Cif charades
Cif charades: A special Christmas series in which Cif regulars write about a counterintuitive topic suggested by our readers
2008: a landmark year for the left?
Tim MontgomerieTim Montgomerie: Worrying intellectual shifts may result from capitalism's binge. Next year, conservatives like myself must fight back
My favourite places
Peter TatchellIn love with Nancy
Sunny HundalBritanniques, je vous aime
Agnès PoirierDifferent folk for different folks
Rupa Huq
Quantum physics and me
Michele HansonMichele Hanson: Cif charade: How can you not know how something worked if you've just worked out how it worked, and made it work?
Take that, boy bands
Cath ElliottCath Elliott: Cif charade: Other singing, dancing lads in matching outfits can't compare to Take That – though I love all boy bands
In praise of diplomacy
Frank Fisher
Laughing in front of the telly
BidishaTaxing lyrical
Ariane SherineSmile, and say 'cheese'
Harry PhibbsAll in the cards?
Adam Rutherford