I've never been a great believer in the "blood is thicker than water" theory ...

Mary Wollstonecraft and Hillary Clinton are not at first glance an obvious pair, yet Naomi Wolf makes links in the way they were regarded and treated. I’d suggest it is part of a broader pattern – that also includes, I thought while reading this, women accused of serious crimes — …

Much of the reporting about the terrorist attacks has been shown later to be total tosh ...

Where are all the female bloggers? Here, in my weekly top ten. In this edition, an international tour ...

There have been a few minor pops in London, with no one hurt.

I can pretty well guarantee you'll find some new view of one of your favourite puzzles.

Philippa Gregory's The Queen's Fool is an entertaining, well-researched novel of Tudor times.

Tens of thousands of people, of all ages, all around the world, were sitting down today to read the one book. The hype does get a bit wearing, but the fact that the world is getting this excited about a book can only be a good thing. I couldn’t resist …

Where are all the female bloggers? Here, in my weekly top ten. The blogosphere seems to have been leading the way on the Karl Rove story this week; Out Loud has an excellent, angry, summary and link set. Deserving of mention for her stalwart defence of abortion rights is Crazy …

The story has Lady Hatton making a pact with the devil to win her husband's hand ...