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  • Cristiano Ronaldo

    The Question: is Cristiano Ronaldo a strength or a weakness to a team?

    Jonathan Wilson: Ronaldo is an extraordinary and remarkable footballer, but does his way of playing become a weakness for opponents to exploit?
  • Senegal's Demba Ba

    The Question: is African football progressing?

    Jonathan Wilson: The fear must be that the apparently increased competitiveness is less to do with the rest rising than with the big sides collapsing

  • Tariq Jahan

    The riots: an opportunity to build trust

    Austen Ivereigh
    Austen Ivereigh: Tariq Jahan could calm a city because his faith gave him a wider view. His mosque sits outside a cycle of social disintegration
  • How should we talk about God online?

    The question: Are there ground rules that would be useful in helping atheists and those of various faiths to discuss religion together?

  • Hieronymous Bosch sins

    Divine control-freakery can go to hell

    Roz Kaveney
    Roz Kaveney: The concept of eternal punishment is so abhorrent that, if true, we should sin our way there to overthrow heaven's tyranny
  • Open-plan call centre office

    Do open plan offices work?

    Leo Benedictus: The idea of putting staff together in one big room is as old as the office itself

  • Gold bullion

    How can I buy gold?

    The question: The London Bullion Market Association publishes a guide for those wishing to buy over the phone, online or in person

  • How effective is St John's Wort?

    Peta Bee searches for the answer

  • What's in a wink?

    Patrick Barkham: The rapid and emphatic movement of Sarah Palin's left eye has become the latest sensation in the US presidential race

  • Putting coins in a piggy bank

    Does everyone else have savings?

    Stuart Jeffries: There are those who will be shocked to learn that household savings are the lowest for 50 years. I was surprised anyone had them at all

  • Britain broken or not?

    Michael White: Labour's had its chance to mend Thatcher's divided society and failed: our turn, the Tories say

  • Bridget Jones

    Did Bridget Jones destroy family life?

    The question: Women's academic excellence isn't to blame any more than Bridget Jones is. The true problem is that equality is still a long way off

  • Why don't men want to teach?

    John Crace: Primary schools have long been an almost entirely man-free zone, but research suggests that secondary schools could soon be heading the same way

  • Ruth Kelly and her husband, Derek Gadd, at the Labour conference in Manchester on September 24 2008. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

    Does anyone really give up politics for family life?

    The question: 'To spend more time with my family' instantly became the euphemism of choice for anyone in need of a dignified excuse

  • Miles Davis

    What's the right song for a first date?

    Dorian Lynskey: As soon as a song becomes famous for its aphrodisiac qualities, it is debased currency

  • A pound coin

    How can I tell if my pound coin is fake?

    The question: There are often a number of clues in the general appearance of counterfeit £1 coins

  • Shopping

    Why are people still shopping?

    Patrick Collinson finds out what's compelling everyone to keep on spending

  • When did modern art begin?

    Jonathan Jones: The modern age did not begin in 1900, like a lightbulb switching on ... at least according to the National Gallery

  • How dangerous are quad bikes?

    Emine Saner weighs up the risks

  • How do you organise a party revolt?

    The question To succeed, such campaigns need foot soldiers, some willing to be sacrificed by going public, plus backstairs string-pullers, discreet cabinet encouragement and preferably a strong candidate(s)-in-waiting, not necessarily the eventual winner

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