Tim Dowling

How does one explain the Higgs boson to a layperson, a child, an idiot? Just use this handy guide to selective explanation.

The new Muppets movie has been accused of promoting a liberal agenda. But the Muppets have always been lefties at heart.

In the run-up to the royal nuptials, unreliable reports of global celebrations have been received.

Feeling lonely? Don’t have anyone to go out with? Then a friend-rental service could be just the thing you need.

We have all had occasion to write on our hand, either because no paper was available or because we knew we’d probably forget the bit of ­paper.

Author Andrew Keen has a particular knack for phrasing his criticisms in a way that allows every blogger to feel personally slighted, writes Tim Dowling.

Like the title and the acknowledgements, the dedication is primarily a challenge faced by authors who have already secured both a publishing deal, writes Tim Dowling.

Torquay, on the south coast of England (and a prime British holiday resort), is surely one of the most inhospitable places on the planet. Not if you’re a penguin, though. For the…