Books & arts
21 December 2011
A new series of short books is fighting the wrong kind of war, writes Brett Evans
Books & arts
17 August 2011
Jon Ronson has chased psychopathology from Gothenburg to Florida. Brett Evans reviews his new book
Essays & reportage
1 August 2011
“Don’t tell me you’re going to spend your life looking for the soul?” Brett Evans meets the philosopher David Chalmers
Essays & reportage
6 June 2011
Hung parliaments don’t come along very often in Australian federal politics. Tony Windsor clearly wants to make the most of the chance, writes Brett Evans
Books & arts
11 May 2011
West African countries supply two-thirds of the world’s chocolate, but spreading the benefits might take more than Quaker capitalism or Fairtrade, writes Brett Evans
Essays & reportage
16 February 2011
Barry O’Farrell reached the NSW Liberal leadership by an unconventional route, writes Brett Evans
Books & arts
27 January 2011
Brett Evans reviews Tony Judt’s The Memory Chalet
Books & arts
6 December 2010
Brett Evans reviews a surprising account of Guantanamo Bay’s first 100 days
Books & arts
9 December 2009
Barbara Ehrenreich probes the dark side of positive thinking — and how it helped create the global financial crisis
National affairs
8 October 2009
In terror of boredom, Christopher Hitchens talked to a receptive audience at the Sydney Opera House, writes Brett Evans
National affairs
24 September 2009
A dusty day in Sydney wouldn’t have surprised Enrico Fermi, writes Brett Evans
National affairs
2 July 2009
When the Communist Party bought a lotto ticket this week, Comrade Michael Laski inevitably sprang to mind, writes Brett Evans.